2015 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

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2015
Heinz Field
Seasons
2015 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Atlantic Division
No. 2 Clemson x$^   8 0     14 1  
No. 14 Florida State   6 2     10 3  
Louisville   5 3     8 5  
NC State   3 5     7 6  
Syracuse   2 6     4 8  
Wake Forest   1 7     3 9  
Boston College   0 8     3 9  
Coastal Division
No. 15 North Carolina x   8 0     11 3  
Pittsburgh   6 2     8 5  
Miami (FL)   5 3     8 5  
Duke   4 4     8 5  
Virginia Tech   4 4     7 6  
Virginia   3 5     4 8  
Georgia Tech   1 7     3 9  
Championship: Clemson 45, North Carolina 37
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the

Heinz Field. They were a member of the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). This was Pitt's third season as a member of the ACC. They finished the season 8–5, 6–2 in ACC play to finish in second place in the Coastal Division. They were invited to the Military Bowl where they lost to Navy
.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 51:00 p.m.No. 14 (
Pittsburgh, PA
ESPN3W 45–3749,969
September 126:00 p.m.at Akron*ESPN3W 24–723,425
September 198:00 p.m.at Iowa*BTNL 24–2763,636
October 312:00 p.m.at Virginia TechACCRSNW 17–1349,120
October 1012:30 p.m.
ACCN
W 26–1945,237
October 1712:30 p.m.at
Atlanta, GA
ACCNW 31–2846,208
October 2412:00 p.m.at
Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY (rivalry)
  • ESPNUW 23–2029,832
    October 297:00 p.m.
    ESPN
    L 19–2643,049
    November 712:00 p.m.No. 8
    ABC
    L 30–4268,400
    November 1412:00 p.m.at DukeESPNewsW 31–1330,243
    November 213:45 p.m.Louisville
    • Heinz Field
    • Pittsburgh, PA
    ESPNewsW 45–3442,119
    November 2712:00 p.m.Miami (FL)
    • Heinz Field
    • Pittsburgh, PA
    ESPN2L 24–2940,126
    December 282:30 p.m.at No. 21 Navy*ESPNL 28–4436,352[1]
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
    • All times are in Eastern time

    Rankings

    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
    — = Not ranked RV = Received votes
    Week
    PollPre1234567891011121314Final
    AP
    2523RVRVRV
    CoachesRVRVRV24RVRVRVRVRV
    CFPNot releasedNot released

    Coaching staff

    2015 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
    Coaching staff
    • Pat Narduzzi – Head coach
    • Jim Chaney – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
    • Josh Conklin – Defensive coordinator
    • Andre Powell – Running backs/special teams
    • Tom Sims – Defensive line
    • John Peterson – Offensive line
    • Renaldo Hill – Cornerbacks
    • Tim Salem – Tight ends
    • Kevin Sherman – Wide receivers
    • Rob Harley – Linebackers
      Support staff
    • Chris LaSala – Assistant Athletic Director/football operations
    • Bob Junko – Director of player development and High School Relations
    • Ben Mathers – Director of football operations
    • Mark Diethorn – Director of Recruiting
    • Ryan Turnley – Offensive graduate assistant
    • Mike Shanahan – Offensive graduate assistant
    • Scott McKillop – Defensive graduate assistant
    • Phil DeCapito – Defensive graduate assistant
      Strength and conditioning staff
    • Dave Andrews – Head Strength and Conditioning Coach
    • Freddie Walker – Assistant strength and conditioning coach
    • Austin Addington-Strapp – Assistant strength and conditioning coach

    [2]

    Team players drafted into the NFL

    Player Position Round Pick NFL club
    Tyler Boyd Wide receiver 2 55 Cincinnati Bengals

    References

    1. ^ @MilitaryBowl (December 28, 2015). "Attendance today: 36,352. That's the..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
    2. ^ "2015 Pittsburgh Football Spring Prospectus" (PDF). University of Pittsburgh Department of Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 21, 2015. Retrieved April 18, 2015.