PITTSBURGH, Pa, — Pitt head coach Pat Narduzzi felt bad for his seniors on Saturday, as No. 20 Clemson rallied with a last-minute touchdown to beat the Panthers 24-20 at Acrisure Stadium.
The Tigers win snapped Pitt’s six-game win streak on Senior Day.
“Well, one heck of a football game, I can tell you that,” Narduzzi said. “I feel bad for our seniors. Wanted to get it for those guys. We had a six-game win streak on senior day and our kids fought their tails off.
“As usual, it’s a team loss. We did it together. There’s plays on offense, defense that you wish you had back, but I love the group in there. They fought their tails off to the end. Didn’t go our way. Game of inches.”
The Panthers’ game plan was to shut down Clemson running back Phil Mafah, which they did. They held the ACC’s second best rusher to a season low 17 yards on 17 carries.
They held the Tigers (8-2, 7-1 ACC) to 58 rushing yards overall, the second lowest output of the season for Clemson. However, when it mattered most, they could not stop Clemson quarterback Cade Klubnik.