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2018 Pittsburgh Panthers football
2018 Pittsburgh Panthers football
ACC Coastal Division champion
ACC Championship Game, L 10–42 vs. Clemson
Sun Bowl, L 13–14 vs. Stanford
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
	Coastal Division
Record	7–7 (6–2 ACC)
Head coach	Pat Narduzzi (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Shawn Watson (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Randy Bates (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Heinz Field
	Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

2018 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

American college football season

The 2018 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Panthers were led by fourth-year head coach Pat Narduzzi and played their home games at Heinz Field. They were a member of the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). This was Pitt's sixth season as a member of the ACC.

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Roster

2018 Pittsburgh Panthers football roster

Quarterbacks

3 Jeff George Jr. – junior (6'3, 220)
4 Nick Patti – freshman (6'1, 185)
8 Kenny Pickett – sophomore (6'2, 220)
12 Ricky Town – junior (6'3, 215)
14 Tyler Zelinski – sophomore (6'4, 210)
15 Justin Sliwoski – freshman (6'1, 190)
16 Jake Cortes – freshman (6'5, 240)

Tailbacks

7 Mychale Salahuddin – freshman (5'11, 190)
21 A.J. Davis – sophomore (6'0, 215)
22 Darrin Hall – senior (5'11, 225)
26 Todd Sibley Jr. – freshman (5'9, 215)
30 Qadree Ollison – senior (6'2, 225)
37 Cole Blake – senior (5'11, 210)
39 Kyle Vreen – sophomore (5'10, 190)

Fullbacks

34 Jason Edwards – freshman (5'10, 230)
35 George Aston – senior (6'0, 240)
47 Ryan Sliwoski – junior (5'11, 225)
48 Peyton Deri – sophomore (6'1, 225)

Wide receivers

2 Maurice Ffrench – junior (5'11, 190)
5 Tre Tipton – junior (6'0, 190)
6 Aaron Mathews – junior (6'4, 215)
9 Michael Smith – freshman (6'1, 215)
11 Taysir Mack – sophomore (6'2, 195)
17 Darian Street – freshman (6'1, 185)
18 Shocky Jacques−Louis – freshman (6'0, 180)
19 V'Lique Carter – freshman (5’9, 170)
40 Charles Chustckie – freshman (6'2, 190)
46 Michael Vardzel – sophomore (5'11, 190)
48 Kellen McAlone – senior (6'2, 210)
49 Alex Capstick – freshman (6'1, 205)
80 Cameron O'Neil – freshman (6'1, 185)
82 Rafael Araujo-Lopes – senior (5'9, 190)
83 John Vardzel – freshman (5'10, 175)
85 Garrett Bickhart – freshman (6'5, 210)
88 Dontavius Butler−Jenkins – freshman (6'0, 210)

Tight ends

10 Will Gragg – junior (6'4, 250)
19 Jake Zilinskas – sophomore (6'2, 230)
81 Jim Medure – junior (6'2, 235)
84 Grant Carrigan – freshman (6'7, 280)
86 Tyler Sear – sophomore (6'4, 250)
98 Kaymar Mimes – freshman (6'5, 235)

Offensive linemen

52 Devon Davis – junior (6’4, 325)
53 Jake Kradel – freshman (6'3, 290)
55 Chase Brown – junior (6’5, 305)
56 Brandon Ford – sophomore (6’5, 305)
57 Gabe Houy – freshman (6'6, 310)
59 Carson Van Lynn – freshman (6’5, 290)
60 Owen Drexel – freshman (6'3, 290)
63 Nick Stazer – freshman (6’3, 295)
66 Mike Herndon – senior (6’4, 310)
67 Jimmy Morrissey – sophomore (6’3, 300)
68 Blake Zubovic – freshman (6’4, 300)
69 Kenny Rainey III – freshman (6'3, 320)
70 Stefano Millin – senior (6’5, 300)
71 Bryce Hargrove – sophomore (6’4, 310)
74 Jerry Drake Jr. – freshman (6’5, 305)
76 Connor Dintino – senior (6’3, 315)
77 Carter Warren – freshman (6'5, 320)
78 Alex Bookser – senior (6’6, 315)

Defensive linemen

2 David Green – freshman (6'0, 255)
5 Deslin Alexandre – freshman (6'4, 270)
6 John Morgan – freshman (6'2, 250)
8 Dewayne Hendrix – senior (6’4, 265)
10 Keyshon Camp – sophomore (6’4, 285)
17 Rashad Weaver – sophomore (6’5, 260)
34 Amir Watts – junior (6’3, 290)
36 Chase Pine – sophomore (6’2, 250)
40 James Folston Jr. – senior (6’4, 250)
45 Noah Palmer – freshman (6'3, 215)
50 Tyler Bentley – freshman (6'2, 300)
55 Jaylen Twyman – freshman (6'2, 300)
68 Brian Burgess – freshman (6’2, 290)
87 Habakkuk Baldonado – freshman (6’5, 230)
90 Rashad Wheeler – sophomore (6’3, 285)
91 Patrick Jones II – sophomore (6’5, 265)
93 Shane Roy – senior (6’4, 280)
95 Devin Danielson – freshman (6'1, 290)
96 Chris Maloney – freshman (6’2, 235)

