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Week 11 Friday Preview: Florida State Travels to Pitt for ACC Primetime Matchup

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – Florida State travels to Pitt for a Friday night ACC matchup at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN. Pitt leads the all-time series, 7-5, and earned a 34-31 win in last season’s meeting.
 
The Panthers enter at 6-3 behind one of the nation’s top defenses, ranking second nationally against the run while sitting among the FBS leaders in tackles-for-loss and sacks. Florida State comes off its first road win since 2023, a victory at Boston College last weekend and the first under its interim head coach.
 
Florida State at Pitt opens a nine-game ACC weekend that features eight matchups on Saturday, including a pair of noon showdowns between four of the conference’s one- and two-loss teams: Duke at No. 7 Miami on ABC and No. 13 Wake Forest at SMU on ESPN. The Saturday slate also includes Syracuse at NC State, Georgia Tech at Clemson, Boston College at No. 5 Notre Dame, California at Virginia, Louisville at North Carolina and Stanford at Virginia Tech.
 
 
Friday, November 13
Florida State at Pitt | 7 p.m. ET
Series: Pitt leads series, 7-5
Last meeting: Pitt, 34-31 (2025)
TV: ESPN
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  • Florida State (4-5, 2-4 ACC) visits Pitt (6-3, 3-3 ACC) on Friday at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN. Both teams enter after victories in their last contests, with the Seminoles winning at Boston College last week and the Panthers knocking off Georgia Tech two weeks ago.
  • Pitt and Florida State meet for the 13th time Friday, with the Panthers holding a 7-5 all-time edge. Pitt earned a 34-31 win in Tallahassee last season and can claim consecutive victories in the series for the first time since 1982-83; the ACC-era series is even at 2-2, while a Panther win would mark its first home victory over the Seminoles since 1983.
  • Florida State earned a 31-24 victory at Boston College last week in its first game under interim head coach Rick Stockstill. The win marked the Seminoles’ first true road victory since 2023 and gives FSU momentum entering Friday night’s trip to Pitt.
  • Florida State’s offense is averaging 410.6 yards per game and 30.7 points per game.
  • The Seminoles are averaging 169.8 rushing yards per game, setting up a compelling contrast against Pitt’s nation-leading caliber run defense.
  • Seminoles quarterback Ashton Daniels has accounted for 27 touchdowns—14 passing and 13 rushing—and enters Friday with 2,146 passing yards and 413 rushing yards.
  • The Panthers allow just 19.8 points per game, the fourth-best in the ACC, and rank No. 2 nationally in rushing defense at 68.3 yards per game.
  • Pitt has allowed only 615 rushing yards all season—just 2.2 yards per carry—and is one of only five FBS teams that has not allowed a 150-yard rushing performance this year.
  • Pitt has recorded 25 sacks, while opponents have managed only 10 sacks against the Panthers. Pitt has also forced 73 negative plays this season, ranking among the nation’s top 15.
  • Pitt ranks fifth in the ACC in total offense at 446.1 yards per game and seventh in scoring at 31.9 points per game.
  • The Panthers’ offense is averaging 167.7 rushing yards and 278.4 passing yards per game. Their 6.2 yards per play ranks fifth in the ACC.
  • Running back Damon Ferguson Jr. leads the Panthers with 662 rushing yards and six touchdowns, while Cataurus Hicks has emerged as a major target with 698 receiving yards and six touchdown catches.