Pittsburgh Panthers

Pittsburgh Panthers

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Pittsburgh Panthers

8-1 (5-0), 1st Big East

 Last Game
Nov 7, 2009 Syracuse, W 37-10 
 
 Next Game
Notre Dame Fighting Irish Nov 14, 2009 Notre Dame, 8:00 pm 
Last Meeting: Nov 1, 2008, W 36-33 
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No. 14 Pitt starts slowly but beats Syracuse 37-10

No. 14 Pitt starts slowly but beats Syracuse 37-10
ALAN ROBINSON, Nov 8, 2009
Finally, No. 14 Pittsburgh can look ahead to Notre Dame, West Virginia and Cincinnati. Even if it seemed the Panthers were already doing exactly that during most of the first half against Syracuse. Greg Williams' 51-yard interception return for a touchdown just before halftime got slow-starting Pitt going, and the Panthers extended their best start to a season since 1982 by beating Syracuse... ...More
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  • Notebook: 5-0 in the Big East for the third time - Nov 8
  • Video: Wannstedt's Syracuse post-game - Nov 8
  • Syracuse always gives Pitt trouble - Nov 6
  • Behind enemy lines: Pitt vs. Syracuse - Nov 6
  • Video: Wannstedt's final talk before Cuse - Nov 6
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Pittsburgh Team Report

Pittsburgh Team Report Nov 4, 2009

You'll pardon Pitt Coach Dave Wannstedt if he doesn't look at the Big East Conference standings these days, even though his Panthers are at the top at 4-0.

See, Syracuse is at the bottom, and knowing his history the way he does, he doesn't want to believe that any more than he wants to believe that beating Syracuse the last four times they have played is anything but a trend.

See, he knew Syracuse back when, and he believes the Orange's coach, Doug Marrone, is going to find a way to rebuild the once proud team that featured backs like Jim Brown, Ernie Davis, Floyd Little and Larry Csonka.

"Pitt had a long streak when they didn't beat Syracuse," Wannstedt said. "Syracuse is one of those programs with great tradition, great academics. ...More

 
 Recruiting News From Rivals.com
  • Pitt commit Clemmings having a huge season - Nov 6
  • 2012 lineman hearing plenty of early interest - Nov 5
  • Big 2011 OL picking up early offers - Nov 5
  • Pitt commit Givens leads Eagles into the playoffs - Nov 5
  • McKeesport's Brown picking up interest - Nov 4
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 Scores & Schedule - All postseason broadcasts are subject to availability
 Date Opponent Time/Result Audio/Video
 Sat, Sep 5 Youngstown State W 38-3 --
 Sat, Sep 12 at Buffalo W 54-27 --
 Sat, Sep 19 Navy W 27-14 --
 Sat, Sep 26 at North Carolina State L 31-38 --
 Fri, Oct 2 at Louisville W 35-10 --
 Sat, Oct 10 Connecticut W 24-21 --
 Fri, Oct 16 at Rutgers W 24-17 --
 Sat, Oct 24 South Florida W 41-14 --
 Sat, Nov 7 Syracuse W 37-10 --
 Sat, Nov 14 (19) Notre Dame 8:00 pm --
 Fri, Nov 27 at West Virginia TBA --
 Sat, Dec 5 (4) Cincinnati TBA --
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 Cincinnati (5) 5-0  9-0 
 Pittsburgh (9) 5-0  8-1 
 West Virginia (23) 3-1  7-2 
 South Florida (24) 2-2  6-2 
 Rutgers 1-2  6-2 
 Connecticut 1-4  4-5 
 Louisville 0-4  3-6 
 Syracuse 0-4  3-6 
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 Team Stats
  TDs Yds PassYds RushYds
 Offense37 408.4 221.4 187.0
 Defense19 310.9 204.1 106.8