2018 Pittsburgh Panthers Season

2018 Pittsburgh Panthers
Conference	ACC Coastal
2018 record	9-4 (5-2 ACC)
Head coach	Jumbo (5th year)
Offensive coordinator	Erik Mims (3rd year)
Offensive scheme	TBA
Defensive coordinator	Michael Williams (3rd year)
Base defense	TBA
Captain	Luke Williams (Sr year)
Captain	Corey Davis (Jr year)
Captain	Mason Singleton (Sr year)
Home stadium	Heinz Field (Capacity: 65,050)
Seasons « 2017 2019 »

The 2018 Pittsburgh Panthers football season was their fifth season under coach Jumbo.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result
1	Auburn*	#21	Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	ESPN	L 24-28
2	at Notre Dame*		Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, Indiana	ESPN	W 20-16
3	Bye
4	at #19 Penn State*		Beaver Stadium • University Park, Pennsylvania	ESPN	L 21-23
5	at Georgia Tech		Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA	ESPN	L 52-59
6	#25 Washington*		Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN	W 20-0
7	at Syracuse		Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY	ESPN	W 28-21
8	Bye
9	at Virginia		Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	ESPN	W 21-13
10	at Duke		Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, North Carolina	ESPN	W 26-17
11	Miami (FL)		Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	ESPN	L 7-31
12	at Virginia Tech		Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	ESPN	W 41-17
13	Bye
14	North Carolina		Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	ESPN	W 24-17
15	Bye
16	at West Virginia*		Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, West Virginia		W 34-7
Bowl	#15 Texas*		Citrus Bowl Stadium • Orlando, FL	ESPN	W 23-20
*Non-conference game.

Roster

2017 Pittsburgh Panthers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. Name Class QB Cherry, CalvinCalvin Cherry  2.5 !So QB Kincaid, SebastianSebastian Kincaid 1.0 !Fr QB Minton, CameronCameron Minton 1.0 !Fr QB Paciglia, AdrianAdrian Paciglia  4.5 !Sr QB Williams, LukeLuke Williams (C)  4.5 !Sr RB Broughton, GavinGavin Broughton 5.0 !Jr RB Daniel, JaedenJaeden Daniel  2.5 !So RB Rogers, RodrigoRodrigo Rogers  2.5 !So RB Simms, MalachiMalachi Simms 1.0 !Fr FB Hauser, ElliotElliot Hauser (R) 1.0 !Fr FB McKenzie, MarlonMarlon McKenzie  4.5 !Sr WR Barbour, JoshuaJoshua Barbour  2.5 !So WR Coles, AdamAdam Coles  1.5 !Fr WR Farrar, MarkMark Farrar  3.5 !Jr WR Jack, XavierXavier Jack 5.0 !Jr WR Ritter, SamuelSamuel Ritter 3.0 !So WR Torres, KadenKaden Torres 1.0 !Fr TE Dobson, DavidDavid Dobson (R) 1.0 !Fr TE Goodson, HunterHunter Goodson  3.5 !Jr TE Houston, JaredJared Houston 1.0 !Fr TE Weber, JadenJaden Weber 1.0 !Fr OT Cherry, JeffreyJeffrey Cherry  4.5 !Sr OT Donnelly, ZackZack Donnelly 5.0 !Jr OT England, MarcusMarcus England 57.0 !Sr OT Jensen, WillieWillie Jensen  3.5 !Jr OT McDonalds, MatthewMatthew McDonalds (R) 1.0 !Fr OT Reyna, JamieJamie Reyna  1.5 !Fr OG Battle, RandallRandall Battle  4.5 !Sr OG Benson, MaxwellMaxwell Benson 3.0 !So OG Bergman, JohnJohn Bergman 57.0 !Sr OG Brooks, ElijahElijah Brooks  4.5 !Sr OG Carnes, KevinKevin Carnes 1.0 !Fr OG Escobedo, DannyDanny Escobedo 1.0 !Fr OG Ratliff, ArthurArthur Ratliff (R) 1.0 !Fr OG Sanchez, KennethKenneth Sanchez  3.5 !Jr OG Thornton, NazirNazir Thornton 1.0 !Fr OG Vogel, JustinJustin Vogel (R) 1.0 !Fr C Branham, LoganLogan Branham (R) 1.0 !Fr C Frazier, DouglasDouglas Frazier 57.0 !Sr C Kerns, TimTim Kerns  2.5 !So C Maloney, HenryHenry Maloney 5.0 !Jr C Scott, RogerRoger Scott 57.0 !Sr	Defense Pos. Name Class DE Applegate, GrantGrant Applegate (R) 1.0 !Fr DE Herrmann, AlexanderAlexander Herrmann  4.5 !Sr DE Ibarra, LeoLeo Ibarra 1.0 !Fr DE Mason, AlphaAlpha Mason 1.0 !Fr DE Morris, MaximMaxim Morris 57.0 !Sr DE Pruitt, MessiahMessiah Pruitt  1.5 !Fr DE Tillmann, PhillipPhillip Tillmann  3.5 !Jr DT Bradley, WilliamWilliam Bradley 1.0 !Fr DT Holliday, CarlosCarlos Holliday 1.0 !Fr DT Lang, IsaacIsaac Lang  3.5 !Jr DT Mattson, TerryTerry Mattson  4.5 !Sr DT McBride, MichaelMichael McBride  3.5 !Jr DT Sititi, PatiPati Sititi  2.5 !So DT Stephens, HughHugh Stephens 57.0 !Sr DT Waldron, MatthewMatthew Waldron (R) 1.0 !Fr ILB Adams, JohnJohn Adams  3.5 !Jr ILB Drummond, MarkMark Drummond 1.0 !Fr ILB McFarland, MarkMark McFarland 57.0 !Sr ILB Newman, SimonSimon Newman (R) 1.0 !Fr ILB Rock, AbeAbe Rock  1.5 !Fr OLB Cahill, PatrickPatrick Cahill 3.0 !So OLB Dowdy, KieranKieran Dowdy  2.5 !So OLB Fields, ZacharyZachary Fields 3.0 !So OLB Johnston, JoeyJoey Johnston  3.5 !Jr OLB Kirkland, JacoryJacory Kirkland  1.5 !Fr OLB Laws, AydenAyden Laws 5.0 !Jr OLB Mobley, JaidenJaiden Mobley 5.0 !Jr CB Austin, DanielDaniel Austin 3.0 !So CB Christian, DariusDarius Christian  2.5 !So CB Davis, JeremiahJeremiah Davis  2.5 !So CB Green, AidanAidan Green 3.0 !So CB Steward, KofiKofi Steward 5.0 !Jr CB William, KhalilKhalil William  2.5 !So FS Hunter, MichaelMichael Hunter 57.0 !Sr FS Dooley, GregoryGregory Dooley (R) 1.0 !Fr FS Johns, JimmyJimmy Johns 57.0 !Sr FS McDowell, NicolasNicolas McDowell  2.5 !So FS Nunes, LiamLiam Nunes 1.0 !Fr FS Ricketts, HowardHoward Ricketts  3.5 !Jr FS Rucker, DarrenDarren Rucker 57.0 !Sr FS Smart, NateNate Smart 57.0 !Sr SS Alford, GabrielGabriel Alford 5.0 !Jr SS Davis, CoreyCorey Davis 5.0 !Jr SS Edwards, JohnJohn Edwards  4.5 !Sr	Special teams Pos. Name Class K Beard, AlexAlex Beard 1.0 !Fr K Beckett, JakeJake Beckett 1.0 !Fr K Dooley, HunterHunter Dooley 1.0 !Fr K Rincon, BenjaminBenjamin Rincon  1.5 !Fr P Griggs, DamianDamian Griggs 5.0 !Jr P Justice, ElliotElliot Justice (R) 1.0 !Fr P Singleton, MasonMason Singleton  4.5 !Sr	Head coach Jumbo Coordinators/assistant coaches None Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 2018 season

