Pat Narduzzi
Pat Narduzzi went 85–63 as a head coach, 2015–2026, at Pittsburgh. Wikipedia’s season articles record one season differently (2026, 5–1); by them his record is 85–62. Share
- Record
- 85–63 career
- Seasons
- 12
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Born
- Apr 22, 1966
- Best season
- 2021 11–3, No. 13
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Pittsburgh | 8–5 | 2nd | Military Bowl L | ||
| 2016 | Pittsburgh | 8–5 | T–2nd | Pinstripe Bowl L | ||
| 2017 | Pittsburgh | 5–7 | T–4th | |||
| 2018 | Pittsburgh | 7–7 | 1st | Sun Bowl L | ||
| 2019 | Pittsburgh | 8–5 | T–3rd | Quick Lane Bowl W | ||
| 2020 | Pittsburgh | 6–5 | T–6th | |||
| 2021 | Pittsburgh | 11–3 | 1st | Peach Bowl L | 13 | |
| 2022 | Pittsburgh | 9–4 | T–2nd | Sun Bowl W | 22 | |
| 2023 | Pittsburgh | 3–9 | T–11th | |||
| 2024 | Pittsburgh | 7–6 | T–10th | GameAbove Sports Bowl L | ||
| 2025 | Pittsburgh | 8–5 | T–2nd | Military Bowl L | ||
| 2026 | Pittsburgh | 5–2 (Wikipedia: 5–1) |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game. Conference finishes from the Wikipedia article’s record table.
Players he coached
Jordan Addison2021 Biletnikoff Award- Calijah KanceyConsensus All‑American, 2022
- Quadree HendersonConsensus All‑American, 2016
- Patrick Jones IIConsensus All‑American, 2020
- Jimmy Morrissey2020 Burlsworth Trophy
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 36 | 11–25 | 31% |
| Against top-10 teams | 11 | 2–9 | 18% |
| Against rivals | 27 | 14–13 | 52% |
| Conference games | 94 | 54–40 | 57% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 8 | 2–6 | 25% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 63 | 31–32 | 49% |
| At home | 78 | 52–26 | 67% |
| On the road | 59 | 30–29 | 51% |
| At neutral sites | 11 | 3–8 | 27% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 91 | 66–25 | 73% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 57 | 19–38 | 33% |
His own 148 games on file, 2015–2026, as played (vacated wins counted, ties as half a win). Ranks are the AP poll going into the game; rivals are the ones either program’s Wikipedia article names; favorite and underdog by our own Elo rating, which reads only scores.
Against other head coaches
| Coach | Record | Their schools | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dino Babers 2016–2023 | 6–2 | Syracuse | 8 | |
| David Cutcliffe 2015–2021 | 6–0 | Duke | 6 | |
| Justin Fuente 2016–2021 | 3–3 | Virginia Tech | 6 | |
| Bronco Mendenhall 2016–2021 | 4–1 | Virginia | 5 | |
| Mack Brown 2019–2024 | 3–2 | North Carolina | 5 | |
| Dabo Swinney 2016–2024 | 2–3 | Clemson | 5 | |
| James Franklin 2016–2026 | 2–3 | Penn State, Virginia Tech | 5 | |
| Paul Johnson 2015–2018 | 3–1 | Georgia Tech | 4 | |
| Josh Heupel 2018–2022 | 2–2 | UCF, Tennessee | 4 | |
| Scott Satterfield 2020–2024 | 2–2 | Louisville, Cincinnati | 4 |
Pat Narduzzi’s record against the head coaches he met three or more times, from the games on file, as played.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Syracuseseries | 12 | 10–2 |
| Virginia Techseries | 10 | 6–4 |
| North Carolinaseries | 10 | 3–7 |
| Georgia Techseries | 9 | 7–2 |
| Miamiseries | 9 | 2–7 |
| Dukeseries | 8 | 7–1 |
| Virginiaseries | 8 | 6–2 |
| Louisvilleseries | 6 | 3–3 |
National coaching awards
The awards- 2013 Michigan State: Broyles Award
How he was hired
- Hired by Pittsburgh for the 2015 season from Michigan State, where he was defensive coordinator.
