ACC

Pittsburgh Panthers

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Season

Pittsburgh

2026 Team Statistics

Scoring

Points 192 67

Points / Game 38.4 13.4

Total Offense

Total Yards 2,390 1,477

Plays 351 306

Yards / Play 6.81 4.83

Rushing

Rushing Attempts 172 137

Rushing Yards 810 286

Yards / Attempt 4.71 2.09

Rushing Touchdowns 8 3

Passing

Pass Completions 120 103

Pass Attempts 179 169

Completion % 67.0% 60.9%

Net Passing Yards 1,580 1,191

Yards / Attempt 8.83 7.05

Passing Touchdowns 17 5

Interceptions Thrown 1 5

First Downs

First Downs 123 77

3rd Down

3rd Down Conversions 30 20

3rd Down Attempts 65 69

3rd Down % 46.2% 29.0%

4th Down

4th Down Conversions 5 2

4th Down Attempts 9 6

4th Down % 55.6% 33.3%

Turnovers

Turnovers 2 7

Fumbles Lost 1 2

Interceptions Thrown 1 5

Fumbles Recovered 2 1

Defense

Sacks 10 5

Tackles for Loss 31 20

Interceptions 5 1

Interception Return Yards 3 4

Interception Return Touchdowns 0 0

Penalties

Penalties 44 42

Penalty Yards 397 352

Possession

Possession Time 158:08 141:52

Kick Returns

Kick Returns 5 13

Kick Return Yards 90 335

Yards / Return 18.00 25.77

Kick Return Touchdowns 0 0

Punt Returns

Punt Returns 11 3

Punt Return Yards 97 17

Yards / Return 8.82 5.67

Punt Return Touchdowns 0 0

Offensive Statistics

Core Offense

Points / Opportunity 4.26

Success Rate 46.0%

PPA 0.256

Explosiveness 1.293

Opportunities 38

Drives 60

Plays 354

Rushing Offense

Stuff Rate 19.3%

Power Success 66.7%

Line Yards 3.14

Second-Level Yards 1.21

Open-Field Yards 1.27

Line Yards Total 521

Second-Level Yards Total 201

Open-Field Yards Total 210

Rushing Plays

Success Rate 44.0%

PPA 0.063

Explosiveness 0.871

Play Rate 46.9%

Passing Plays

Success Rate 48.4%

PPA 0.460

Explosiveness 1.643

Play Rate 51.4%

Situational Offense

Standard Downs Success Rate 50.4%

Standard Downs PPA 0.184

Standard Downs Explosiveness 1.114

Standard Downs Rate 70.1%

Passing Downs Success Rate 35.8%

Passing Downs PPA 0.425

Passing Downs Explosiveness 1.883

Passing Downs Rate 29.9%

Field Position

Average Start 68.9

Average Predicted Points 1.532

Havoc Allowed

Total Havoc 11.3%

Front Seven Havoc 6.8%

Defensive Back Havoc 4.5%

Opponent-Adjusted Offense

Adjusted Points / Drive 1.124

Adjusted Success Rate 7.5%

Adjusted PPA 0.217

Adjusted Explosiveness 0.194

Adjusted Points / Opportunity 0.826

Adjusted Stuff Rate 8.9%

Adjusted Power Success 27.5%

Adjusted Havoc Allowed 18.5%

Defensive Statistics

Core Defense

Points / Opportunity Allowed 2.52

Success Rate Allowed 31.4%

PPA Allowed -0.054

Explosiveness Allowed 1.450

Opportunities Faced 23

Drives Faced 62

Plays Faced 315

Rushing Defense

Stuff Rate 30.5%

Power Success Allowed 58.8%

Line Yards Allowed 1.75

Second-Level Yards Allowed 0.76

Open-Field Yards Allowed 0.40

Line Yards Total Allowed 224

Second-Level Yards Total Allowed 97

Open-Field Yards Total Allowed 0

Rushing Plays

Success Rate Allowed 28.1%

PPA Allowed -0.217

Explosiveness Allowed 1.029

Play Rate Faced 40.6%

Passing Plays

Success Rate Allowed 35.1%

PPA Allowed 0.147

Explosiveness Allowed 1.695

Play Rate Faced 55.2%

Situational Defense

Standard Downs Success Rate Allowed 37.6%

Standard Downs PPA Allowed -0.125

Standard Downs Explosiveness Allowed 1.111

Standard Downs Rate Faced 61.6%

Passing Downs Success Rate Allowed 21.5%

Passing Downs PPA Allowed 0.059

Passing Downs Explosiveness Allowed 2.402

Passing Downs Rate Faced 38.4%

Field Position

Average Opponent Start 74.3

Average Predicted Points -1.082

Havoc Created

Total Havoc 17.1%

Front Seven Havoc 11.4%

Defensive Back Havoc 5.7%

Opponent-Adjusted Defense

Adjusted Points / Drive 1.921

Adjusted Success Rate 15.3%

Adjusted PPA 0.290

Adjusted Explosiveness -0.170

Adjusted Points / Opportunity 1.330

Adjusted Stuff Rate 10.6%

Adjusted Power Success 23.3%

Adjusted Havoc 4.2%