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#8 Pittsburgh Panthers (9-1)

Backyard Brawl upset turned Pitt around

PITTSBURGH (AP) Coach Dave Wannstedt didn't need much time following Pittsburgh's improbable upset of then-No. 2 West Virginia two seasons ago to understand what the victory might mean to a program that had been in decline.

It meant everything.

Within days after Pitt's 13-9 road victory prevented West Virginia from playing for the national championship, Pitt received eight commitments from recruits - some of whom had considered both schools. (MORE)

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Big East
  Overall Conference
5 Cincinnati 10-0 6-0
8 Pittsburgh 9-1 5-0
West Virginia 7-3 3-2
South Florida 7-3 3-3
Rutgers 7-3 2-3
Connecticut 5-5 1-4
Louisville 4-7 1-5
Syracuse 4-7 1-5
Leaders
Passing Yards: B. Stull2115
Passing TDs: B. Stull18
Rushing Yards: D. Lewis1291
Rushing TDs: D. Lewis13
Receiving Yards: J. Baldwin840
Receiving TDs: D. Dickerson10
Interceptions: D. DeCicco2
Offense (FBS Rank)
Yards: 4105 (65)
Passing Yards: 2229 (79)
Rushing Yards: 1876 (39)
Points per game: 33.8 (16)
Yards per game: 410.5 (39)
Touchdowns: 40 (31)
Field Goals: 15 (30)
Defense (FBS Rank)
Yards: 3147 (7)
Passing Yards: 2120 (30)
Rushing Yards: 1027 (10)
Points per game: 17.6 (19)
Yards per game: 314.7 (21)
Touchdowns: 21 (21)
Field Goals: 6 (3)
Schedule 2009
Date Opponent Result / Time
9/5 vs. Youngstown State W 38 - 3
9/12 at Buffalo W 54 - 27
9/19 vs. Navy W 27 - 14
9/26 at North Carolina State L 31 - 38
10/2 at Louisville W 35 - 10
10/10 vs. Connecticut W 24 - 21
10/16 at Rutgers W 24 - 17
10/24 vs. South Florida W 41 - 14
11/7 vs. Syracuse W 37 - 10
11/14 vs. Notre Dame W 27 - 22
11/27 at West Virginia 4:00 PT5:00 MT6:00 CT7:00 ET
12/5 vs. 5 Cincinnati 9:00 PT10:00 MT11:00 CT12:00 ET
AP Rank
Rank School Rec
1 Florida 11-0
2 Alabama 11-0
3 Texas 11-0
4 TCU 11-0
5 Cincinnati 10-0
6 Boise State 11-0
7 Georgia Tech 10-1
8 Pittsburgh 9-1
9 Ohio State 10-2
10 Oregon 9-2
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Coaches Rank
Rank School Rec
1 Florida 11-0
2 Texas 11-0
3 Alabama 11-0
4 TCU 11-0
5 Cincinnati 10-0
6 Boise State 11-0
7 Georgia Tech 10-1
8 Ohio State 10-2
9 Pittsburgh 9-1
10 Oregon 9-2
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