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#30

Pittsburgh

ACC · Conf Rank #4 ·
Net Rating +8.6
Strength of Schedule #49
Strength of Record #46
Efficient OffenseElite Disruptive DefenseAbove-Average Roster
Passing & Rushing Breakdown
Passing
Att 461
Comp % 62.3%#63
Yards 3,555
YPA 7.7
ADOT 8.1
INT 15
Success 43.2%#74
PPA 0.28#50
Color = success rate vs FBS average
Deep Left
44.4%
4 / 9 completionssmall sample
Yards 131
YPC 32.8
Success 44.4%#27
PPA 0.67#45
Deep Middle
57.1%
4 / 7 completionssmall sample
Yards 164
YPC 41.0
Success 57.1%#27
PPA 2.10#13
Deep Right
27.3%
3 / 11 completions
Yards 77
YPC 25.7
Success 27.3%#83
PPA 0.35#60
Short Left
61.3%
38 / 62 completions
Yards 365
YPC 9.6
Success 40.3%#94
PPA 0.10#102
Short Middle
68.1%
47 / 69 completions
Yards 497
YPC 10.6
Success 46.4%#87
PPA 0.30#109
Short Right
63.3%
38 / 60 completions
Yards 283
YPC 7.5
Success 36.7%#98
PPA 0.13#82
No recorded location 153 / 243 completions
Yards 2,038
YPA 8.4
Comp % 63.0%
Success 44.9%
PPA 0.29

218 of 461 pass attempts have a recorded zone; the rest are in the row above.

What do these stats mean?
Success rate
Share of plays that gained enough to keep the offense on schedule (roughly half the needed yards on 1st down, 70% on 2nd, all of it on 3rd/4th).
PPA
Predicted points added per play: how much each play changed the offense's expected points.
ADOT
Average depth of target: how far downfield the average throw travels in the air.
YAC
Yards gained after the catch.
Explosiveness
How big the successful plays are, on average.
Stuff rate
Share of carries stopped at or behind the line of scrimmage.
Line yards
Rushing yards credited to the offensive line rather than the runner.
Second level / open field
Yards gained beyond the line: the second level is roughly 5-10 yards past the line of scrimmage, open field is farther. The bar under each rushing tile shows each source as a share of the three combined.
#12 (rank)
Season rank among FBS teams with meaningful volume in that spot. #1 is best; on Defense Allowed, #1 allowed the least. Ranks are hidden in single-game views.
Small sample
Fewer than 10 plays in a season (3 in a single game). These tiles are dimmed and not colored.
Defense Allowed
Same stats, but for what opponents did against this team. Lower is better there.

Schedule & Results

Week Opponent Result / Prediction vs Prediction
Wk 1
vs Duquesne W 61–9
+12.2
Wk 2
vs Central Michigan W 45–17
+9.1
Wk 3
@ West Virginia L 24–31
-10.3
Wk 4
Bye — —
Wk 5
vs Louisville L 27–34
-4.3
Wk 6
vs Boston College W 48–7
+33.5
Wk 7
@ Florida State W 34–31
+8.4
Wk 8
@ Syracuse W 30–13
+9.5
Wk 9
vs NC State W 53–34
+12.6
Wk 10
@ Stanford W 35–20
-1.6
Wk 11
Bye — —
Wk 12
vs Notre Dame L 15–37
-9.6
Wk 13
@ Georgia Tech W 42–28
+14.9
Wk 14
vs Miami L 7–38
-23.1
Go Bowling Military Bowl
@ East Carolina L 17–23
-9.1