2015 Pittsburgh Panthers Season

2015 Pittsburgh Panthers
DescretoBurrito's Mile High Bowl, W vs Arizona State, 28-13
Conference	ACC Coastal
2015 record	7-7 (4-3 ACC)
Head coach	Jumbo (2nd year)
Offensive scheme	West Coast/Pro Style
Base defense	3-4
Captain	James Dale (Jr year)
Captain	Michael Williams (Sr year)
Captain	Rufus Freeman (Sr year)
Home stadium	Heinz Field (Capacity: 65,050)
Seasons « 2014 2016 »

The 2015 Pittsburgh Panthers football season was their second season under coach Jumbo, after a successful first season in which Pitt defeated Texas in the Meineke Car Care Texas Bowl. They play as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, in the Coastal division.

Schedule

Week	Opponent	Rank	Location	Result	Record
1	Utah		Rice-Eccles Stadium * Salt Lake City, UT	W 24-7	1-0
2	Fresno State		Bulldog Stadium * Fresno, CA	W 38-27	2-0
3	Virginia Tech		Lane Stadium * Blacksburg, VA	L 7-24	2-1
4	Notre Dame		Notre Dame Stadium * South Bend, IN	L 7-13	2-2
5	Michigan		Heinz Field * Pittsburgh, PA	L 7-17	2-3
6	North Carolina		Kenan Memorial Stadium * Chapel Hill, NC	L 7-24	2-4
7	Virginia		Heinz Field * Pittsburgh, PA	W 20-10	3-4
8	Bye
9	Miami		Sun Life Stadium * Miami, FL	W 20-10	4-4
10	Syracuse		Heinz Field * Pittsburgh, PA	L 14-24	4-5
11	Duke		Heinz Field * Pittsburgh, PA	W 41-3	5-5
12	Georgia Tech		Heinz Field * Pittsburgh, PA	W 38-35	6-5
13	Penn State		Heinz Field * Pittsburgh, PA	L 21-52	6-6
Championship	Florida State		Bank of America Stadium * Charlotte, NC	L 24-41	6-7
Bowl	Arizona State		Mile High Stadium * Denver, CO	W 28-13	7-7

Roster

2015 Pittsburgh Panthers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. Name Class QB Clark, LeroyLeroy Clark 5.0 !Jr QB Dale, JamesJames Dale (C) 5.0 !Jr QB Paciglia, AdrianAdrian Paciglia 3.0 !So QB Williams, LukeLuke Williams  1.5 !Fr RB Lewis, RobertRobert Lewis 5.0 !Jr RB Rogers, RodrigoRodrigo Rogers 1.0 !Fr RB Sander, BrianBrian Sander 5.0 !Jr RB Schuler, ManuelManuel Schuler 57.0 !Sr RB Winslow, ChrisChris Winslow 3.0 !So FB McKenzie, MarlonMarlon McKenzie  1.5 !Fr FB Potter, BobbyBobby Potter 5.0 !Jr WR Bishop, JermaineJermaine Bishop 3.0 !So WR Day, MichaelMichael Day 57.0 !Sr WR Farrar, MarkMark Farrar 1.0 !Fr WR Perez, CarlosCarlos Perez 57.0 !Sr WR Porter, DamienDamien Porter 5.0 !Jr WR Trann, BrettBrett Trann 5.0 !Jr TE Fowler, ArthurArthur Fowler 57.0 !Sr TE Jackson, DenarioDenario Jackson 3.0 !So TE Parker, BrianBrian Parker 5.0 !Jr OT Barrera, AlexAlex Barrera 5.0 !Jr OT Cherry, JeffreyJeffrey Cherry  1.5 !Fr OT Jensen, WillieWillie Jensen 1.0 !Fr OT Perez, BrianBrian Perez  3.5 !Jr OT Reynolds, SamuelSamuel Reynolds 5.0 !Jr OT Ross, MichaelMichael Ross  4.5 !Sr OT Smith, RickyRicky Smith 5.0 !Jr OG Battle, RandallRandall Battle  1.5 !Fr OG Bergman, JohnJohn Bergman 1.0 !Fr OG Brooks, ElijahElijah Brooks  1.5 !Fr OG Manning, JohnJohn Manning 5.0 !Jr OG Ramsey, ShaneShane Ramsey  3.5 !Jr OG Sanchez, KennethKenneth Sanchez 1.0 !Fr OG Thomas, ZacharyZachary Thomas  3.5 !Jr C Frazier, DouglasDouglas Frazier 1.0 !Fr C Scott, RogertRogert Scott 1.0 !Fr	Defense Pos. Name Class DE Herrmann, AlexanderAlexander Herrmann  1.5 !Fr DE Jones, StephenStephen Jones 57.0 !Sr DE Nieves, ChristopherChristopher Nieves 5.0 !Jr DE Tillmann, PhillipPhillip Tillmann 1.0 !Fr DE Trujillo, PaulPaul Trujillo 5.0 !Jr DT Bertrand, DonaldDonald Bertrand  3.5 !Jr DT Lang, IsaacIsaac Lang 1.0 !Fr DT Mattson, TerryTerry Mattson 1.0 !Fr DT McBride, MichaelMichael McBride 1.0 !Fr DT Rogers, JoshuaJoshua Rogers 5.0 !Jr DT Stephens, HughHugh Stephens 1.0 !Fr DT Thomas, JamesJames Thomas 3.0 !So ILB Adams, JohnJohn Adams  1.5 !Fr ILB Aguilar, JohnJohn Aguilar 5.0 !Jr ILB Johnson, JeffreyJeffrey Johnson 57.0 !Sr ILB McFarland, MarkMark McFarland 1.0 !Fr ILB Williams, MichaelMichael Williams (C) 57.0 !Sr OLB Bush, TerryTerry Bush 5.0 !Jr OLB Dove, DerrickDerrick Dove 3.0 !So OLB Johnston, JoeyJoey Johnston 1.0 !Fr OLB Schneider, FelixFelix Schneider 5.0 !Jr OLB Smoot, DavidDavid Smoot  4.5 !Sr OLB Torres, JeremyJeremy Torres 57.0 !Sr CB Austin, DanielDaniel Austin 1.0 !Fr CB Cook, StewartStewart Cook 5.0 !Jr CB Curran, KeithKeith Curran 3.0 !So CB Freeman, RufusRufus Freeman (C) 57.0 !Sr CB Hernandez, MichaelMichael Hernandez 57.0 !Sr CB Marquez, WarrenWarren Marquez  3.5 !Jr CB Mitchell, WillWill Mitchell 3.0 !So FS Harris, DerekDerek Harris 57.0 !Sr FS Hunter, MichaelMichael Hunter 5.0 !Jr FS Johns, JimmyJimmy Johns 1.0 !Fr FS Ricketts, HowardHoward Ricketts 1.0 !Fr FS Smart, NateNate Smart 1.0 !Fr SS Edwards, JohnJohn Edwards  1.5 !Fr SS Golic, MattMatt Golic 57.0 !Sr SS Logsdon, BrianBrian Logsdon 57.0 !Sr	Special teams Pos. Name Class K Brewster, StanleyStanley Brewster 5.0 !Jr K Carson, RobertRobert Carson 57.0 !Sr P Singleton, MasonMason Singleton  1.5 !Fr	Head coach Jumbo Coordinators/assistant coaches None Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 2015 season

