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#25

Pittsburgh

ACC · Conf Rank #3 ·
Net Rating +13.9
Strength of Schedule #63
Strength of Record #35
Passing & Rushing Breakdown
Passing
Att 224
Comp % 66.1%#47
Yards 1,809
YPA 8.1
ADOT 8.6
INT 3
Success 48.2%#46
PPA 0.36#45
Color = success rate vs FBS average
Deep Left
27.3%
3 / 11 completions
Yards 100
YPC 33.3
Success 27.3%#88
PPA 0.39#65
Deep Middle
33.3%
1 / 3 completionssmall sample
Yards 22
YPC 22.0
Success 33.3%#89
PPA -0.20#113
Deep Right
37.5%
6 / 16 completions
Yards 238
YPC 39.7
Success 37.5%#66
PPA 0.48#73
Short Left
70.9%
39 / 55 completions
Yards 393
YPC 10.1
Success 56.4%#28
PPA 0.40#48
Short Middle
69.6%
39 / 56 completions
Yards 471
YPC 12.1
Success 50.0%#70
PPA 0.46#68
Short Right
73.7%
56 / 76 completions
Yards 499
YPC 8.9
Success 47.4%#59
PPA 0.34#48
No recorded location 4 / 7 completions
Yards 86
YPA 12.3
Comp % 57.1%
Success 42.9%
PPA -0.78

217 of 224 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 Miami (OH) W 59–14
+25.0
Wk 2
vs UCF W 12–7
-4.9
Wk 3
vs Syracuse W 27–13
-1.4
Wk 4
vs Bucknell W 59–0
+3.4
Wk 5
@ Virginia Tech W 35–33
+2.2
Wk 6
vs North Carolina L 17–21
-16.2
Wk 7 Oct 17
@ Boston College Proj: -14.2 76% —
Wk 8 Oct 24
@ Miami Proj: +19.2 6% —
Wk 9 Oct 31
vs Georgia Tech Proj: -14.4 84% —
Wk 10
Bye — —
Wk 11 Nov 14
vs Florida State Proj: -6.2 67% —
Wk 12 Nov 21
@ Louisville Proj: +2.3 46% —
Wk 13 Nov 28
@ California Proj: -12.8 76% —