Game notes: Florida State at Pittsburgh
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The matchup
- Florida State (3–4, 1–3 in conference) at Pittsburgh (5–2, 2–2 in conference), Friday, November 13, 7 p.m. ET, 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 13th meeting; Pittsburgh leads the series 7–5.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, October 11, 2025: Pittsburgh 34, Florida State 31.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1971: Florida State 31, Pittsburgh 13.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Pittsburgh is 3–3 at home against Florida State.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2025: Pittsburgh 34–31 (at Florida State); 2023: Florida State 24–7 (at Pittsburgh); 2020: Pittsburgh 41–17 (at Florida State); 2013: Florida State 41–13 (at Pittsburgh); 1983: Pittsburgh 17–16 (at Pittsburgh).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Florida State
- Florida State is 3–4 (1–3 in conference games), 0–3 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 34–17 vs. New Mexico State; L 24–27 vs. No. 19 SMU; L 36–50 at No. 10 Alabama; W 34–7 vs. Central Arkansas; W 38–7 vs. Virginia; L 20–44 at Louisville; L 35–43 at No. 3 Miami.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Florida State has lost two straight, since beating Virginia 38–7 (Oct. 3, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Florida State is No. 81 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Mike Norvell is 41–38 in his seventh season at Florida State and 79–53 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Mike Norvell is 1–2 against Pittsburgh.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Ashton Daniels (QB): 1,618 passing yards, 12 TD, No. 4 in FBS in rushing touchdowns.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Ousmane Kromah (RB): 609 rushing yards, 5 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Chris Jones (LB): 46 tackles, 1.5 sacks, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 1993, Florida State lost to No. 2 Notre Dame 31–24.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 2–1 against Florida State.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 2004, Pittsburgh beat No. 24 Notre Dame 41–38.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 2–1 against Mike Norvell’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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