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2025 Pittsburgh

8–⁠5 (6–⁠2 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Pat Narduzzi.

Schedule and results

Pittsburgh in 2025, game by game: won vs. Duquesne 61–9; won vs. Central Michigan 45–17; lost at West Virginia 24–31; lost vs. Louisville 27–34; won vs. Boston College 48–7; won at No. 25 Florida State 34–31; won at Syracuse 30–13; won vs. NC State 53–34; won at Stanford 35–20; lost vs. No. 9 Notre Dame 15–37; won at No. 15 Georgia Tech 42–28; lost vs. No. 13 Miami 7–38; lost vs. East Carolina 17–23+52−31Won 61–9 vs. Duquesne+52DuquesneWon 45–17 vs. Central Michigan+28Central MichiganLost 24–31 at West Virginia-7West VirginiaLost 27–34 vs. Louisville-7LouisvilleWon 48–7 vs. Boston College+41Boston CollegeWon 34–31 at No. 25 Florida State+3No. 25 Florida StateWon 30–13 at Syracuse+17SyracuseWon 53–34 vs. NC State+19NC StateWon 35–20 at Stanford+15StanfordLost 15–37 vs. No. 9 Notre Dame-22No. 9 Notre DameWon 42–28 at No. 15 Georgia Tech+14No. 15 Georgia TechLost 7–38 vs. No. 13 Miami-31No. 13 MiamiLost 17–23 vs. East Carolina-6East Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsDuquesneW 61–⁠975%
Sep 6vsCentral MichiganW 45–⁠1771%
Sep 13atWest VirginiaL 24–⁠3144%
Sep 27vsLouisvilleL 27–⁠3438%
Oct 4vsBoston CollegeW 48–⁠761%
Oct 11at25Florida StateW 34–⁠3146%
Oct 18atSyracuseW 30–⁠1342%
Oct 25vsNC StateW 53–⁠3466%
Nov 1atStanfordW 35–⁠2068%
Nov 15vs9Notre DameL 15–⁠3732%
Nov 22at15Georgia TechW 42–⁠2838%
Nov 29vs13MiamiL 7–⁠3848%
Dec 27Bowls & playoffvsEast CarolinaMilitary BowlL 17–⁠2352%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to East Carolina 23–⁠17 in the Military Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 56th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 128 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 12: 23
  2. Wk 14: 24
Record
8–⁠5
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 23
Points
438–⁠322
Coach
Pat Narduzzi
Elo
1569 +80 this season
SP+ rating
8.4 No. 36 of 136; offense No. 39, defense No. 47, special teams No. 59
SRS
10.0 No. 28 of 136 in FBS
Returning
59% of last season’s EPA, No. 26 of 134
Recruiting class
No. 51 roster talent No. 56 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Kade Bell
Defensive coordinator
Randy Bates
Offense
Hurry-up, no-huddle spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense80th of 136
  • Defense14th of 136
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted78th of 136
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted12th of 136
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0640%1.3280th of 136
Defense-0.0437%1.3514th of 136
Opponent-adjusted0.07 off
-0.04 def		41% off
36% def		—78th off
12th def

Passing and running

Pass successDepth of targetDeep throwsLine yardsStuffed
Offense43%8.1 yds12%2.9019%
Defense40%7.6 yds15%2.4024%
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played. Passing and running: depth of target is how far downfield passes traveled in the air; deep throws are the share thrown deep, of the passes whose depth and direction the play-by-play describes (about half); line yards are the running yards per carry credited to the blockers; stuffed is the share of carries stopped at or behind the line. The defense’s line is what its opponents did. From CollegeFootballData.com, 2025 on.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense3.6own 3318% allowed
Defense3.8own 3119% caused

CORE rating 12.9, 29th of 136 (offense -0.4, defense -13.3).

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsMason Heintschel QB2,357 yds
Passing touchdownsMason Heintschel QB16 TD
Rushing yardsJa’Kyrian Turner RB747 yds
Rushing touchdownsJa’Kyrian Turner RB7 TD
Receiving yardsRaphael Williams WR741 yds
Receiving touchdownsRaphael Williams WR7 TD
TacklesRasheem Biles LB100 tkl
SacksRasheem Biles LB4.5 sacks
InterceptionsKavir Bains DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2025 class

Mason Alexander CB★★★★No. 423
Josh Guerrier ATH★★★No. 557
Synkwan Smith ATH★★★No. 665
Mason Heintschel QB★★★No. 721
Tony Kinsler WR★★★No. 769

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2025 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks23.00.846
Running backs13.00.858
Receivers33.00.865
Offensive line43.00.863
Defensive line23.00.860
Linebackers23.00.867
Defensive backs33.30.872
Athletes and specialists82.90.852
Whole class253.00.859

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2026

The 2026 draft
Rd 4Kyle Louis LBMiami Dolphins

Roster 116

The 2025 roster

116 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2025 line; 65 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 15

The 2025 portal
Blaine Spires DE★★★from Utah State
Cataurus Hicks WR★★★from Louisville
Deuce Spann WR★★★from Florida State
Jaeden Moore DE★★★from Oregon
Kavir Bains S★★★from UC Davis
Keith Gouveia OL★★★from Richmond
Kendall Stanley OT★★★from Charlotte
Rashan Murray CB★★★from California (PA)
Zion Ferguson CB★★★from North Carolina
Cole Gonzales QB★★★from Oklahoma
Jayden Bonsu S★★★from Ohio State
Jeff Persi OT★★★from Michigan

And 3 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 26

Sincere Edwards DE★★★★to UCF
Ryland Gandy CB★★★to Indiana
Julian Dugger QB★★★to Washington State
Andy Jean WR★★★to Arkansas
Jordan Bass LB★★★to Virginia Tech
Nate Yarnell QB★★★to Texas State
Rodney Hammond Jr. RB★★★to Sacramento State
Terrence Enos Jr. OT★★★to Kansas State
Cameron Monteiro WR★★★to Akron
Daejon Reynolds WR★★★to UNLV
Moritz Schmoranzer OL★★★to App State
Nahki Johnson DL★★★to Tulsa

And 14 more, lower-rated or unrated.

2025 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Virginia7–⁠211–⁠316
Miami6–⁠213–⁠32
SMU6–⁠29–⁠4
Georgia Tech6–⁠29–⁠4
Duke6–⁠29–⁠5
Pittsburgh6–⁠28–⁠5
NC State5–⁠48–⁠5
Louisville4–⁠49–⁠4
Wake Forest4–⁠49–⁠4
Clemson4–⁠47–⁠6
California4–⁠47–⁠6
Stanford3–⁠54–⁠8
Florida State2–⁠65–⁠7
North Carolina2–⁠64–⁠8
Virginia Tech2–⁠63–⁠9
Syracuse1–⁠73–⁠9
Boston College1–⁠72–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.