2015 Game 5: Virginia at Pitt

Game day from Heinz Field. It feels good to be home!
Preview:
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"FOOTBALL RETURNS TO HEINZ FIELD TO HOST VIRGINIA THIS SATURDAY
The Panthers eye a 2-0 start in ACC play when the Cavaliers visit Pittsburgh.
Oct. 5, 2015
PITT vs. VIRGINIA
October 10, 2015 • 12:30 p.m., ET
Heinz Field (68,400/Natural Grass) • Pittsburgh, Pa.
ACC Network • Pitt IMG Sports Radio Network
PittsburghPanthers.com • @GoPittFootball • #UVAvsPITT
GAME STORYLINES
Pitt looks to build on its 3-1 start when it hosts ACC Coastal Division foe Virginia this Saturday. The Panthers are back at Heinz Field following three consecutive away games. Pitt completed its road swing with a 17-13 victory over Virginia Tech in its ACC opener.
The Cavaliers visit Heinz Field with a 1-3 mark. However, their three losses are to teams with a combined 12-3 record (UCLA, Notre Dame and Boise State). Virginia defeated Pitt last year, 24-19.
A win over Virginia would give Pitt its first 4-1 start since the 2009 season. The Panthers have opened with a 4-1 record five times in the past 15 seasons. Since joining the ACC in 2013, Pitt has never won its opening two league games.
The Panthers enter the Virginia contest with 699 all-time wins. A victory over UVA would make Pitt just the 19th Bowl Subdivision team to achieve 700 all-time wins.
Pitt boasts one of the country’s most productive defenses. The Panthers own national top-5 rankings in quarterback sacks (second, an ACC-best 4.25 sacks/game), rushing defense (fourth, 71.3 yards/game) and total defense (fourth, 243.8 yards/game).
With their seven sacks at Virginia Tech, the Panthers now have 17 through four games. In comparison, the Panthers had only 19 sacks in 13 contests last year.
Twelve different Pitt players have been in on sacks this season. Senior defensive end Ejuan Price paces the team with three sacks followed by senior linebacker Nicholas Grigsby with 2.5.
On the other side of the ball, Pitt features a viable All-America and ACC Offensive Player of the Year candidate in receiver Tyler Boyd. The junior leads the ACC in receptions (8.7 avg.) and receiving yards (91.3 avg.) per game. Boyd is the nation’s active career leader with 6.52 catches per contest.
BROADCAST INFORMATION
Television • ACC Network (WTAE, Channel 4, in Pittsburgh)
Tim Brant, play-by-play
Dave Archer, analyst
Roddy Jones, reporter
Pitt Radio • 93.7 The Fan & the Pitt IMG Sports Network
Bill Hillgrove, play-by-play
Pat Bostick, analyst
Larry Richert, reporter
SiriusXM Satellite Radio
Sirius Channel 145, XM Channel 193
WPTS Radio (Pitt Student Station) • 92.1 FM
Pitt IMG Sports Network Online Audio Options
PittsburghPanthers.com via CSLive
Pitt Gameday LIVE App
iOS
Android
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SERIES NOTES
This is the eighth meeting between Pitt and Virginia in a series that dates back to 1953...Pitt leads the series, 4-3...the Cavaliers won last season’s encounter at Scott Stadium, 24-19...in 2013, Pitt triumphed, 14-3, at Heinz Field in the first Atlantic Coast Conference meeting between the two schools...Pitt and Virginia meet annually as members of the ACC’s Coastal Division...the Panthers are 3-0 against Virginia in Pittsburgh...in addition to its 2013 victory, Pitt owns home wins in 2006 (38-13) and 1955 (18-7)...Virginia has a 2-1 edge in games played in Charlottesville, winning in 2014 and 2007 (44-14)...Pitt’s lone road win in the UVA series occurred in 1953 (26-0)...the lone postseason encounter took place in the 2003 Continental Tire Bowl in Charlotte, a game that featured Pitt receiver Larry Fitzgerald and UVA standouts Matt Schaub at quarterback and Heath Miller at tight end...the Cavaliers won that bowl matchup, 23-16.
SERIES IN BRIEF
Series Began: 1953
Series Overall: Pitt leads 4-3
ACC Series: Series tied 1-1
At Pittsburgh: Pitt leads 3-0
At Virginia: UVA leads 2-1
Neutral Sites: UVA leads 1-0 (UVA won 2003 Charlotte Bowl, 23-16)
Last Meeting: Oct. 4, 2014 (UVA won, 24-19)
Last Meeting at Pitt: Sept. 28, 2013 (Pitt won, 14-3)
Current Series Streak: UVA has won 1 (2014)
Longest Pitt Series Win Streak: 2 games (1953, 1955)
Longest UVA Series Win Streak: 1 game (3 times, 2003; ‘07; ‘14)
Largest Pitt Victory Margin: 26 points (26-0, 1953)
Largest UVA Victory Margin: 30 points (44-14, 2007)

—PITT—"