Pittsburgh Football Kickoff Temperatures Since 2006
Since 2006, Pittsburgh has played 138 home games with a kickoff temperature. The coldest was 29°F, in three games: against Cincinnati on Dec. 5, 2009; against Virginia Tech on Nov. 10, 2018; and against Duke on Nov. 19, 2022. The hottest was 90°F on Sept. 3, 2011, against Buffalo.
Pittsburgh Home Record by Kickoff Temperature Since 2006
| Kickoff temperatureoutdoor games | Gamesat home | RecordW-L | Rankof FBS schools ranked |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20–29°F | 3 | 2-1 | — |
| 30–39°F | 9 | 5-4 | 32 of 52 |
| 40–49°F | 18 | 11-7 | 36 of 88 |
| 50–59°F | 36 | 20-16 | 67 of 118 |
| 60–69°F | 28 | 19-9 | 40 of 124 |
| 70–79°F | 32 | 20-12 | 78 of 128 |
| 80–89°F | 11 | 10-1 | 17 of 125 |
| 90°F or hotter | 1 | 1-0 | — |
| 32°F or colder | 4 | 3-1 | — |
Pittsburgh 10 Coldest Home Games Since 2006
| # | Dateweek or game | Gamefinal score | Kickofftemperature | Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dec. 5, 2009Week 14 | Cincinnati 45, Pittsburgh 44 | 29°F | Acrisure Stadium |
| 2 | Nov. 10, 2018Week 11 | Virginia Tech 22, Pittsburgh 52 | 29°F | Acrisure Stadium |
| 3 | Nov. 19, 2022Week 12 | Duke 26, Pittsburgh 28 | 29°F | Acrisure Stadium |
| 4 | Nov. 24, 2012Week 13 | Rutgers 6, Pittsburgh 27 | 31°F | Acrisure Stadium |
| 5 | Nov. 26, 2010Week 13 | West Virginia 35, Pittsburgh 10 | 33°F | Acrisure Stadium |
| 6 | Nov. 24, 2007Week 13 | South Florida 48, Pittsburgh 37 | 34°F | Acrisure Stadium |
| 7 | Nov. 29, 2013Week 14 | Miami (FL) 41, Pittsburgh 31 | 34°F | Acrisure Stadium |
| 8 | Nov. 29, 2025Week 14 | Miami (FL) 38, Pittsburgh 7 | 34°F | Acrisure Stadium |
| 9 | Nov. 14, 2019Week 12 | North Carolina 27, Pittsburgh 34 | 36°F | Acrisure Stadium |
| 10 | Nov. 28, 2008Week 14 | West Virginia 15, Pittsburgh 19 | 38°F | Acrisure Stadium |
One more game was also 38°F at kickoff.
Pittsburgh 10 Hottest Home Games Since 2006
| # | Dateweek or game | Gamefinal score | Kickofftemperature | Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sept. 3, 2011Week 1 | Buffalo 16, Pittsburgh 35 | 90°F | Acrisure Stadium |
| 2 | Sept. 21, 2019Week 4 | UCF 34, Pittsburgh 35 | 87°F | Acrisure Stadium |
| 3 | Sept. 14, 2024Week 3 | West Virginia 34, Pittsburgh 38 | 86°F | Acrisure Stadium |
| 4 | Sept. 5, 2015Week 1 | Youngstown State 37, Pittsburgh 45 | 84°F | Acrisure Stadium |
| 5 | Sept. 1, 2018Week 1 | UAlbany 7, Pittsburgh 33 | 84°F | Acrisure Stadium |
| 6 | Sept. 10, 2016Week 2 | Penn State 39, Pittsburgh 42 | 83°FSingle reading | Acrisure Stadium |
| 7 | Aug. 31, 2024Week 1 | Kent State 24, Pittsburgh 55 | 83°FSingle reading | Acrisure Stadium |
| 8 | Sept. 21, 2024Week 4 | Youngstown State 17, Pittsburgh 73 | 83°F | Acrisure Stadium |
| 9 | Sept. 23, 2010Week 4 | Miami (FL) 31, Pittsburgh 3 | 82°F | Acrisure Stadium |
| 10 | Sept. 2, 2023Week 1 | Wofford 7, Pittsburgh 45 | 82°F | Acrisure Stadium |
Pittsburgh Coldest and Hottest Road and Neutral-Site Games, 2006–2026
Every Pittsburgh road and neutral-site game with a kickoff temperature, coldest first. Select a column heading to sort.
| Gamefinal score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 22, 2008Week 13 | Pittsburgh 21, Cincinnati 28 | Road | 31°FSingle reading | Nippert Stadium |
| Dec. 4, 2010Week 14 | Pittsburgh 28, Cincinnati 10 | Road | 31°F | Nippert Stadium |
| Dec. 1, 2007Week 14 | Pittsburgh 13, West Virginia 9 | Road | 34°F | Milan Puskar Stadium |
| Dec. 6, 2008Week 15 | Pittsburgh 34, UConn 10 | Road | 34°FSingle reading | Pratt & Whitney Stadium |
| Nov. 27, 2009Week 13 | Pittsburgh 16, West Virginia 19 | Road | 36°F | Milan Puskar Stadium |
| Nov. 23, 2019Week 13 | Pittsburgh 0, Virginia Tech 28 | Road | 39°F | Lane Stadium |
| Dec. 27, 2025Bowl game | Pittsburgh 17, East Carolina 23 | Neutral site | 39°F | Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium |
| Jan. 2, 2015Bowl game | Houston 35, Pittsburgh 34 | Neutral site | 40°F | Amon G. Carter Stadium |
| Dec. 28, 2016Bowl game | Pittsburgh 24, Northwestern 31 | Neutral site | 40°F | Yankee Stadium |
| Nov. 30, 2024Week 14 | Pittsburgh 23, Boston College 34 | Road | 40°F | Alumni Stadium (Chestnut Hill, MA) |
| Nov. 11, 2010Week 11 | Pittsburgh 28, UConn 30 | Road | 41°FSingle reading | Pratt & Whitney Stadium |
| Oct. 16, 2009Week 7 | Pittsburgh 24, Rutgers 17 | Road | 43°F | SHI Stadium |
| Jan. 8, 2011Bowl game | Pittsburgh 27, Kentucky 10 | Neutral site | 43°F | Legion Field |
| