Pitt
Clemson
Game Week: Panthers End 2024 Home Slate Against ACC Foe
11/11/2024 11:55:00 AM | Football
Pitt looks to cap 2024 6-1 at home for the first time since 2016
PITT vs. #17/16 CLEMSON
November 16, 2024 • Noon
Acrisure Stadium (68,400/Natural Grass) • Pittsburgh, Pa.
ESPN • 93.7 The Fan • Pitt Panthers Radio Network
PittsburghPanthers.com • @Pitt_FB
GAME STORYLINES
- Pitt and Clemson meet for the first time since the 2021 season. That year, the host Panthers triumphed, 27-17, a victory that ultimately propelled them to the ACC championship.
- Under Pat Narduzzi, Pitt has defeated at least one Top 25 team in eight consecutive seasons (2016-23). Clemson ranks as high as No. 16 this week.
- Pitt's last win over a ranked foe came on Oct. 14, 2023, a 38-21 victory over No. 14 Louisville.
- The Panthers have been fixtures in the opposing backfield this season. Pitt ranks fifth in both sacks (3.33 avg.) and tackles for loss (8.1 avg.).
- Pitt boasts one of the country's most opportunistic defenses, ranking second nationally in defensive touchdowns (four) and pick sixes (four). The Panthers lead the ACC in both categories.
- Linebacker Kyle Louis, a highly viable All-America candidate, ranks fifth nationally—and first among FBS linebackers—with four interceptions.
- Louis is the first Pitt linebacker to intercept four passes in a season since 2004 (Malcolm Postell). The last Pitt linebacker with five INTs was Sal Sunseri in 1980.
- Pitt is averaging 36.7 points per game to rank 16th nationally. It marks the Panthers' highest scoring clip since the 2021 ACC champion squad averaged a school-record 41.4.
- Quarterback Eli Holstein has thrown 17 touchdown passes, tied with Alex Van Pelt (1989) for the most by a Pitt freshman.
- Desmond Reid, an All-American at Western Carolina last year, ranks fifth nationally with an average of 155.63 all-purpose yards per game.
SERIES IN BRIEF
Series Began: 1977
Series Overall: Pitt leads 3-2
ACC Series: Series tied 2-2
At Pittsburgh: Pitt leads 1-0
At Clemson: Series tied 1-1
At Neutral Sites: Series tied 1-1
Last Meeting at Pitt: Oct. 23, 2021 (Pitt 27, Clemson 17)
Last Meeting at Clemson: Nov. 28, 2020 (Clemson 52, Pitt 17)
Current Series Win Streak: Pitt has won 1 (2021)
Longest Pitt Series Win Streak: 2 games (1977, 2016)
Longest Clemson Series Win Streak: 2 games (2018, 2020)
Largest Pitt Victory Margin: 31 points (34-3, 1977)
Largest Clemson Victory Margin: 35 points (52-17, 2020)
COACHING MATCHUP
Pitt Coach Pat Narduzzi
Overall (season): 72-52 (10th)
At Pitt (season): same
Alma Mater: Rhode Island, 1990
Record vs. Clemson: 2-2
Clemson Coach Dabo Swinney
Overall (season): 177-45 (16th full year)
At Clemson (season): same
Alma Mater: Alabama, 1993
Record vs. Pitt: 2-2
BROADCAST INFORMATION
Television • ESPN
Sean McDonough (play-by-play)
Greg McElroy (analyst)
Molly McGrath (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 138 or 193 and on the SiriusXM App
WPTS Radio (Pitt Student Station) • 92.1 FM
