Game notes: Georgia Tech at Pittsburgh
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The matchup
- Georgia Tech (2–4, 1–2 in conference) at Pittsburgh (5–2, 2–2 in conference), Saturday, October 31, kickoff time not yet set, Acrisure Stadium.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
The series
- It will be their 19th meeting; Pittsburgh leads the series 12–6.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, November 22, 2025: Pittsburgh 42, Georgia Tech 28.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1918: Pittsburgh 32, Georgia Tech 0.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Pittsburgh is 5–2 at home against Georgia Tech.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2025: Pittsburgh 42–28 (at Georgia Tech); 2022: Georgia Tech 26–21 (at Pittsburgh); 2021: Pittsburgh 52–21 (at Georgia Tech); 2020: Pittsburgh 34–20 (at Georgia Tech); 2019: Pittsburgh 20–10 (at Georgia Tech).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Georgia Tech
- Georgia Tech is 2–4 (1–2 in conference games), 0–1 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 13–14 vs. Colorado; L 24–45 vs. No. 18 Tennessee; W 44–11 vs. Mercer; L 27–34 at Stanford; W 28–25 vs. Duke; L 24–34 at Virginia Tech.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Georgia Tech is No. 80 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Brent Key is 29–24 in his fifth season at Georgia Tech.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Brent Key is 1–1 against Pittsburgh.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Alberto Mendoza (QB): 1,528 passing yards, 9 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Justice Haynes (RB): 462 rushing yards, 3 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Tae Harris (S): 38 tackles, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Aidan Birr holds Georgia Tech’s career record in field goals with 64 and counting, past Travis Bell’s 61 (2004–07).Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- On this date in 2020, Georgia Tech lost to No. 4 Notre Dame 31–13.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
Pittsburgh
- Pittsburgh is 5–2 (2–2 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 59–14 vs. Miami (OH); W 12–7 vs. UCF; W 27–13 vs. Syracuse; W 59–0 vs. Bucknell; W 35–33 at Virginia Tech; L 17–21 vs. North Carolina; L 21–27 at Boston College.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Pittsburgh has lost two straight, since beating Virginia Tech 35–33 (Oct. 2, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Pittsburgh is No. 54 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Pat Narduzzi is 85–63 in his 12th season at Pittsburgh.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Pat Narduzzi is 7–2 against Georgia Tech.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Mason Heintschel (QB): 1,304 passing yards, 14 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Damon Ferguson Jr. (RB): 438 rushing yards, 3 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Cruce Brookins (DB): 46 tackles, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 1998, Pittsburgh lost to No. 17 Syracuse 45–28.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
The coaches
- Pat Narduzzi is 1–1 against Brent Key’s teams as a head coach.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
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