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Pitt Football Schedule 2026: Full Panthers Slate, Dates, and Key Games
Games That Will Define the Panthers’ Season
| Sept 17 vs Syracuse | The ACC opener on a Thursday night at home. Pitt has won seven of the last eight and 20 of the last 24 in a series that dates to 1955. |
| Oct 2 at Virginia Tech | Pitt’s first regular-season Friday game since 2019, on the road in Blacksburg. It’s also the first true road trip of the year after four straight at Acrisure. |
| Oct 24 at Miami | The Hurricanes ended Pitt’s ACC title hopes in Pittsburgh last November. This time it’s in Miami Gardens, a week after Boston College and a week before Georgia Tech. |
| Nov 13 vs Florida State | A Friday night rematch of Pitt’s 34-31 upset in Tallahassee last October. Two regular-season Friday games in one year hasn’t happened for Pitt since 2012. |
Four Straight at Home
Miami (Ohio), UCF, Syracuse and Bucknell before the first road trip. Bucknell’s visit is its first since 1945; Miami (Ohio) hasn’t played in Pittsburgh since 1949.
Nine ACC Games
Pitt is one of 12 ACC programs on the nine-game league model in 2026, with four at home and five on the road. The league goes to nine for everyone in 2027.
A Cross-Country Finish
Three of the last four are on the road: Miami, Louisville and a Thanksgiving weekend trip to Cal in Berkeley to close the regular season.
How the Schedule Sets Up
The front half is friendly. Two Group of Five opponents, Syracuse on a short week, and an FCS game all at home, then Virginia Tech on a Friday night and North Carolina back at Acrisure. From there it gets heavier: Boston College and Miami on the road in consecutive weeks, Georgia Tech at home, and the bye. Pitt beat Georgia Tech last year when the Yellow Jackets were ranked 16th.
After the bye it’s Florida State on Friday night, then trips to Louisville and Cal. For the other side of those matchups, see our Louisville schedule and Georgia Tech schedule. The official schedule and ticket details are on PittsburghPanthers.com.
The Bottom Line
Seven home games, four of them before the first road trip, two Friday nights, a Thursday night ACC opener, and a Nov 7 bye ahead of a road-heavy close. Narduzzi’s 12th team has a young quarterback with a five-game streak on his résumé and a schedule that lets him settle in. Bookmark this page; results and kickoff times are updated throughout the season.