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Pitt’s Narduzzi Named to Dodd Trophy Preseason Watch List
7/15/2022 10:46:00 AM | Football
PITTSBURGH—Pitt's Chris Bickell '97 Head Football Coach Pat Narduzzi, who last year led the Panthers to 11 victories and their first ACC championship, has been named to the preseason watch list for the 2022 Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year.
Narduzzi is one of 20 coaches named to the list, which was compiled through a selection process by the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Foundation and Peach Bowl, Inc., taking into consideration each program's graduation rate, commitment to service and charity in the community, projected success for the 2022 season and Academic Progress Rate (APR).
Managed by Peach Bowl, Inc., The Dodd Trophy, college football's most coveted national coaching award, celebrates the head coach of a team who enjoys success on the gridiron, while also stressing the importance of scholarship, leadership and integrity—the three pillars of legendary coach Bobby Dodd's coaching philosophy.
Under Narduzzi's leadership, the 2021 campaign will go down as one of the most celebrated in Pitt's long football history. The Panthers stormed to 11 victories—their most in 40 years—and claimed their first outright conference title with a 45-21 triumph over Wake Forest in the ACC Championship Game.
Pitt earned a No. 13 ranking in the final polls, its highest finish since 1982. The Panthers placed No. 12 in the final College Football Playoff ratings, their highest ever.
Narduzzi also earned personal accolades following the 2021 season, receiving the Andy Talley Tri-State Coach of the Year award, annually bestowed by the esteemed Maxwell Football Club to the top college coach in the northeast. He was a finalist for last year's Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year, Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year and Paul "Bear" Bryant Coach of the Year national awards.
The 2021 season was a culmination of Narduzzi's steady yet unmistakable program building. The crowning achievement of an ACC title was preceded by many other milestone moments and accomplishments.
Pitt football season tickets, which start at just $180, are currently on sale at PittsburghPanthers.com. For pricing, seating maps, season ticket holder benefits and more, click here or call (800) 643-7488.
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Narduzzi is one of 20 coaches named to the list, which was compiled through a selection process by the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Foundation and Peach Bowl, Inc., taking into consideration each program's graduation rate, commitment to service and charity in the community, projected success for the 2022 season and Academic Progress Rate (APR).
Managed by Peach Bowl, Inc., The Dodd Trophy, college football's most coveted national coaching award, celebrates the head coach of a team who enjoys success on the gridiron, while also stressing the importance of scholarship, leadership and integrity—the three pillars of legendary coach Bobby Dodd's coaching philosophy.
Under Narduzzi's leadership, the 2021 campaign will go down as one of the most celebrated in Pitt's long football history. The Panthers stormed to 11 victories—their most in 40 years—and claimed their first outright conference title with a 45-21 triumph over Wake Forest in the ACC Championship Game.
Pitt earned a No. 13 ranking in the final polls, its highest finish since 1982. The Panthers placed No. 12 in the final College Football Playoff ratings, their highest ever.
Narduzzi also earned personal accolades following the 2021 season, receiving the Andy Talley Tri-State Coach of the Year award, annually bestowed by the esteemed Maxwell Football Club to the top college coach in the northeast. He was a finalist for last year's Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year, Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year and Paul "Bear" Bryant Coach of the Year national awards.
The 2021 season was a culmination of Narduzzi's steady yet unmistakable program building. The crowning achievement of an ACC title was preceded by many other milestone moments and accomplishments.
- From 2015-21, Narduzzi directed Pitt to 36 victories in ACC play, the conference's third-highest win total during that span. Only Clemson (52) and Miami (37) won more.
- Narduzzi directed the Panthers to two ACC Coastal Division titles (2018 and 2021). Since ACC expansion in 2013, Pitt is the only team with multiple Coastal crowns.
- Narduzzi has coached seven first team All-Americans at Pitt, including four who earned consensus status. Over the 2020-21 seasons, Pitt was one of only four programs nationwide to have at least three consensus selections, joining Alabama, Notre Dame and Texas A&M.
- In 2020, Pitt earned an NCAA Public Recognition Award for achieving an Academic Progress Rate (APR) score that ranked in the top 10% of all football programs. The Panthers' multi-year 988 APR set a Pitt football program record and was 24 points higher than the national average.
- In Narduzzi's initial seven seasons as head coach, Pitt had 41 All-ACC Academic Football Team honorees. The Panthers have had at least five All-ACC Academic selections in each season of Narduzzi's tenure.
- Committed to making an impact off the field, the Pitt football program finished first among all FBS programs during the 2021-22 academic year in community service hours.
Pitt football season tickets, which start at just $180, are currently on sale at PittsburghPanthers.com. For pricing, seating maps, season ticket holder benefits and more, click here or call (800) 643-7488.
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