Pitt
Florida State
Game Week: Pitt Returns Home to Face No. 4 Florida State
10/30/2023 11:59:00 AM | Football
PITT (2-6, 1-3 ACC) vs. #4 FLORIDA STATE (8-0, 6-0 ACC)
November 4, 2023 • 3:30 p.m. (ET)
Acrisure Stadium (68,400/Natural Grass) • Pittsburgh, Pa.
ESPN • 93.7 The Fan • Pitt Radio Network
Game Storylines
• With an opportunity to play spoiler, Pitt hosts undefeated Florida State, which enters the final month of the regular season entertaining College Football Playoff aspirations.
• Florida State's visit marks the third time since 2017 that Pitt will host a Top 4 opponent. The previous instances occurred in 2020 (No. 3 Notre Dame) and 2017 (No. 2 Miami).
• The Panthers last defeated a Top 4 foe in Pittsburgh on Nov. 24, 2017, when freshman QB Kenny Pickett engineered a 24-14 upset of 10-0 Miami.
• This is just the third ACC meeting between Pitt and Florida State. The teams last met in 2020, when the Panthers rolled past the host Seminoles, 41-17.
• Florida State last played in Pittsburgh in 2013, a 41-13 season-opening win that launched FSU to the BCS title.
• Over the past three seasons (2020-22), Pitt is 10-1 during the month of November, the lone loss coming at No. 4 Clemson in 2020.
• Florida State head coach Mike Norvell's professional path includes one season at Pitt where he served as co-offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach in 2011.
• Since 2015, Pat Narduzzi has directed Pitt to 42 victories in ACC play, tied with Miami for the second-highest win total during that span. Pitt trails only Clemson (62).
• Pitt is one of just six teams that will play 11 "Power Conference" opponents in 2023, joining Colorado, Louisville, Purdue, Utah and West Virginia.
• Four Pitt opponents are listed in at least one of the two major Top 25 polls this week, led by the Seminoles' No. 4 ranking.
Series in Brief
Series Began: 1971
Series Overall: Pitt leads 6-4
ACC Series: Series tied 1-1
At Pittsburgh: Pitt leads 3-2
At FSU: Pitt leads 3-2
Last Meeting (at FSU): Nov. 7, 2020 (Pitt 41, Florida State 17)
Last Meeting at Pitt: Sept. 2, 2013 (Florida State 41, Pitt 13)
Current Streak: Pitt has won 1 (2020)
Longest Pitt Series Win Streak: 3 games (1981-83)
Longest FSU Series Win Streak: 2 games (1971-72)
Largest Pitt Victory Margin: 28 points (42-14, 1981)
Largest FSU Victory Margin: 28 points (41-13, 2013)
Coaching Matchup
Pitt's Chris Bickell '97 Head Football Coach Pat Narduzzi
Overall (season): 64-47 (ninth)
At Pitt (season): same
Alma Mater: Rhode Island, 1990
Record vs. Florida State: 1-0
Florida State Coach Mike Norvell
Overall (season): 64-31 (eighth)
At FSU (season): 26-16 (fourth)
Alma Mater: Central Arkansas, 2005
Record vs. Pitt: 0-1
Broadcast Information
Television • ESPN
Mark Jones (play-by-play), Louis Riddick (analyst), Quint Kessenich (reporter)
93.7 The Fan & Pitt Radio Network (937thefan.radio.com)
Bill Hillgrove (play-by-play), Pat Bostick (analyst), Larry Richert and Dorin Dickerson (reporters)
SiriusXM Satellite Radio
SiriusXM channel 380 and on the SiriusXM App
WPTS Radio (Pitt Student Station) • 92.1 FM
Game Week Media Sessions
Head Coach Pat Narduzzi - Monday, October 30
Assistant Head Coach / Defensive Line Coach Charlie Partridge - Tuesday, October 31
DB #9 A.J. Woods - Tuesday, October 31
DL #6 Nate Temple - Tuesday, October 31
QB #11 Christian Veilleux - Tuesday, October 31
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