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Game Week: Panthers to Face No. 4 Clemson on Saturday Afternoon

11/23/2020 11:45:00 AM

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PITT (5-4, 4-4 ACC) vs. No. 4/4 CLEMSON (7-1, 6-1 ACC)
November 28, 2020 • 3:30 p.m., ET
Memorial Stadium (81,500/Natural Grass) • Clemson, S.C.
ESPN • Pitt Panthers Radio Network

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• Pitt travels for an ESPN nationally televised game at No. 4 Clemson, the second time this season the Panthers will face a Top-5 opponent. Pitt previously hosted then-No. 3 Notre Dame on Oct. 24.

• Clemson has won a schoolrecord 27 consecutive games at home, the longest active streak in the nation. The Tigers have not been defeated at Memorial Stadium since a 43-42 loss to Pitt on Nov. 12, 2016.

• Pitt's last victory over an opponent ranked in the Top 5 occurred on Nov. 24, 2017, when then-freshman QB Kenny Pickett led a 24-14 victory over No. 2 Miami at Heinz Field.

• Pickett is coming off one of the finest games of his career, throwing for 404 yards and accounting for three touchdowns (two passing) in the Panthers' 47-14 demolition of Virginia Tech at Heinz Field.

• Since 2015, Pat Narduzzi has directed Pitt to 28 victories in ACC play, the third-highest win total during that span (tied with Virginia Tech). The Panthers trail only Clemson (44) and Miami (31).

• Pitt leads the country in total tackles for loss (97) and tackles for loss per game (10.8). Linebacker SirVocea Dennis paces the ACC and ranks third nationally with 13.5 TFLs.

• The Panthers have a nationalbest 40 sacks, an average of 4.44 sacks per contest. Clemson quarterbacks have only been sacked 13 times this year (1.63 per game).

• Pitt leads the ACC and ranks fourth nationally with 12 intercepted passes this season, the Panthers' most since 2012. Clemson has only thrown three interceptions and averages 353.6 pass yards, tops in the ACC and fifth in the nation.

Series in Brief
Series Began: 1977
Series Overall: Pitt leads 2-1
ACC Series: Pitt leads 1-0
At Pittsburgh: 0-0
At Clemson: Pitt leads 1-0
At Neutral Sites: Series tied 1-1
Last Meeting: Dec. 1, 2018 (Clemson 42, Pitt 10, ACC Championship Game)
Last Meeting at CU: Nov. 12, 2016 (Pitt 43, Clemson 42)
Current Series Win Streak: Clemson has won 1 (2018)
Longest Pitt Series Win Streak: 2 games (1977, 2016)
Longest Clemson Series Win Streak: 1 game (2018)
Largest Pitt Victory Margin: 31 points (34-3, 1977)
Largest Clemson Victory Margin: 32 points (42-10, 2018)

Broadcast Information
Television • ESPN
Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), Todd McShay (field analyst), Molly McGrath (reporter)

Pitt Radio • 93.7 The Fan & Pitt Panthers Radio Network
Bill Hillgrove (play-by-play), Pat Bostick (analyst), Larry Richert (reporter)

SiriusXM Satellite Radio
XM 381, Internet 971

WPTS Radio (Pitt Student Station) • 92.1 FM

Online Audio
937thefan.radio.com

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