Punters

97 Ethan Van Buskirk – freshman (5'10, 220)
98 Kirk Christodoulou – freshman (6'1, 210)

Linebackers

9 Saleem Brightwell – junior (6’0, 225)
23 Oluwaseun Idowu – senior (6’0, 230)
25 Elijah Zeise – senior (6’2, 240)
28 Anthony McKee Jr. – junior (6’2, 220)
29 Albert Tucker – freshman (6'1, 225)
35 Chase Villani – freshman (6’1, 220)
37 Jackson Henry – freshman (6’2, 225)
38 Cam Bright – freshman (6'0, 220)
39 Wendell Davis – freshman (6’2, 235)
44 Elias Reynolds – sophomore (6’2, 235)
47 Kyle Nunn – freshman (6'3, 225)
52 Jack Hansberry – freshman (6’1, 210)
58 Quintin Wirginis – senior (6'2, 250)

Defensive backs

3 Damar Hamlin – junior (6’1, 195)
4 Therran Coleman – sophomore (6’0, 200)
7 Jazzee Stocker – junior (6’2, 190)
11 Dane Jackson – junior (6’0, 185)
12 Paris Ford – freshman (6'0, 195)
14 Marquis Williams – freshman (5’8, 160)
15 Jason Pinnock – sophomore (6'0, 195)
16 Damarri Mathis – sophomore (5'11, 190)
20 Dennis Briggs – senior (5’10, 195)
22 Kollin Smith – freshman (5'10, 180)
24 Phil Campbell III – sophomore (6’1, 200)
26 Judson Tallandier – freshman (6'0, 180)
27 Bricen Garner – sophomore (6’1, 190)
31 Erick Hallett – freshman (5'11, 175)
32 Phillipie Motley – senior (5’10, 180)
41 Colin Jonov – senior (5’9, 195)
46 Rimoni Dorsey – junior (6’0, 205)

Placekickers

49 Jake Scarton – freshman (6'3, 195)
97 Alex Kessman – sophomore (6'3, 195)
98 Will Connelly – freshman (6'2, 220)

Long snappers

51 Grey Brancifort – freshman (6'1, 225)
94 Cal Adomitis – sophomore (6'1, 225)

Game summaries

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Award	Player	Position	Year
Doak Walker Award^[1]	Darrin Hall	RB	SR
Butkus Award^[2]	Oluwaseun Idowu	LB	RS SR^[3]
Wuerffel Trophy^[4]	Darrin Hall	RB	SR

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Media poll (Coastal)
1	Miami	998 (122)
2	Virginia Tech	838 (16)
3	Georgia Tech	654 (8)
4	Duke	607 (1)
5	Pittsburgh	420
6	North Carolina	370 (1)
7	Virginia	257

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	3:30 p.m.	Albany*		Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ACCN Extra	W 33–7	34,486
September 8	8:00 p.m.	No. 13 Penn State*		Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	ABC	L 6–51	68,400
September 15	12:30 p.m.	Georgia Tech		Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ACCRSN	W 24–19	34,284
September 22	12:20 p.m.	at North Carolina		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	Raycom	L 35–38	44,168
September 29	3:30 p.m.	at No. 13 UCF*		Spectrum Stadium Orlando, FL	ESPNU	L 14–45	44,904
October 6	12:20 p.m.	Syracuse		Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	Raycom	W 44–37 ^OT	37,100
October 13	2:30 p.m.	at No. 5 Notre Dame*		Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	NBC	L 14–19	77,622
October 27	3:30 p.m.	Duke		Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ACCRSN	W 54–45	31,510
November 2	7:30 p.m.	at No. 25 Virginia		Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ESPN2	W 23–13	36,256
November 10	3:30 p.m.	Virginia Tech		Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ESPNU	W 52–22	44,398
November 17	12:00 p.m.	at Wake Forest		BB&T Field Winston-Salem, NC	ACCRSN	W 34–13	25,609
November 24	3:30 p.m.	at Miami (FL)	No. 24	Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, FL	ESPN	L 3–24	59,606
December 1	8:00 p.m.	vs. No. 2 Clemson		Bank of America Stadium Charlotte, NC (ACC Championship)	ABC	L 10–42	67,784
December 31	2:00 p.m.	vs. Stanford*		Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl)	CBS	L 13–14	40,680
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after October 30 released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Qadree Ollison	RB	5	152	Atlanta Falcons

2018_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team

2018 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

Preseason

Award watch lists

ACC media poll

Schedule

Coaching staff

Roster

Game summaries

Albany

Penn State

Georgia Tech

At North Carolina

At UCF

Syracuse

At Notre Dame

Duke

At Virginia

Virginia Tech

At Wake Forest

At Miami (FL)

Vs. Clemson (ACC Championship game)

Vs. Stanford (Sun Bowl)

2019 NFL draft

References

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Team	W		L	W		L
Atlantic Division
No. 1 Clemson x$#^	8	–	0	15	–	0
No. 15 Syracuse	6	–	2	10	–	3
NC State	5	–	3	9	–	4
Boston College	4	–	4	7	–	5
Wake Forest	3	–	5	7	–	6
Florida State	3	–	5	5	–	7
Louisville	0	–	8	2	–	10
Coastal Division
Pittsburgh x	6	–	2	7	–	7
Georgia Tech	5	–	3	7	–	6
Miami (FL)	4	–	4	7	–	6
Virginia	4	–	4	8	–	5
Virginia Tech	4	–	4	6	–	7
Duke	3	–	5	8	–	5
North Carolina	1	–	7	2	–	9
Championship: Clemson 42, Pittsburgh 10
# – College Football Playoff champion ^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll