Pittsburgh·ACC

2015 — The Winning Chapter

Pittsburgh's 2015 season (8-5) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 8-5
Final result Bowl season Lost the Military Bowl
AP final #23 post-bowls
SP+ +1.0 last-week
Era —
The shape of the season · week by week, cumulative W-L below
W vs Youn Sta 45-37 W @ Akron 24-7 L @ Iowa 24-27 W @ Virg Tec 17-13 W vs Virginia 26-19 W @ Geor Tec 31-28 W @ Syracuse 23-20 L vs UNC 19-26 L vs ND 30-42 W @ Duke 31-13 W vs Louisv 45-34 L vs Miami 24-29 L @ Navy 28-44 Bowl

Who carried it

Season leaders, 2015.

Defining moments
The statement

The 2015 season's largest margin: Pittsburgh 31, Duke 13. A 18-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The setback

The season's deepest loss: Pittsburgh 28, Navy 44. A 16-point margin the season is remembered by.

The postseason

The season's last act: Pittsburgh fell to Navy 28-44 in the postseason.

"Hail to Pitt"
— Pittsburgh fanbase voice · 2015· synthesized
What it meant

2015 is a middle chapter for Pittsburgh — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.