Defensive end, Cincinnati and Western Kentucky, 2017–21
Michael Pitts
Lettered 2017–19 at Cincinnati (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 43
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 230 lb
- Class (2021)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Stone Mountain, GA
Michael Pitts played defensive end at Cincinnati (2017–20), Western Kentucky (2021), Cincinnati (2021) and Western Kentucky (2021).
Career highs
2sacks, career highvs. Miami (OH), 2019Team titles: American champions, 2020 and 2021
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Cincinnati | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Cincinnati | 34 | 18 | 7.5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | Cincinnati | 29 | 16 | 9.5 | 5.5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 2020 | Cincinnati | 10 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Western Kentucky | 24 | 14 | 5.5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Career | 100 | 51 | 23 | 12.5 | 1 | 9 | 8 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Cincinnati | 43 | DE | Yr 1 | ||
| 2018 | Cincinnati | 43 | DE | Yr 2 | ||
| 2019 | Cincinnati | 43 | DE | Yr 3 | ||
| 2020 | Cincinnati | 43 | DE | Yr 4 | ||
| 2021 | Western Kentucky | 43 | DE | Sr. (Yr 5) | ||
| 2021 | Cincinnati | 43 | DE | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′3″ | 230 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2021 Western Kentucky 13 games, 24 tackles, 3 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. UT Martin | W 59–21 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | at Army | L 35–38 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | vs. Indiana | L 31–33 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | at Michigan State | L 31–48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | vs. UTSA | L 46–52 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | at Old Dominion | W 43–20 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 23 | at Florida International | W 34–19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 6 | vs. Middle Tennessee | W 48–21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 13 | at Rice | W 42–21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | vs. Florida Atlantic | W 52–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 27 | at Marshall | W 53–21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 3 | atUTSA | L 41–49 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 18 ✦ | vs. App State | W 59–38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2020 Cincinnati 2 games, 10 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | vs. Austin Peay | W 55–20 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | vs.Army | W 24–10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 Cincinnati 10 games, 29 tackles, 5.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. UCLA | W 24–14 | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 7 | at Ohio State | L 0–42 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Miami (OH) | W 35–13 | 5 | 2 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | atMarshall | W 52–14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | vs. UCF | W 27–24 | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | at Houston | W 38–23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | at East Carolina | W 46–43 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 9 | vs. UConn | W 48–3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Temple | W 15–13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | at Memphis | L 24–34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2018 Cincinnati 10 games, 34 tackles, 4 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | atMiami (OH) | W 21–0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | vs. Alabama A&M | W 63–7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | vs. Ohio | W 34–30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | vs. Tulane | W 37–21 | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | at SMU | W 26–20 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | vs. Navy | W 42–0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | vs. South Florida | W 35–23 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 17 | atUCF | L 13–38 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs.East Carolina | W 56–6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Virginia Tech | W 35–31 | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 Cincinnati 3 games, 3 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs.Austin Peay | W 26–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs.UCF | L 23–51 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | atEast Carolina | L 20–48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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