CFB Schedule college football
Wk 3 · 2026

Syracuse Orange at Pittsburgh Panthers — Thu, Sep 17

Thu, Sep 17 · Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh · ESPN
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What is at stake

A ACC game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race.

Efficiency · 2025 ratings

-11.3#126
Efficiency margin
+5.4#32
19.5
Offense (pts/100)
31.4
30.8
Defense (pts/100)
26.0
70.5
Pace (plays/g)
68.7
4.49
Yards / play
5.65
6.69
Yards / play allowed
5.00
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College King's 2025 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is always the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one.

Team stats · 2025 per game

20.2
Points / game
35.1
34.9
Points allowed
24.9
340
Yards / game
392
428
Yards allowed
337
253
Pass yds allowed
240
175
Rush yds allowed
97
1.92
Turnovers / game
1.50
From completed 2025 box scores; defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.

Syracuse form

L 12-34vs BCL 7-70at NDL 10-38at MIAL 10-27vs UNCL 16-41at GT
2025 season

Pitt form

L 7-38vs MIAW 42-28at GTL 15-37vs NDW 35-20at STANW 53-34vs NCSU
2025 season

Syracuse this season

No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.

Pitt this season

No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked when the game goes final. There is no line archive before this season, so these records begin with 2026 Week 1.

Common opponents · 4

OpponentSyracusePitt
California
ACC
vs Wk 2 · scheduled previewat Wk 13 · scheduled preview
Louisville
ACC
vs Wk 7 · scheduled previewat Wk 12 · scheduled preview
North Carolina
ACC
at Wk 8 · scheduled previewvs Wk 6 · scheduled preview
Boston College
ACC
at Wk 12 · scheduled previewat Wk 7 · scheduled preview
Open these two in the comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.

Series history · 2006–2026

Pitt leads the series 17–3 · Pitt has won the last 2
20 meetings in 2006–2026 · average margin 10.7 points toward Pitt
Yr DateResultSiteWon
20252025-10-18Pitt 3013 Syracuseat SYRPitt
20242024-10-24Syracuse 1341 Pittat PITTPitt
20232023-11-11Pitt 1328 SyracuseneutralSyracuse
20222022-11-05Syracuse 919 Pittat PITTPitt
20212021-11-27Pitt 3114 Syracuseat SYRPitt
20202020-09-19Syracuse 1021 Pittat PITTPitt
20192019-10-18Pitt 2720 Syracuseat SYRPitt
20182018-10-06Syracuse 3744 Pittat PITTPitt
20172017-10-07Pitt 2427 Syracuseat SYRSyracuse
20162016-11-26Syracuse 6176 Pittat PITTPitt
20152015-10-24Pitt 2320 Syracuseat SYRPitt
20142014-11-22Syracuse 730 Pittat PITTPitt
20132013-11-23Pitt 1716 Syracuseat SYRPitt
20122012-10-05Pitt 1314 Syracuseat SYRSyracuse
20112011-12-03Syracuse 2033 Pittat PITTPitt
20102010-10-16Pitt 4514 Syracuseat SYRPitt
20092009-11-07Syracuse 1037 Pittat PITTPitt
20082008-09-27Pitt 3424 Syracuseat SYRPitt
20072007-11-03Syracuse 1720 Pittat PITTPitt
20062006-10-07Pitt 2111 Syracuseat SYRPitt

Syracuse leaders 2025 season

PassingSteve Angeli QB #998/156, 1317 YDS, 10 TD, 2 INT
Rickie Collins QB #197/181, 1042 YDS, 6 TD, 10 INT
RushingYasin Willis RB #6129 CAR, 558 YDS, 4 TD
Will Nixon RB #24107 CAR, 432 YDS, 3 TD
Tylik Hill RB #2024 CAR, 129 YDS
ReceivingJohntay Cook II WR #045 REC, 549 YDS, 2 TD
Darrell Gill Jr. WR #1532 REC, 506 YDS, 5 TD
Dan Villari TE #8939 REC, 412 YDS
Justus Ross-Simmons WR #1220 REC, 312 YDS, 5 TD
Defense
TacklesGary Bryant III LB #1057
Antoine Deslauriers LB #554
Braheem Long Jr. DB #048
SacksKevin Jobity Jr. DL #945
Jamie Tremble LB #823
David Reese DL #82.5
InterceptionsDavien Kerr DB #33
Braheem Long Jr. DB #01
Demetres Samuel Jr. DB #11

Pitt leaders 2025 season

PassingMason Heintschel QB #6176/276, 2098 YDS, 15 TD, 7 INT
Eli Holstein QB #1077/125, 1081 YDS, 12 TD, 6 INT
RushingJa'Kyrian Turner RB #25124 CAR, 652 YDS, 7 TD
Desmond Reid RB #060 CAR, 278 YDS, 2 TD
Juelz Goff RB #2269 CAR, 270 YDS, 5 TD
ReceivingKenny Johnson WR #448 REC, 695 YDS, 5 TD
Raphael Williams Jr. WR #546 REC, 644 YDS, 6 TD
Cataurus Hicks WR #324 REC, 422 YDS, 4 TD
Desmond Reid RB #023 REC, 317 YDS, 2 TD
Defense
TacklesRasheem Biles LB #384
Kyle Louis LB #979
Braylan Lovelace LB #076
SacksJimmy Scott DL #444.5
Isaiah Neal DL #23.5
Kyle Louis LB #93
InterceptionsKavir Bains-Marquez DB #203
Kyle Louis LB #92
Rasheem Biles LB #32
These are season totals for the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year, taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still appears against the year he earned it; the roster pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is. A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game.