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The 5th anniversary of Pitt joining the Atlantic Coast Conference occurred last month. How have the first five years gone? Where does Pitt stand in the ACC hierarchy? And what is Pitt's outlook for the future in the ACC?

A game by game preview of the first half of Pitt Football's 2018 season with win odds and score predictions.

Part 2 of our analysis of Pitt's 2018 football schedule. This will look at the 2nd half of Pitt's 12 game schedule, beginning with their October 13th game at Notre Dame.

DreamBackfield reveals the true culprit for Pitt's defensive woes over the past 3 seasons and previews the 2018 Pitt Defense for signs of improvement.

Pickett looks fantastic, Ffrench showcases stunning speed in Pitt's 33-7 rout of Albany in the opening game of the 2018 season.

Lingering questions remain in terms of Pitt's depth, coaching and scheme after Penn State's 51-6 thrashing of Pitt in front of a sold-out crowd of 68,400 at Heinz Field.

Pitt's defense held Georgia Tech's offense in check en route to a 24-19 victory at Heinz Field to open the 2018 ACC Conference schedule for the Panthers.

North Carolina's QB Nathan Elliott riddled Pitt's base defense for 313 yards and 2 TDs en route to a 38-35 win over Pitt in a game that wasn't as close as the final score indicated.

Pitt survives Syracuse 44-37 in overtime at Heinz Field on Saturday but questions linger over Pitt's pass protection on offense and the defensive pass rush.

Neither team wanted to tackle. Neither team cared to play defense. The outcome was yet another footrace between Pitt and Duke in which the Panthers prevailed in miraculous fashion, 54-42 at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh.

Pitt gashed the Virginia Tech defense for 492 yards en route to a 52-22 win at Heinz Field on Senior Day in Pittsburgh. In the process, Pitt became bowl-eligible and needs to win 1 more game to win the Coastal Division.

With Pitt's recent run, I started wondering how far the Panthers could go. Is it possible that they could even be selected for the College Football Playoff?

Pitt faces an uphill battle against Clemson in the ACC Championship Game this weekend. However, that was the case the last time they played the Tigers and came out of that game on top. I take a look back at that November day in South Carolina.

After getting routed 42-10 in the ACC Championship game vs Clemson, Pitt receives an invite to the Sun Bowl to play Stanford. The two schools haven't met since 1932. Pitt's last trip to the Sun Bowl ended in a 3-0 defeat to Oregon State.

Pitt outgains Stanford by 150 yards but still loses 14-13 in the Sun Bowl in El Paso, TX. Pitt's all-time bowl record falls to 13-21 and the 3rd straight bowl loss for head coach Pat Narduzzi.

Pitt stuns #11 Florida State behind 30 points from freshman off-guard Trey McGowens at the Peterson Events Center in Pittsburgh.

The long miserable road for Pitt continued last night as the Panthers dropped their 10th straight ACC game and 19th straight ACC road game in a 73-65 loss to Georgia Tech in Atlanta, GA.

Despite being the defending Coastal Champions, Pitt enters the 2019 season projected to finish in the middle of the division. However, the Panthers have a recent history of being underrated.