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2015 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

2015 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Military Bowl, L 28–44 vs. Navy
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionCoastal Division
Record8–5 (6–2 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJim Chaney (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorJosh Conklin (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumHeinz Field
Seasons
← 2014
2016 →
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 University of Pittsburgh in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Panthers were led by first 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 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 (FCS) Youngstown State*
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 Tech
ACCRSNW 17–1349,120
October 1012:30 p.m.Virginiadagger
  • Heinz Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
ACCNW 26–1945,237
October 1712:30 p.m.at Georgia Tech
ACCNW 31–2846,208
October 2412:00 p.m.at SyracuseNo. 25
ESPNUW 23–2029,832
October 297:00 p.m.North CarolinaNo. 23
  • Heinz Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
ESPNL 19–2643,049
November 712:00 p.m.No. 8 Notre Dame*
  • Heinz Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
ABCL 30–4268,400
November 1412:00 p.m.at Duke
ESPNewsW 31–1330,241
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

Further information: 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP———————2523RV—RVRV———
Coaches—RVRV————RV24RVRVRVRV—RV—
CFPNot released——————Not 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.
Quelle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team