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2015 PITT PANTHERS SPRING FOOTBALL
PITT RECEPTIONS IN A SEASON
No. Name Season Receptions
1. Larry Fitzgerald 2003 92
2. Tyler Boyd 2013 85
3. Tyler Boyd 2014 78
4. Latef Grim 1999 75
5. Antonio Bryant 2000 73
Devin Street 2012 73
7. Jake Hoffart 1997 69
Larry Fitzgerald 2002 69
9. Greg Lee 2004 68
10. Mike Shanahan 2012 62
O-LINE EXPERIENCE
Pitt returns a combined 63 starts on the offensive line, led by
junior tackle Adam Bisnowaty with 18 career starts.
PITT OFFENSIVE LINE CAREER GAMES & STARTS
Player 2014 GP/GS Career GP/GS
T Adam Bisnowaty 11/10 20/18
G Dorian Johnson 13/13 25/16
C Artie Rowell* 2/2 17/15
C Alex Officer 13/10 13/10
T Jaryd Jones-Smith 13/3 13/3
C Gabe Roberts 11/1 14/1
* Artie Rowell played in only two games in 2014 due to a knee injury
VOYTIK'S IMPRESSIVE IMPROVEMENT
As a sophomore in his first season as a starter, quarterback
Chad Voytik displayed impressive improvement during the 2014
campaign. In his initial seven games, Voytik averaged 148.7
passing yards with a 58.7% completion rate (94 of 160). He
threw nine touchdowns and six interceptions during that opening
stretch.
However, over his final six contests, Voytik averaged 198.7
passing yards, completing 64.5% (82 of 127). He threw seven
TDs and only one interception. (The INT was the result of a
pass that bounced off a receiver's chest and into the hands of a
Syracuse defender in the end zone.)
For the year, Voytik completed 61.3% of his passes (176 of
287) for 2,233 yards with 16 touchdowns and seven INTs.
RARE QB 100-YARD RUSHING GAMES
Chad Voytik had two 100-yard rushing games in 2014. Voytik’s
most recent came in Pitt’s 21-16 win over Virginia Tech (Oct.
16) when he rushed for a game-high 118 yards on 19 carries
(6.2 avg.). He also rushed for 114 yards—including a 32-yard
touchdown—on 12 carries (9.5 avg.) in a 42-25 win at FIU
(Sept. 13).
Voytik’s FIU performance marked the first 100-yard rushing
game by a Pitt quarterback since 1988, when Darnell Dickerson
netted 108 yards on 26 carries (4.2 avg.) against Rutgers.
Voytik finished as Pitt’s second-leading rusher on the season
with 466 yards on 108 attempts (4.3 avg.). He had three rushing
TDs on the year.
CHAD VOYTIK CAREER 100-YARD RUSHING GAMES
Date Opponent Rush Att. Yards TDs
9/13/14 @FIU 12 114 1
10/16/14 Virginia Tech 19 118 0
BLEWITT CLIMBING SCORING LIST
Junior placekicker Chris Blewitt has cracked the top 10 on Pitt’s
career and single-season kick scoring lists.
PITT KICK SCORING IN A CAREER
No. Name (Years) PAT FG Pts.
1. Carson Long (1973-76) 133 45 268
2. Conor Lee (2006-08) 113 50 263
3. Nick Lotz (1998-2001) 100 38 214
4. Dan Hutchins (2008-10) 86 41 209
5. Kevin Harper (2009-12) 72 41 195
6. Mark Schubert (1977-79) 95 31 188
7. Chris Blewitt (2013- ) 90 30 180
8. Chris Ferencik (1995-98) 91 28 175
9. Scott Kaplan (1989-92) 67* 30 158
10. David Abdul (2002-05) 83 24 155
* includes one 2-point conversion
PITT KICK SCORING IN A SEASON
No. Name (Year) PAT FG Pts.
1. Dan Hutchins (2009) 46 23 115
2. Kevin Harper (2012) 40 20 100
3. Carson Long (1976) 45 18 99
4. Chris Blewitt (2014) 50 16 98
Conor Lee (2008) 38 20 98
6. Kevin Harper (2011) 32 21 95
7. Dan Hutchins (2010) 40 18 94
8. Josh Cummings (2004) 35 18 89
9. David Trout (1980) 39 15 84
10. Conor Lee (2006) 47 12 83
CLOSE SHAVES
During the 2014 season, Pitt lost six games by a combined 29
points—an average of just 4.8 points per defeat. Three of those
contests were decided by scores in the final minute of regulation
(North Carolina and the Armed Forces Bowl vs. Houston)
or overtime (Duke). The Panthers' most lopsided defeat came
against ACC Coastal Division champion Georgia Tech, 56-28.
In contrast, Pitt won only one contest by single digits last
season, a 21-16 decision over Virginia Tech.
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