The 2016 season's largest margin: Pittsburgh 56, Duke 14. A 42-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2016 — The Winning Chapter
Pittsburgh's 2016 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 PetermanQB2,855 passing yards
- James ConnerRB1,092 rushing yards
- Quadree HendersonWR631 rushing yards
- Chawntez MossRB227 rushing yards
- Jester WeahWR870 receiving yards
- Scott OrndoffTE579 receiving yards
- Dontez FordWR288 receiving yards
- Matt GalambosLB85 tackles
- Ryan LewisDB79 tackles
- Oluwaseun IdowuLB75 tackles
- Ejuan PriceDL13 sacks
- Shakir SotoDL4.5 sacks
- Quintin WirginisLB4 sacks
Season leaders, 2016.
The season's deepest loss: Pittsburgh 28, Miami 51. A 23-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: Pittsburgh fell to Northwestern 24-31 in the postseason.
"Hail to Pitt"
2016 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.