2023 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

The 2023 Pittsburgh Panthers football team will represent the University of Pittsburgh as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Panthers will be led by ninth-year head coach Pat Narduzzi and play their home games at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh.

2023 Pittsburgh Panthers football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record2–5 (1–3 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorFrank Cignetti Jr. (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorRandy Bates (6th season)
Home stadiumAcrisure Stadium
(capacity: 68,400)
Uniform
2023 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 Florida State  5 –0   7 –0  
No. 18 Louisville  3 –1   6 –1  
No. 17 North Carolina  3 –1   6 –1  
No. 20 Duke  2 –1   5 –2  
Virginia Tech  2 –1   3 –4  
Boston College  2 –2   4 –3  
Georgia Tech  2 –2   3 –4  
Clemson  2 –3   4 –3  
NC State  1 –2   4 –3  
Miami (FL)  1 –2   5 –2  
Virginia  1 –2   2 –5  
Wake Forest  1 –3   4 –3  
Pittsburgh  1 –3   2 –5  
Syracuse  0 –3   4 –3  
Championship: December 2, 2023
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
As of October 23, 2023
Rankings from AP Poll

This will be Pitt's eleventh season as a member of the ACC.

Transfers

Outgoing
NamePos.New school
Ak’Bar Shabazz IICBWest Virginia
Judson TallandierCBAkron
Jaden BradleyWRCharlotte
Jaylon BardenWRGeorgia Southern
Samuel WillamsEDGEMurray State
Khalil AndersonCBEast Tennessee State
Isaiah StewartWRNone
Kedon SlovisQBBYU
Kyi WrightTEJames Madison
John MorganEDGEArkansas
Vincent DavisRBUNLV
Gavin ThomsonWRUNLV
Myles AlstonWROld Dominion
Sam Vander HaarPNone

Incoming
NamePos.Previous school
Phil JurkovecQBBoston College
Derrick Davis Jr.RBLSU
Donovan McMillonSFlorida
Daejon ReynoldsWRFlorida
Jackson BrownOTCalifornia
Christian VeilleuxQBPenn State
Jeff YurkPElon
Malcolm EppsTEUSC

Schedule

Pittsburgh and the ACC announced the 2023 football schedule on January 30, 2023.[1][2] The 2023 season will be the conference's first season since 2004 that its scheduling format includes just one division. The new format sets Pittsburgh with three set conference opponents, while playing the remaining ten teams twice in a four–year cycle. The Panthers' three set conference opponents for the next four years are Boston College, Syracuse, and Virginia Tech.[3][4]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 23:30 p.m.Wofford*
ACCNW 45–745,096
September 96:30 p.m.Cincinnati*
The CWL 21–2749,398
September 167:30 p.m.at West Virginia*
ABCL 6–1761,106
September 238:00 p.m.No. 17 North Carolina
  • Acrisure Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
ACCNL 24–4148,544
September 308:00 p.m.at Virginia Tech
ACCNL 21–3865,632
October 146:30 p.m.No. 14 Louisvilledagger
  • Acrisure Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
The CWW 38–2146,296
October 213:30 p.m.at Wake Forest
ACCNL 17–2131,855
October 283:30 p.m.at No. 14 Notre Dame*
NBC
November 43:30 p.m.Florida State
  • Acrisure Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
ABC/ESPN
November 113:30 p.m.vs. Syracuse
November 167:00 p.m.Boston College
  • Acrisure Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
ESPN
November 25at Duke

[5]

Rankings
Further information: 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
APRVRV———————
CoachesRVRV———————
CFPNot releasedNot released

References
  1. Murphy, Rory (January 30, 2023). "Pitt Panthers 2023 football schedule released". LocalToday.News. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
  2. "Panthers to play Syracuse at Yankee Stadium in 2023". 93.7 FM The Fan. January 30, 2023. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
  3. "ACC Announces Football Schedule Model for 2023–26" (Press release). Atlantic Coast Conference. June 28, 2022. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
  4. "ACC changing scheduling model for football in '23 and beyond". WTAE-TV. June 28, 2022. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
  5. "2023 Pitt Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com.
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