Pittsburgh 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results

Published 6:54 am Saturday, August 10, 2024

The Pittsburgh Panthers will open their 2024 college football schedule versus Kent State on August 31 — see below for more.

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2024 Pittsburgh Game and TV Schedule

Opponent Date/Time Score/Tickets TV Channel
Kent State August 31 | 12:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub ESPNU (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
@ Cincinnati September 7 | 12:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub ESPN (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
West Virginia September 14 | 3:30 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub ESPN (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
Youngstown State (FCS) September 21 | 3:30 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub ACC Network Extra
@ North Carolina October 5 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
California October 12 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
Syracuse October 24 | 7:30 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub ESPN (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
@ SMU November 2 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
Virginia November 9 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
Clemson November 16 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
@ Louisville November 23 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
@ Boston College November 30 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA

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Pittsburgh 2024 Strength of Schedule

  • According to their opponents’ combined win total last season, the Panthers will be facing the 73rd-ranked schedule in terms of toughness.
  • In terms of difficulty — and based on its opponents’ projected win total this season — Pittsburgh will be playing the 93rd-ranked schedule this year.
  • According to their ACC opponents’ combined win total last year, the Panthers will be facing the 43rd-ranked conference schedule in terms of difficulty.
  • Pittsburgh will play eight games this season against teams that went over .500 in 2023. That schedule includes two teams that had nine or more victories and three squads with three or fewer wins last season.
  • The Panthers have eight games scheduled against teams that made a bowl game last year.

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Pittsburgh Stat Insights (2023)

  • The Panthers ranked 18th-worst in total offense (317.9 yards per game) last season, but they played a little better on defense, ranking 51st with 361.6 yards allowed per game.
  • Pittsburgh was a bottom-25 scoring offense last year, ranking 18th-worst with 20.2 points per contest. Defensively, it ranked 75th in FBS (27.3 points allowed per game).
  • The Panthers put up 216 passing yards per game on offense last season, which ranked them 77th in FBS. On the other side of the ball, they ranked 42nd, allowing 211.4 passing yards per contest.
  • Pittsburgh ranked 13th-worst in rushing offense (101.9 rushing yards per game) last season, but it played better on defense, ranking 91st with 163.9 rushing yards allowed per contest.
  • While the Panthers’ third-down defense ranked 45th with a 36.6% third-down conversion rate allowed per game last season, they were less successful on offense, ranking 13th-worst with a 31.3% third-down percentage.
  • Pittsburgh owned the 102nd-ranked turnover margin in college football last season at -5, forcing 16 turnovers (86th in FBS) while turning it over 21 times (99th in FBS).

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