Football
PITT (4-2, 1-1 ACC) at LOUISVILLE (3-3, 1-3 ACC)
October 22, 2022 • 8 p.m. (ET)
Cardinal Stadium (60,800/FieldTurf) • Louisville, Ky.
ACC Network • 93.7 The Fan • Pitt Panthers Radio Network
Game Storylines
• The Panthers play their first road game in more than a month when they face Louisville in Cardinal Stadium for an ACC Network primetime telecast.
• Pitt has won seven consecutive away games dating back to the 2020 season, its longest road winning streak since the Dan Marino-led teams of 1980-82 won 13 consecutive away contests.
• The Panthers boast the nation’s second-longest active road game winning streak, trailing only Georgia’s nine consecutive road wins.
• Pitt last visited Louisville in 2011, when both teams were members of the Big East. The Panthers won that contest, 21-14.
• The Panthers have defeated Louisville in six of the last seven encounters overall.
• Since 2015, Pat Narduzzi has directed Pitt to 37 victories in ACC play, the third-highest win total during that span. The Panthers trail only Clemson (57) and Miami (38).
• The Panthers are 11-3 over their last 14 ACC contests dating back to the 2020 season.
• Israel Abanikanda leads the entire country with an average of 186.17 all-purpose yards per contest.
• In his last outing, the All-America and Doak Walker Award candidate rushed for a Pitt-record 320 yards and six TDs against Virginia Tech.
• Per ESPN Stats & Info, Abanikanda joins LaDainian Tomlinson and Ricky Williams as the only players from current Power 5 programs to rush for 300 yards and score six rush touchdowns in a game over the last 25 seasons.
Series in Brief
Series Began: 1976
Series Overall: Pitt leads 10-8
ACC Series: Pitt leads 2-0
At Pittsburgh: Pitt leads 7-5
At Louisville: Series tied 3-3
At Neutral Sites: DNA
Last Meeting at Pitt: Sept. 26, 2020 (Pitt 23, UL 20)
Last Meeting at Louisville: Nov. 12, 2011 (Pitt 21, UL 14)
Current Series Streak: Pitt has won 2 (2015, 2020)
Longest Pitt Series Win Streak: 4 games (twice: 1976-83; 2008-11)
Longest UL Series Win Streak: 7 games (1990-2007)
Largest Pitt Margin of Victory: 49 points (63-14, 1982)
Largest UL Margin of Victory: 24 points (48-24, 2006)
Coaching Matchup
Pitt’s Chris Bickell ’97 Head Football Coach Pat Narduzzi
Overall (season): 57-39 (eighth)
At Pitt (season): same
Alma Mater: Rhode Island, 1990
Record vs. Louisville: 2-0
Louisville Coach Scott Satterfield
Overall (season): 72-46 (10th)
At UL (season): 21-22 (fourth)
Alma Mater: Appalachian State, 1996
Record vs. Pitt: 0-1
Broadcast Information
Television • ACC Network
Dave O’Brien (play-by-play), Tim Hasselbeck (analyst), Kelsey Riggs (reporter)
Pitt Radio • 93.7 The Fan & Pitt Panthers Radio Network
Bill Hillgrove (play-by-play), Pat Bostick (analyst), Larry Richert and Dorin Dickerson (reporters)
SiriusXM Satellite Radio
SiriusXM Channel 134 or 194, SXM App Channel 956
WPTS Radio (Pitt Student Station) • 92.1 FM
Online Audio
937thefan.radio.com
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