The first season (2015) for Pitt Football Coach Pat Narduzzi started out fabulously. Before the season finale, Pitt stood at 8-3 with wins over Ga Tech, Duke and Louisville and a top 25 ranking. By the season’s end, it ended with a thud. Pitt lost at home to a mediocre Miami team and a one-dimensional Navy team in the Military Bowl to finish 8-5.

Offensively, Pitt QB Nate Peterman went from game manager to liability in short order. In other words, he went from barely passable against Miami (13 for 27 for 142 yards with 1 TD and 1 INT) to near rock bottom against Navy (13 for 21 for 137 yards with 1 TD and 3 INTs).

Meanwhile, Pitt freshman tailback Darrin Hall went from rising superstar against the Canes (12 carries for 103 yards and 1 touch) to not needed back-up against the Midshipmen (3 carries for 2 yards). It doesn’t help that Pitt was so far behind most of the game to even bother running the ball.

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