Power-conference head-coaching hires since 2010, with each coach’s previous job and ties to the school as collected by hand from Wikipedia: Hiring facts: M. Schuckers, cfb_coach_analytics.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990–91 | Miami (OH) | Graduate assistant | |
| 1992 | Miami (OH) | Wide receivers coach | |
| 1993–97 | Rhode Island | Linebackers coach | |
| 1998–99 | Rhode Island | Defensive coordinator | |
| 2000–02 | Northern Illinois | Linebackers coach | |
| 2003 | Miami (OH) | Defensive coordinator | |
| 2004–06 | Cincinnati | Defensive coordinator | |
| 2007–14 | Michigan State | Defensive coordinator | |
| 2015–present | Pittsburgh | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Randy WalkerMiami (OH)
- Joe NovakNorthern Illinois
- Terry HoeppnerMiami (OH)
- Mark DantonioCincinnati, Michigan State
- Brian KellyCincinnati
- Don TreadwellMichigan State
Assistants who became head coaches
- Jim ChaneyTennessee
- Josh ConklinWofford
- Rob HarleyNorthern Illinois
- Matt CanadaMaryland
- Wesley BeschornerWisconsin Eau Claire
- Charlie PartridgeFlorida Atlantic
- Shawn WatsonWofford, Southern Illinois
- Cory SandersSaint Joseph’s (IN)
- Mark WhippleMassachusetts, New Haven, Brown
- Brennan MarionSacramento State
- Harlon BarnettMichigan State
Worked under (6)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Walker | Miami (OH) | 1990–92 | 1990–91: graduate assistant; 1992: wide receivers coach | |
| Joe Novak | Northern Illinois | 2000–02 | Linebackers coach | |
| Terry Hoeppner | Miami (OH) | 2003 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Mark Dantonio | Cincinnati | 2004–06 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Brian Kelly | Cincinnati | 2006 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Mark Dantonio | Michigan State | 2007–14 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Don Treadwell | Michigan State | 2010 | Defensive coordinator |
Coached under him, later head coaches (11)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Chaney | Pittsburgh, 2015: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | Tennessee | |
| Josh Conklin | Pittsburgh, 2015–17: defensive coordinator | Wofford | |
| Rob Harley | Pittsburgh, 2015–20: linebackers coach | Northern Illinois | |
| Matt Canada | Pittsburgh, 2016: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | Maryland | |
| Wesley Beschorner | Pittsburgh, 2016: offensive quality control coach | Wisconsin Eau Claire | |
| Charlie Partridge | Pittsburgh, 2017: defensive line coach; 2018–23: co-defensive coordinator and defensive line coach | Florida Atlantic | |
| Shawn Watson | Pittsburgh, 2017–18: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | Wofford, Southern Illinois | |
| Cory Sanders | Pittsburgh, 2018–23: safeties coach; 2024–25: assistant head coach and safeties coach; 2026: defensive coordinator | Saint Joseph’s (IN) | |
| Mark Whipple | Pittsburgh, 2019–21: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | Massachusetts, New Haven, Brown | |
| Brennan Marion | Pittsburgh, 2021: wide receivers coach | Sacramento State | |
| Harlon Barnett | Pittsburgh, 2026: assistant head coach and safeties coach | Michigan State |
Other assistants under him (6)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Shanahan | Pittsburgh, 2015: graduate assistant | |
| Randy Bates | Pittsburgh, 2018–25: defensive coordinator | |
| Chris Beatty | Pittsburgh, 2019–20: wide receivers coach | |
| Ryan Manalac | Pittsburgh, 2021, 2025: linebackers coach | |
| Frank Cignetti Jr. | Pittsburgh, 2022–23: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| Kade Bell | Pittsburgh, 2024–26: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach |
From coaches’ Wikipedia infoboxes (CC BY-SA) and each season’s article for its coordinators: an assistant’s seasons at a school count under its head coach in our records; jobs in the NFL and elsewhere, under the head coach whose own article lists the job that year. Names without a page here link to their Wikipedia articles.
Pay
| Year | School | Job | Contract pay | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Michigan State | defensive coordinator | $907,033 USA Today |
USA Today’s coaches salary database (2014–17, from public-records requests to the schools; Rachel Ehlers’ copy): the season’s contract pay, school pay plus outside money, before bonuses.
Pay of public employees in their public job only: head coaches, and assistants in the seasons our records name them a coordinator, at public universities.
How he coached
Narduzzi’s teams went for it on 20% of fourth downs and on 38% of those where the model said go for it, passed on 50% of plays and took 26.1 seconds a play, 2015–2026.
| Season | Went for it on fourth | When the model said go | Pass rate | Seconds a play | EPA a play | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 13 g | 13 of 95 14% | 27% | 44% | 28.2 | +0.06 | |
| 2016 13 g | 13 of 86 15% | 32% | 39% | 27.1 | +0.15 | |
| 2017 12 g | 20 of 97 21% | 29% | 48% | 27.7 | −0.01 | |
| 2018 14 g | 19 of 107 18% | 38% | 39% | 30.4 | +0.05 | |
| 2019 13 g | 17 of 115 15% | 30% | 57% | 22.5 | −0.08 | |
| 2020 11 g | 17 of 98 17% | 31% | 55% | 24.3 | −0.04 | |
| 2021 13 g | 22 of 101 22% | 51% | 54% | 24.0 | +0.13 | |
| 2022 13 g | 20 of 101 20% | 40% | 45% | 28.3 | +0.01 | |
| 2023 12 g | 19 of 95 20% | 34% | 54% | 27.2 | −0.09 | |
| 2024 13 g | 21 of 100 21% | 43% | 59% | 22.9 | +0.02 | |
| 2025 13 g | 32 of 109 29% | 52% | 57% | 24.5 | +0.02 | |
| 2026 7 g | 15 of 50 30% | 59% | 52% | 26.1 | +0.09 | |
| All 147 g | 228 of 1154 20% | 38% | 50% | 26.1 | +0.02 |
His seasons as a head coach from 2004 on, from ESPN’s play by play: fourth downs where he went for it out of every fourth-down decision; how often he went when SportsDataverse’s fourth-down model said going for it was the better call; the share of his offense’s plays that were passes; seconds of game clock per offensive play (lower is faster); and expected points added per offensive play (EPA, a measure of how much each play moved the offense toward points). The season in progress counts its games so far. SportsDataverse’s coach tendencies, from ESPN’s play by play; the EPA and the fourth-down model are SportsDataverse’s.