The 2015 season's largest margin: Pittsburgh 31, Duke 13. A 18-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2015 — The Winning Chapter
Pittsburgh's 2015 season (8-5) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
Who carried it
- Nathan PetermanQB2,287 passing yards
- Qadree OllisonRB1,121 rushing yards
- Tyler BoydWR349 rushing yards
- Darrin HallRB257 rushing yards
- Dontez FordWR505 receiving yards
- J.P. HoltzTE350 receiving yards
- Scott OrndoffTE244 receiving yards
Season leaders, 2015.
The season's deepest loss: Pittsburgh 28, Navy 44. A 16-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: Pittsburgh fell to Navy 28-44 in the postseason.
"Hail to Pitt"
2015 is a middle chapter for Pittsburgh — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.