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	#8 Pittsburgh Panthers (9-1)

Backyard Brawl upset turned Pitt around

PITTSBURGH (AP) Coach Dave Wannstedt didn't need much time following Pittsburgh's improbable upset of then-No. 2 West Virginia two seasons ago to understand what the victory might mean to a program that had been in decline.

It meant everything.

Within days after Pitt's 13-9 road victory prevented West Virginia from playing for the national championship, Pitt received eight commitments from recruits - some of whom had considered both schools. (MORE)

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Fri, Nov 27

4:00 PM PT5:00 PM MT6:00 PM CT7:00 PM ET	ESPN2
8 Pittsburgh
West Virginia

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Big East
	Overall	Conference
5 Cincinnati	10-0	6-0
8 Pittsburgh	9-1	5-0
West Virginia	7-3	3-2
South Florida	7-3	3-3
Rutgers	7-3	2-3
Connecticut	5-5	1-4
Louisville	4-7	1-5
Syracuse	4-7	1-5

Leaders
Passing Yards:	B. Stull	2115
Passing TDs:	B. Stull	18
Rushing Yards:	D. Lewis	1291
Rushing TDs:	D. Lewis	13
Receiving Yards:	J. Baldwin	840
Receiving TDs:	D. Dickerson	10
Interceptions:	D. DeCicco	2

Offense (FBS Rank)
Yards:	4105 (65)
Passing Yards:	2229 (79)
Rushing Yards:	1876 (39)
Points per game:	33.8 (16)
Yards per game:	410.5 (39)
Touchdowns:	40 (31)
Field Goals:	15 (30)

Defense (FBS Rank)
Yards:	3147 (7)
Passing Yards:	2120 (30)
Rushing Yards:	1027 (10)
Points per game:	17.6 (19)
Yards per game:	314.7 (21)
Touchdowns:	21 (21)
Field Goals:	6 (3)

Schedule 2009
Date	Opponent	Result / Time
9/5	vs. Youngstown State	W 38 - 3
9/12	at Buffalo	W 54 - 27
9/19	vs. Navy	W 27 - 14
9/26	at North Carolina State	L 31 - 38
10/2	at Louisville	W 35 - 10
10/10	vs. Connecticut	W 24 - 21
10/16	at Rutgers	W 24 - 17
10/24	vs. South Florida	W 41 - 14
11/7	vs. Syracuse	W 37 - 10
11/14	vs. Notre Dame	W 27 - 22
11/27	at West Virginia	4:00 PT5:00 MT6:00 CT7:00 ET
12/5	vs. 5 Cincinnati	9:00 PT10:00 MT11:00 CT12:00 ET

AP Rank
Rank	School	Rec
1	Florida	11-0
2	Alabama	11-0
3	Texas	11-0
4	TCU	11-0
5	Cincinnati	10-0
6	Boise State	11-0
7	Georgia Tech	10-1
8	Pittsburgh	9-1
9	Ohio State	10-2
10	Oregon	9-2
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Coaches Rank
Rank	School	Rec
1	Florida	11-0
2	Texas	11-0
3	Alabama	11-0
4	TCU	11-0
5	Cincinnati	10-0
6	Boise State	11-0
7	Georgia Tech	10-1
8	Ohio State	10-2
9	Pittsburgh	9-1
10	Oregon	9-2
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