Pitt : 2015 Season Game Thread - Game 3: Pitt at Iowa

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"UNBEATEN PANTHERS TRAVEL TO IOWA FOR SATURDAY NIGHT CLASH
Read Pitt's updated game notes, statistics and depth chart for the Iowa game.
Sept. 14, 2015
PITT vs. IOWA
September 19, 2015 • 8 p.m., ET
Kinnick Stadium (70,585/FieldTurf) • Iowa City, Iowa
Big Ten Network • Pitt IMG Sports Radio Network
PittsburghPanthers.com • @GoPittFootball • #PITTvsIOWA

LINK (PDF): Pitt Game Notes (Iowa)

GAME STORYLINES
Pitt continues non-conference play this week when it travels to face Big Ten foe Iowa at Kinnick Stadium. The Panthers and Hawkeyes are both 2-0 and looking to continue their early season momentum. Pitt is coming off a 24-7 victory at Akron, while Iowa defeated rival Iowa State, 31-17.
Close calls and fourth-quarter drama have ruled recent Pitt-Iowa series history. In the past three meetings, the average margin of victory has been three points. The Hawkeyes rallied from double-digit deficits to win each of the past two games, 31-27 in 2011 and 24-20 in 2014. The Panthers won in 2008, 21-20.
The Panthers are seeking a 3-0 start for the second consecutive year and fourth time since 2000. Pitt previously opened a season with three victories in 2000, 2009 and 2014. Those quick starts ultimately resulted in bowl invitations in each of those years.
Although only two games into the season, Pitt’s play on defense has been very encouraging. The Panthers boast national top 25 rankings in quarterback sacks (fourth, 4.50 sacks/game), third-down defense (10th, 19%), total defense (20th, 258.5 yds./game) and rush defense (22nd, 88.0 yards/game).
The Panthers have nine sacks in two games. Last year Pitt had only 19 sacks in 13 games.
With All-America tailback James Conner out for the year due to injury, Pitt is relying on a youthful backfield to carry the running game.
Redshirt freshman Qadree Ollison and true frosh Darrin Hall combined for 133 yards and two touchdowns on 33 carries in the Akron victory. A week prior, Ollison rushed for 207 yards in just two quarters of play against Youngstown State.

BROADCAST INFORMATION
Television • Big Ten Network
Joe Beninati, play-by-play
Chuck Long, analyst
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 135, XM Channel 196
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 seventh meeting between Pitt and Iowa in a series that dates back to the 1931 season...the series is tied, 3-3, but Iowa has won each of the past two games (2011 and 2014)...the Panthers held double-digit leads in each of those contests only to be upended by second-half rallies...this year’s game marks Pitt’s first visit to Iowa City since 2011, when the host Hawkeyes rallied from a 21-point third-quarter deficit to win, 31-27...the Panthers are 1-2 in games played at Iowa, the lone victory occurring in 1931 (20-0)...Pitt’s last win in the series occurred in 2008, a 21-20 decision at Heinz Field...prior to 2008, the two schools had not played since 1952, a 26-14 win by the Panthers in Pitt Stadium...the 2015 encounter marks the final contest in a four-game pact between Pitt and Iowa...Hawkeyes head coach Kirk Ferentz has extensive ties to Pitt and Pittsburgh...Ferentz is a graduate of Upper St. Clair High School and served as a graduate assistant on Jackie Sherrill’s 1980 Pitt coaching staff.
Series Began: 1931
Series Overall: Series tied, 3-3
At Pittsburgh: Pitt leads 2-1
At Iowa: Iowa leads 2-1
At Neutral Sites: 0-0
Last Meeting: Sept. 20, 2014 (Iowa won, 24-20)
Current Series Win Streak: Iowa has won 2 (2011, 2014)
Longest Pitt Series Win Streak: 2 games (1952, 2008)
Longest Iowa Series Win Streak: 2 games (2011, 2014)
Largest Pitt Margin of Victory: 20 points (20-0, 1931)
Largest Iowa Margin of Victory: 17 points (34-17, 1951)

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