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Published Nov 10, 2019

THI Football Central: Pittsburgh

John Gwaltney • TarHeelIllustrated

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GAME DAY INFORMATION

LINE: Pitt -4.5

DATE: Thursday, November 14, 2019

WHERE: Heinz Field (68,400); Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

TIME/TV: 8:00pm/ESPN (Adam Amin, Matt Hasselbeck, Pat McAfee, Molly McGrath)

LIVE AUDIO: GoHeelsTV (FREE); TuneIn Channel; SIRIUS (84) XM (382) SXM Online (968)

PITTSBURGH PANTHERS

SERIES vs. UNC: Carolina leads the all-time vs. Pitt, 10-3, including six wins in a row over the Panthers.

LAST MEETING: UNC 38, Pitt 35 (9/22/18)

LOCATION: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

ENROLLMENT: 34,580

COLORS: Blue & Gold

STADIUM (cap.): Heinz Field (68,400)

SURFACE: Natural Grass

CONFERENCE: Atlantic Coast Conference

2018 RECORD: 7-7 (6-2 ACC)

HEAD COACH: Pat Narduzzi (34-27 at Pitt, 34-27 overall)

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS

As of November 10, 2019

	PITTSBURGH	NORTH CAROLINA

PASSING LEADER	Kenny Pickett 197-323 passing, 1952 yards, 9 TD, 8 INT	Sam Howell 174-299 passing, 2472 yards, 26 TD, 5 INT
RUSHING LEADER	A.J. Davis 89 carries, 407 yards 3 TD	Javonte Williams 132 carries, 738 yards 3 TD
RECEIVING LEADER	Taysir Mack 53 receptions, 610 yards, 2 TDS	Dyami Brown 32 receptions, 679 yards, 8 TDs
LEADING TACKLER(S)	Paris Ford 63 total tackles (40 solo, 23 assisted), 3 INT, 0.5 TFL	Chazz Surratt 90 tackles (49 solo, 41 assisted), 5 sacks, 10.5 TFL

2019 SEASON STATISTICS

As of November 10, 2019

	PITTSBURGH	NORTH CAROLINA

RECORD	6-3 (3-2 ACC)	4-5 (3-3 ACC)
RANKING	AP Poll: #36 Coaches Poll: NR FPI: #55 Sagarin: #50	AP Poll: NR Coaches Poll: NR FPI: #46 Sagarin: #57
POINTS PER GAME	20.9	27.9
POINTS ALLOWED PER GAME	20.1	27.1
PASSING YARDS PER GAME	249.1	277.4
PASSING YARDS ALLOWED PER GAME	194.3	234.9
RUSHING YARDS PER GAME	130.9	168.4
RUSHING YARDS ALLOWED PER GAME	85.9	161.4
TOTAL YARDS PER GAME	380.0	445.9
TOTAL YARDS ALLOWED PER GAME	280.2	396.3