2019 Pittsburgh Panthers Season

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2019 Pittsburgh Panthers
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ConferenceACC Coastal
2019 record9-4 (6-1 ACC)
Head coachJumbo (6th year)
Offensive coordinatorErik Mims (4th year)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorMichael Williams (4th year)
Base defense3-4
CaptainMichael McBride (Sr year)
CaptainCorey Davis (Sr year)
CaptainBenjamin Rincon (So year)
Home stadiumHeinz Field
(Capacity: 65,050)
Seasons
« 20182020 »

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

Schedule

Regular Season

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result
1 #22 Oklahoma* #24 Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ESPN L 17-27  
2 at Notre Dame* Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN ESPN W 26-13  
3 #8 Clemson Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA ESPN L 17-20  
4 Bye    
5 Georgia Tech Heinz Field • Pittsbugh, PA ESPN W 41-6  
6 #2 Penn State* Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA ESPN L 17-19  
7 at TCU* Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX ESPN W 19-16  
8 Bye    
9 #21 Virginia Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA ESPN W 33-28  
10 Duke Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA ESPN W 26-14  
11 at Miami (FL) #23 Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL ESPN W 38-17  
12 at Virginia Tech #23 Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA ESPN W 41-35  
13 Bye    
14 at North Carolina #22 Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina ESPN W 44-16  
15 Bye    
16 West Virginia* Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA W 28-9  
*Non-conference game.

Post-season

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result
Conf. Championship vs. #1 Clemson #15 Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, NC L 23-45  
Orange Bowl #24 Vanderbilt* #22 Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL ESPN L 7-27  
*Non-conference game.

Personnel

Key Personnel

Key Personnel

Name Position Season at
Pittsburgh
Season in
current role
Jumbo Head Coach 6th 6th
Grant McConnell Quarterback 1st 1st
Rodrigo Rogers Running Back 4th 2nd
Adam Coles Wide Receiver 3rd 3rd
Michael McBride Defensive Tackle 5th 4th
Abe Rock Inside Linebacker 3rd 2nd
Corey Davis Strong Safety 4th 4th

Roster

2019 Pittsburgh Panthers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. Name Class
QB Cherry, CalvinCalvin Cherry Redshirt.png Jr
QB Kincaid, SebastianSebastian Kincaid So
QB McConnell, GrantGrant McConnell Jr
QB Minton, CameronCameron Minton So
RB Broughton, GavinGavin Broughton Sr
RB Daniel, JaedenJaeden Daniel Redshirt.png Jr
RB Navarrete, DamienDamien Navarrete (R) Fr
RB Rogers, RodrigoRodrigo Rogers Redshirt.png Sr
RB Simms, MalachiMalachi Simms So
RB Smiley, RaymondRaymond Smiley (R) Fr
FB Hauser, ElliotElliot Hauser Redshirt.png Fr
FB Wolf, MichaelMichael Wolf Fr
WR Barbour, JoshuaJoshua Barbour Redshirt.png Jr
WR Coles, AdamAdam Coles Redshirt.png So
WR Farrar, MarkMark Farrar Redshirt.png Sr
WR Jack, XavierXavier Jack Sr
WR Ritter, SamuelSamuel Ritter Jr
WR Torres, KadenKaden Torres So
TE Dobson, DavidDavid Dobson Redshirt.png Fr
TE Goodson, HunterHunter Goodson Redshirt.png Sr
TE Houston, JaredJared Houston So
TE Weber, JadenJaden Weber So
OT Donnelly, ZackZack Donnelly Sr
OT Jensen, WillieWillie Jensen Redshirt.png Sr
OT McDonalds, MatthewMatthew McDonalds Redshirt.png Fr
OT Reyna, JamieJamie Reyna Redshirt.png So
OT Sapolu, AnetereaAneterea Sapolu (R) Fr
OG Benson, MaxwellMaxwell Benson Jr
OG Carnes, KevinKevin Carnes So
OG Escobedo, DannyDanny Escobedo So
OG Ratliff, ArthurArthur Ratliff Redshirt.png Fr
OG Sanchez, KennethKenneth Sanchez Redshirt.png Sr
OG Thornton, NazirNazir Thornton So
OG Vogel, JustinJustin Vogel Redshirt.png Fr
C Branham, LoganLogan Branham Redshirt.png Fr
C Hannon, IsaacIsaac Hannon (R) Fr
C Kerns, TimTim Kerns Redshirt.png Jr
C Maloney, HenryHenry Maloney Sr
Defense
Pos. Name Class
DE Applegate, GrantGrant Applegate Redshirt.png Fr
DE Ibarra, LeoLeo Ibarra So
DE Mason, AlphaAlpha Mason So
DE Pruitt, MessiahMessiah Pruitt Redshirt.png So
DE Tillmann, PhillipPhillip Tillmann Redshirt.png Sr
DT Bradley, WilliamWilliam Bradley (R) So
DT Green, MarkMark Green So
DT Holliday, CarlosCarlos Holliday So
DT Lang, IsaacIsaac Lang Redshirt.png Sr
DT McBride, MichaelMichael McBride Redshirt.png Sr
DT Sititi, PatiPati Sititi Redshirt.png Jr
DT Waldron, MatthewMatthew Waldron Redshirt.png Fr
ILB Brinson, CarlosCarlos Brinson Fr
ILB Drummond, MarkMark Drummond So
ILB Newman, SimonSimon Newman Redshirt.png Fr
ILB Rock, AbeAbe Rock Redshirt.png So
OLB Cahill, PatrickPatrick Cahill (R) Jr
OLB Dowdy, KieranKieran Dowdy Redshirt.png Jr
OLB Fields, ZacharyZachary Fields Jr
OLB Johnston, JoeyJoey Johnston Redshirt.png Sr
OLB Kirkland, JacoryJacory Kirkland Redshirt.png Jr
OLB Laws, AydenAyden Laws Sr
OLB Mobley, JaidenJaiden Mobley Sr
OLB Webb, PrincePrince Webb (R) Fr
CB Christian, DariusDarius Christian Redshirt.png Jr
CB Davis, JeremiahJeremiah Davis Redshirt.png So
CB Green, AidanAidan Green Jr
CB Steward, KofiKofi Steward Sr
CB William, KhalilKhalil William Redshirt.png Jr
FS Dooley, GregoryGregory Dooley Redshirt.png So
FS McDowell, NicolasNicolas McDowell Redshirt.png Jr
FS Nunes, LiamLiam Nunes (R) So
FS Ricketts, HowardHoward Ricketts Redshirt.png Sr
FS Smart, NateNate Smart Sr
SS Alford, GabrielGabriel Alford Sr
SS Davis, CoreyCorey Davis Sr
Special teams
Pos. Name Class
K Beard, AlexAlex Beard So
K Beckett, JakeJake Beckett So
K Dooley, HunterHunter Dooley So
K Rincon, BenjaminBenjamin Rincon Redshirt.png So
P Griggs, DamianDamian Griggs Sr
P Justice, ElliotElliot Justice Redshirt.png Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • None

