Despite committing the same mistakes that plagued them all season, the Panthers managed to escape Detroit with something new for the program — their first bowl win under head coach Pat Narduzzi, defeating Eastern Michigan 34-30.
Where Pitt football goes from here could determine whether it rematches Clemson in the ACC Championship or falls to a middling bowl come postseason play.
Despite out-gaining its opponent in nearly every facet of the game, the Pitt football team fell to Stanford, 14-13, in the Hyundai Sun Bowl Monday afternoon, thus failing to crack .500 for the second straight season.