Pitt Agrees to New Home-and-Home Series With UCF

Pitt has played UCF three times in its history, dating back to a 52-7 win against the Knights in 2006 (led by 135 yards and three touchdowns from LaRod Stephens-Howling), but it was the most recent home-and-home that stands out.

UCF enacted some revenge when the series began in Orlando, Fla. in 2018, knocking off the Panthers 45-14, but Panther fans will remember the 2019 edition much more fondly.

The Knights marched into Pittsburgh ranked 15th in the country, riding a 25-game regular season win streak and left with a 35-34 loss courtesy of the “Pitt Special.”

Trailing 34-28 with just under a minute left in the fourth quarter, facing a 4th-and-3 from the 4-yard line, Pat Narduzzi channeled the Philadelphia Eagles’ Philly Special and ran a pass play for wideout Aaron Matthews.

Running back A.J. Davis took a shotgun snap, pitched the ball to a sweeping Matthews and Matthews hit Kenny Pickett in the end zone for a game-winning touchdown. It was a “special” win for the Panthers at what was then Heinz Field.

Pitt leads the all-time series 2-1, and when the pair meet again, it will be the first time the two sides have met as Power Four opponents.