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2019 season

2019 3-Deep Depth Chart

Defense


FS
Gregory Dooley
Howard Ricketts
Nicolas McDowell


WLB ILB ILB SLB
Jacory Kirkland Abe Rock Simon Newman Joey Johnston
Ayden Laws Carlos Brinson Mark Drummond Kieran Dowdy
Zachary Fields Jaiden Mobley
SS
Corey Davis
Gabriel Alford
CB
Khalil William
Darius Christian
Aidan Green


DE NT DE
Messiah Pruitt Michael McBride Phillip Tillman
Leo Ibarra Matthew Waldron Grant Applegate
Pati Sititi Alpha Mason
CB
Jeremiah Davis
Kofi Steward
Aidan Green
Offense
WR
Adam Coles
Mark Farrar
Kaden Torres
WR
Xavier Jack
Joshua Barbour
LT LG C RG RT
Jamie Reyna Marc Kerns Tim Kerns Kenneth Sanchez Matthew McDonalds
Willie Jensen Maxwell Benson Logan Branham Arthur Ratliff Willie Jensen
Justin Vogel Henry Maloney Nazir Thornton Zack Donnelly
WR
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WR
Samuel Ritter
Joshua Barbour
QB
Grant McConnell
Calvin Cherry
Sebastian Kincaid
RB
Rodrigo Rogers
Jaeden Daniel
Gavin Broughton
Special Teams
PK Benjamin Rincon
P Elliot Justice
KR Xavier Jack
PR Xavier Jack



Recruiting

High School

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Dominique Baptiste
CB
Pittsburgh, PA Central Catholic HS 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Week 9 
Skill:3 stars   Potential:4.5 stars
Messiah Winston
QB
Pittsburgh, PA Central Catholic HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Week 9 
Skill:1 star   Potential:4.5 stars
Christian Cowart
OLB
North Pole, AK North Pole HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 243 lb (110 kg) Week 15 
Skill:1 star   Potential:4.5 stars
Kyle Gamble
SS
Camp Hill, PA Trinity HS 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Week 11 
Skill:1 star   Potential:4 stars
Kyle Becker
OLB
Saltsburg, PA Saltsburg HS 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 221 lb (100 kg) Week 16 
Skill:1 star   Potential:3.5 stars
Mamadou McLean
OG
Pylesville, MD North Harford Academy 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 176 lb (80 kg) Week 16 
Skill:2 stars   Potential:3 stars
Raymond Decker
OT
Parma, OH Sandwich HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 333 lb (151 kg) Week 16 
Skill:2 stars   Potential:3 stars
George Blackman
DE
Cincinnati, OH Deer Park HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 239 lb (108 kg) Week 16 
Skill:1 star   Potential:3 stars
Joshua Mathis
WR
Kennett Square, PA Unionville HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 169 lb (77 kg) Week 16 
Skill:1 star   Potential:3 stars
Aiden Lealofi
LS
Mount Carmel, PA Mount Carmel Area HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 238 lb (108 kg) Week 16 
Skill:1 star   Potential:3 stars
Shaun Brock
ILB
Annville, PA Annvile Cleona HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 258 lb (117 kg) Week 16 
Skill:1.5 stars   Potential:3 stars
Dontae Shelby
RB
Corry, PA Corry Area HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Week 16 
Skill:1 star   Potential:3 stars
Walter Meredith
OT
New Bethlehem, PA Redbank Valley HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 282 lb (128 kg) Week 16 
Skill:2 stars   Potential:2.5 stars
Blake Matson
RB
Cairnbrook, PA Shade HS 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Week 16 
Skill:1 star   Potential:2.5 stars
Samir Ingram
DE
Mechanicsburg, PA Cumberland Valley HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 243 lb (110 kg) Week 16 
Skill:1 star   Potential:2 stars
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.

Junior College Transfers

Pitt received no JUCO transfers in 2019.

Awards

1st Team All-ACC

C Tim Kerns (JR)
DT Michael McBride (SR)
K Benjamin Rincon (JR)

National Awards

Pitt players received no national awards in 2019.