ACC

Pittsburgh Panthers

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Season

Pittsburgh

2026 Team Statistics

Scoring

Points 287 178

Points / Game 31.9 19.8

Total Offense

Total Yards 4,015 2,888

Plays 648 577

Yards / Play 6.20 5.01

Rushing

Rushing Attempts 333 274

Rushing Yards 1,509 623

Yards / Attempt 4.53 2.27

Rushing Touchdowns 14 10

Passing

Pass Completions 192 191

Pass Attempts 315 303

Completion % 61.0% 63.0%

Net Passing Yards 2,506 2,265

Yards / Attempt 7.96 7.48

Passing Touchdowns 21 13

Interceptions Thrown 6 9

First Downs

First Downs 212 157

3rd Down

3rd Down Conversions 49 44

3rd Down Attempts 120 126

3rd Down % 40.8% 34.9%

4th Down

4th Down Conversions 8 4

4th Down Attempts 19 15

4th Down % 42.1% 26.7%

Turnovers

Turnovers 11 13

Fumbles Lost 5 4

Interceptions Thrown 6 9

Fumbles Recovered 4 5

Defense

Sacks 23 10

Tackles for Loss 60 34

Interceptions 9 6

Interception Return Yards 47 69

Interception Return Touchdowns 0 0

Penalties

Penalties 77 70

Penalty Yards 721 530

Possession

Possession Time 281:03 258:57

Kick Returns

Kick Returns 13 18

Kick Return Yards 231 450

Yards / Return 17.77 25.00

Kick Return Touchdowns 0 0

Punt Returns

Punt Returns 22 11

Punt Return Yards 184 70

Yards / Return 8.36 6.36

Punt Return Touchdowns 0 0

Offensive Statistics

Core Offense

Points / Opportunity 3.68

Success Rate 44.4%

PPA 0.146

Explosiveness 1.173

Opportunities 65

Drives 111

Plays 655

Rushing Offense

Stuff Rate 15.6%

Power Success 70.0%

Line Yards 3.23

Second-Level Yards 1.15

Open-Field Yards 0.90

Line Yards Total 1,037

Second-Level Yards Total 369

Open-Field Yards Total 288

Rushing Plays

Success Rate 45.8%

PPA 0.056

Explosiveness 0.754

Play Rate 49.0%

Passing Plays

Success Rate 43.9%

PPA 0.267

Explosiveness 1.591

Play Rate 48.7%

Situational Offense

Standard Downs Success Rate 49.7%

Standard Downs PPA 0.106

Standard Downs Explosiveness 0.987

Standard Downs Rate 68.9%

Passing Downs Success Rate 32.8%

Passing Downs PPA 0.236

Passing Downs Explosiveness 1.793

Passing Downs Rate 31.1%

Field Position

Average Start 69.0

Average Predicted Points 1.514

Havoc Allowed

Total Havoc 12.1%

Front Seven Havoc 6.4%

Defensive Back Havoc 5.6%

Opponent-Adjusted Offense

Adjusted Points / Drive 1.123

Adjusted Success Rate 5.2%

Adjusted PPA 0.086

Adjusted Explosiveness -0.002

Adjusted Points / Opportunity 0.899

Adjusted Stuff Rate 8.6%

Adjusted Power Success 15.3%

Adjusted Havoc Allowed 10.4%

Defensive Statistics

Core Defense

Points / Opportunity Allowed 3.08

Success Rate Allowed 33.0%

PPA Allowed -0.005

Explosiveness Allowed 1.506

Opportunities Faced 48

Drives Faced 114

Plays Faced 588

Rushing Defense

Stuff Rate 27.1%

Power Success Allowed 63.6%

Line Yards Allowed 2.01

Second-Level Yards Allowed 0.80

Open-Field Yards Allowed 0.85

Line Yards Total Allowed 506

Second-Level Yards Total Allowed 201

Open-Field Yards Total Allowed 0

Rushing Plays

Success Rate Allowed 29.9%

PPA Allowed -0.147

Explosiveness Allowed 1.046

Play Rate Faced 42.7%

Passing Plays

Success Rate Allowed 36.9%

PPA Allowed 0.175

Explosiveness Allowed 1.799

Play Rate Faced 53.9%

Situational Defense

Standard Downs Success Rate Allowed 36.9%

Standard Downs PPA Allowed -0.109

Standard Downs Explosiveness Allowed 1.178

Standard Downs Rate Faced 62.2%

Passing Downs Success Rate Allowed 26.6%

Passing Downs PPA Allowed 0.167

Passing Downs Explosiveness Allowed 2.255

Passing Downs Rate Faced 37.8%

Field Position

Average Opponent Start 72.0

Average Predicted Points -1.272

Havoc Created

Total Havoc 18.4%

Front Seven Havoc 12.2%

Defensive Back Havoc 6.1%

Opponent-Adjusted Defense

Adjusted Points / Drive 1.158

Adjusted Success Rate 13.3%

Adjusted PPA 0.229

Adjusted Explosiveness -0.216

Adjusted Points / Opportunity 1.117

Adjusted Stuff Rate 8.5%

Adjusted Power Success 14.9%

Adjusted Havoc 5.5%