2018 3-Deep Depth Chart

Defense FS Darren Rucker Howard Ricketts Nicolas McDowell WLB ILB ILB SLB Ayden Laws Abe Rock John Adams Joey Johnston Jacory Kirkland John Edwards Mark McFarland Jacory Kirkland Kieran Dowdy ⋅ ⋅ Kieran Dowdy SS Corey Davis John Edwards Gabriel Alford CB Khalil William Jeremiah Davis Kofi Steward DE NT DE Maxim Morris Michael McBride Alexander Herrmann Phillip Tillman Hugh Stephens Phillip Tillman Messiah Pruitt Pati Sititi Alpha Mason CB Daniel Austin Darius Christian Aidan Green Offense WR Samuel Ritter Mark Farrar ⋅ LT LG C RG RT Jeffrey Cherry Randall Battle Tim Kerns Marc Kerns Marcus England Willie Jensen Elijah Brooks Douglas Frazier Elijah Brooks Jamie Reyna Jamie Reyna John Bergman Henry Maloney Kenneth Sanchez Zack Donnelly TE Hunter Goodson Jared Houston Jaden Weber WR Adam Coles Joshua Barbour ⋅ QB Luke Williams Adrian Paciglia Calvin Cherry RB Jaeden Daniel Rodrigo Rogers Gavin Broughton FB Marlon McKenzie ⋅ ⋅ Special Teams PK Samuel Rincon P Mason Singleton KR Xavier Jack PR Xavier Jack

Stats

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	QB Rating
Luke Williams	QB	(Jr)	4.5	4.5	12	344	570	60.00%	4204	31	9	137.09

Rushing

Name	Position	Class	Skill	Potential	Games	Carries	Yards	Yds/Car	TD	Fumbles Lost	100yd Games
Jaeden Daniel	RB	(So)	2.5	3.5	10	112	401	3.58	6	0	0
Rodrigo Rogers	RB	(So)	4.0	4.0	2	29	114	3.93	0	0	0

Receiving

Name	Position	Class	Skill	Potential	Receptions	Yards	Yds/Rec	TD
Adam Coles	WR	(Fr)	2.0	5.0	83	1,083	13.05	6
Samuel Ritter	WR	Fr	3.0	4.0	85	986	11.60	6
Hunter Goodson	TE	Jr	4.0	4.0	50	683	12.76	13
Mark Farrar	WR	(So)	3.5	3.5	16	193	12.06	3
Joshua Barbour	WR	(So)	2.5	3.5	7	105	15.00	1
Jaeden Daniel	RB	(So)	2.5	3.5	3	37	12.33	1

Defensive

Name	Position	Class	Skill	Potential	Games	Tackles	Sacks	INT	Safety	FF	FR	TD	Kick Block
Abe Rock	ILB	(Fr)	3.0	4.5	6	35	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Michael McBride	DT	(Jr)	4.5	5.0	5	22	8.0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Corey Davis	SS	Jr	5.0	5.0	5	44	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Joey Johnston	OLB	(Jr)	3.5	3.5	4	21	0.5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ayden Laws	OLB	Jr	3.0	4	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Khalil William	CB	(So)	4.0	4.0	3	14	0	2	0	0	0	1	0
Darren Rucker	FS	Sr	4.5	4.5	3	8	0	3	0	0	0	1	0
Daniel Austin	CB	Sr	3.5	3.5	2	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Maxim Morris	DE	Jr	4.0	4.0	2	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
John Adams	ILB	(Sr)	4.0	4.0	2	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0