What You Need To Know: Pitt Preview


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Game Essentials

Game Nuggets

  • Pittsburgh leads the all-time series 3-2, including a 2-0 record at Pitt. The Panthers won the last meeting in the Steel City, 38-13.
  • The Cavaliers posted a 23-16 win against Pitt in the 2003 Continental Tire Bowl in Charlotte, N.C. The Hoos snapped Larry Fitzgerald’s 18-game streak with a touchdown reception in that contest.
  • UVa is 0-5 when facing a new ACC member for the first time in conference play, losing to Georgia Tech (1982), Florida State (1992), Miami (2004), Virginia Tech (2004), and Boston College
    (2005) in those initial meetings. Pitt joined the ACC on July 1.
  • Virginia holds a 22-37 all-time record in conference openers and a 43-75-3 all-time record in road openers. UVa has lost 6 of its last 7 road openers.
  • Virginia owns a 10-14 all-time record in stadiums that were active NFL stadiums at the time of the game. The Pittsburgh Steelers (and Virginia standout Heath Miller) also play at Heinz Field.

Match-ups To Watch

Can UVa create some running room for Kevin Parks and company?

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