2014 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

2014 Pittsburgh Panthers football

Armed Forces Bowl vs. Houston, L 34–35
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference Coastal Division
2014 record	6–7 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach	Paul Chryst (3rd year) Joe Rudolph (interim)
Offensive coordinator	Joe Rudolph (3rd year)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Matt House (2nd as coordinator; 3rd overall year)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Heinz Field (Capacity: 65,500)

2014 ACC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Atlantic Division
#5 Florida State x$^		8	–	0		13	–	1
#15 Clemson		6	–	2		10	–	3
#24 Louisville		5	–	3		9	–	4
Boston College		4	–	4		7	–	6
NC State		3	–	5		8	–	5
Syracuse		1	–	7		3	–	9
Wake Forest		1	–	7		3	–	9
Coastal Division
#8 Georgia Tech x		6	–	2		11	–	3
Duke		5	–	3		9	–	4
North Carolina		4	–	4		6	–	7
Pittsburgh		4	–	4		6	–	7
Miami		3	–	5		6	–	7
Virginia Tech		3	–	5		7	–	6
Virginia		3	–	5		5	–	7
Championship: Florida State 37, Georgia Tech 35
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions As of January 1, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Panthers were led by head coach Paul Chryst and played their home games at Heinz Field. They were a member of the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). This was Pitt's second season as a member of the ACC. They finished the season 6–7, 4–4 in ACC play to finish in a tie for third place in the Coastal Division. They were invited to the Armed Forces Bowl where they lost to Houston.

On December 18, head coach Paul Chryst resigned to become the head coach at Wisconsin.^[1] He finished with a three-year record of 19–19. Offensive coordinator Joe Rudolph was the Panthers interim head coach in the Armed Forces Bowl.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
Sat. Aug. 30	12:00 p.m.	Delaware*	Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN3	W 62–0	40,549
Fri. Sep. 5	7:00 p.m.	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN	W 30–20	30,083
Sat. Sep. 13	12:00 p.m.	at FIU*	FIU Stadium • Miami, FL	FS1	W 42–25	10,147
Sat. Sep. 20	12:00 p.m.	Iowa*	Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA	ESPNU	L 20–24	48,895
Sat. Sep. 27	1:30 p.m.	Akron*	Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN3	L 10–21	40,059
Sat. Oct. 4	7:30 p.m.	at Virginia	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	ACCRSN	L 19–24	43,307
Thu. Oct. 16	7:30 p.m.	Virginia Tech	Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN	W 21–16	43,125
Sat. Oct. 25	3:30 p.m.	Georgia Tech	Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA	ESPNU	L 28–56	44,734
Sat. Nov. 1	12:00 p.m.	#24 Duke	Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA	ESPNU	L 48–51 ^2OT	39,293
Sat. Nov. 15	12:30 p.m.	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	ACCN	L 35–40	53,000
Sat. Nov. 22	3:30 p.m.	Syracuse	Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA (Rivalry)	ESPNU	W 30–7	32,549
Sat. Nov. 29	7:00 p.m.	at Miami (FL)	Sun Life Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL	ESPN2	W 35–23	61,106
Fri. Jan. 2	12:00 p.m.	vs. Houston*	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX (Armed Forces Bowl)	ESPN	L 34–35	37,888
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Coaching staff

2014 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff

	Coaching Staff Paul Chryst – Head Coach/Quarterbacks Joe Rudolph – Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator/Tight Ends Matt House – Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Chris Haering – Outside Linebackers/Special Teams Inoke Breckterfield – Defensive Tackles John Palermo – Defensive Ends Jim Hueber – Offensive Line Troy Douglas – Secondary John Settle – Running Backs Greg Lewis – Wide Receivers			Support Staff Chris LaSala – Assistant Athletic Director/Football Operations Bob Junko – Director of Player Development and High School Relations Hank Poteat – Defensive Graduate Assistant Taylor Mehlhaff – Special Teams Graduate Assistant Jon Budmayr – Offensive Graduate Assistant Ryan Turnley – Offensive Graduate Assistant			Strength and Conditioning Staff Ross Kolodziej – Strength and Conditioning Coach Brian Calhoun – Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach Kenechi Udeze – Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach Bill Nagy – Strength and Conditioning Graduate Assistant

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Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
T. J. Clemmings	Tackle	4	110	Minnesota Vikings

References

↑ http://www.wtae.com/sports/pitt-coach-chryst-waiting-on-wisconsin-decision/30245886
↑ "2014 Pittsburgh Football Spring Prospectus" (PDF). University of Pittsburgh Department of Athletics. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
↑ Hinnen, Jerry (February 14, 2014). "Brooks Bollinger Leaves Pitt Staff, John Settle Hired as RB Coach". CBS Sports. Retrieved June 17, 2014.

Pittsburgh Panthers football

Venues	Recreation Park (1898–1904) Exposition Park (1904–1908) Forbes Field (1909–1924) Pitt Stadium (1925–1999) Three Rivers Stadium (2000) Heinz Field (2001–present) UPMC Sports Performance Complex (practice)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games West Virginia (Backyard Brawl) Penn State Notre Dame Syracuse Cincinnati (River City Rivalry)

Culture & lore	Panthers "Hail to Pitt" "Pitt Victory Song" Marching band

People	Head coaches All-Americans NFL draftees

Seasons	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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