2015 3-Deep Depth Chart

Defense FS Michael Hunter Derek Harris Jimmy Johns WLB ILB ILB SLB Jeremy Torres Michael Williams John Aguilar Terry Bush David Smoot Mark McFarland John Adams Derrick Dove Felix Schneider Jeffrey Johnson Jeffery Johnson Felix Schneider SS Matt Golic John Edwards Brian Logdson CB Rufus Freeman Stewart Cook Will Mitchell DE NT DE Alexander Herrmann Hugh Stephens Stephen Jones Paul Trujillo Joshua Rogers Christopher Nieves Terry Mattson Donald Bertrand James Thomas CB Daniel Austin Warren Marquez Keith Curran Offense WR Carlos Perez Michael Day Damien Porter LT LG C RG RT Michael Ross Shane Ramsey Douglas Frazier Zachary Thomas Samuel Reynolds Jeffrey Cherry Randall Battle Roger Scott John Manning Ricky Smith Alex Barrera John Bergman ⋅ Elijah Brooks Brian Perez TE Denario Jackson Arthur Fowler Brian Parker WR Jermaine Bishop Brett Tran Damien Porter QB James Dale Luke Williams Leroy Clark RB Robert Lewis Rodrigo Rogers Chris Winslow FB Marlon McKenzie Bobby Potter ⋅ Special Teams PK Stanley Brewster P Mason Singleton KR Brett Tran PR Brett Tran

Stats

Records Vs

	Home	Away	Total
Non Conference	0-2	2-1	2-3
CP Top 25	0-2	-	0-2
Divisional	3-0	1-2	4-2
Conference	3-1	1-2	4-3
AAC	-	1-0	1-0
Big 12	-	-	-
Big Ten	0-2	-	0-2
Pac-12	-	1-0	1-0
SEC	-	-	-
Independents	-	0-1	0-1
Overall	3-3	3-3	6-6

Time and Weather

Time	Sunny	Cloudy	Rainy	Snowy	Overall
Thurs Night	2-0	-	-	-	2-0
Sat Morning	1-0	-	-	-	1-0
Sat Afternoon	1-1	-	-	1-0	2-1
Sat Evening	1-2	-	-	-	1-2
Sat Night	0-2	-	-	0-1	0-3
Overall	5-5	-	-	1-1	6-6

All game tallies are games where that player recorded statistics in that category, not games played.

