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Pat Narduzzi Among FBS's Longest-Tenured Head Coaches

Entering his ninth season as head coach of the Pitt Panthers, Pat Narduzzi is among the longest-tenured of his peers.

Stephen Thompson

Pat Narduzzi Among FBS's Longest-Tenured Head Coaches
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PITTSBURGH -- Pat Fitzgerald has been dismissed from his head coaching position at Northwestern following allegations of rampant hazing, sexual assault and racism within the Wildcats program. And with his 17-year tenure at a close, Pitt Panthers head coach Pat Narduzzi has climbed to become the No. 17 longest-tenured head coach in the FBS. 

Just three ACC schools - Clemson (Dabo Swinney), NC State (Dave Doeren) and Wake Forest (Dave Clawson) have held on to their head coaches for longer than Pitt. 

Since taking over in 2015, Pat Narduzzi is the only ACC head coach not named Dabo Swinney to win the conference championship. He has two title game appearances to his name and one ACC Championship on his resume. 

Narduzzi owns a record of 62-41 as head coach of the Panthers, including a 41-22 in conference play. He has coached five consensus All-Americans and moved into second in school history in coaching wins last season. He's tied for the school lead in bowl game appearances and has led his team to top-25 finishes in consecutive years. 

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STEPHEN THOMPSON

Stephen Thompson graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications and political science from Pitt in April 2022 after spending four years as a sports writer and editor at The Pitt News, the University of Pittsburgh's independent, student-run newspaper.  He primarily worked the Pitt men's basketball beat, and filled in on coverage of football, volleyball, softball, gymnastics and lacrosse, in addition to other sports as needed. His work at The Pitt News has won awards from the Pennsylvania News Media Association and Associated College Press.  During the spring and summer of 2021, Stephen interned for Pittsburgh Sports Now, covering baseball in western Pennsylvania. Hailing from Washington D.C., family ties have cultivated a love of Boston's professional teams and Pitt athletics, and a fascination with sports in general.  You can reach Stephen by email at stephenethompson00@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter. Read his latest work:

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