Passing

Name	Position	Class	Skill	Potential	Games	Completions	Attempts	Comp%	Yards	TD	INT
James Dale	QB	(Jr)	4.5	5	12	271	427	63.1	3196	20	11

Rushing

Name	Position	Class	Skill	Potential	Games	Carries	Yards	Yds/Car	TD	Fumbles Lost	100yd Games
Robert Lewis	RB	Jr	3.0	3.0	9	96	456	4.75	7	1	1
Rodrigo Rogers	RB	Fr	2.0	4.0	3	49	175	3.57	1	0	0

Receiving

Name	Position	Class	Skill	Potential	Games	Receptions	Yards	Yds/Rec	TD
Carlos Perez	WR	Sr	4.5	4.5	12	62	942	15.19	5
Jermaine Bishop	WR	So	3.5	4.5	10	54	702	13.00	6
Denario Jackson	TE	So	3.0	4.0	9	38	509	13.39	9
Michael Day	WR	Sr	3.5	3.5	3	13	135	10.38	0
Brett Tran	WR	Jr	2.0	2.0	2	3	92	30.67	0

Defensive

Name	Position	Class	Skill	Potential	Games	Tackles	Sacks	INT	Safety	FF	FR	TD	Kick Block
Michael Williams	ILB	Sr	3.5	3.5	10	76	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Alexander Herrmann	DE	(Fr)	2.0	3.5	6	8	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jeremy Torres	OLB	Sr	3.0	3.0	5	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rufus Freeman	CB	Sr	4.0	4.0	5	18	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Terry Bush	OLB	Jr	3.5	4.0	4	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Michael Hunter	FS	Jr	3.5	3.5	2	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0
Hugh Stephens	DT	Fr	1.0	3.5	2	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Daniel Austin	CB	Fr	3.0	3.5	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stephen Jones	DE	Sr	4.0	4.0	1	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Kicking

Name	Position	Class	Skill	Potential	Made	Attempts	Blocked	<20	21-30	31-<40	41-50	50+	PAT	Missed PAT
Stanley Brewster	K	Jr	5.0	5.0	11	13	0	0	2	4	5	0	29	0

Recruiting

Scholarship Offers

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Corey Davis SS	Monroeville, PA	Gateway HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Rd 1
	Skill:   Potential:
Khalil William CB	Mayer, MN	Mayer Lutheran HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	173 lb (78 kg)	Rd 4
	Skill:   Potential:
Tim Kerns C	LaFayette, GA	LaFayette HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	271 lb (123 kg)	Rd 4
	Skill:   Potential:
Calvin Cherry QB	Cary, NC	Cary HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	234 lb (106 kg)	Rd 1
	Skill:   Potential:
Joshua Barbour WR	Corry, PA	Corry Area HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	Rd 1
	Skill:   Potential:
Darius Christian CB	Ramsey, NJ	Don Bosco Prep	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	Rd 1
	Skill:   Potential:
Jaeden Daniel RB	Concord, NC	Concord HS	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	TBD
	Skill:   Potential:
Kofi Steward CB	Norwich, CT	Norwich Tech	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	TBD
	Skill:   Potential:
Nicolas McDowell FS	Barrington, RI	Barrington HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	TBD
	Skill:   Potential:
Ayden Laws OLB	Oakland, MD	Southern HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	TBD
	Skill:   Potential:
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Walk-Ons

Name	Position	Incoming Class	Skill	Potential	Height	Weight	Previous School	BLUEchip Ranking	BLUEchip Rating)
Pati Sititi	DT	Fr	1.0	3.5	6'4	330	Shade (Cairnbrook, PA)	553	58.7 (***)
Jacory Kirkland	OLB	Fr	1.0	3.5	6'2	233	Wayne Hills (Wayne, NJ)	795	54.8 (***)
Kieran Dowdy	OLB	Fr	1.0	3.0	6'1	227	Indian River (Chesapeake, VA)	1375	47.9 (**)
Gavin Broughton	RB	Fr	1.0	3.0	5'8	177	Pocono Mountain River (Pocono, PA)	1406	47.5 (**)
Damian Griggs	P	Fr	1.0	3.0	6'2	199	Walt Whitman (Bethesda, MD)	1516	46.6 (**)
Henry Maloney	C	Fr	1.5	2.5	6'2	283	Cumberland Valley (Mechanicsburg, PA)	1601	46.0 (**)
Jaiden Mobley	OLB	Fr	1.5	2.5	6'2	240	Jacksonville (Jacksonville, NC)	1641	45.6 (**)
Xavier Jack	WR	Fr	1.0	2.5	6'1	205	Enka (Enka, NC)	1641	45.6 (**)
Zack Donnelly	OT	Fr	1.0	2.5	6'1	313	Wheeling Central Catholic (Wheeling, WV)	1722	44.3 (**)
Gabriel Alford	FS	Fr	1.0	1.5	5'11	187	Clearfield Area (Clearfield, PA)	2144	31.3 (*)

Summary

The Panthers, despite finishing 6-6, took home their first ever Coastal division title. Earning their second ever bowl win and coach Jumbo having his first ever player drafted made it an overall successful season for the Panthers.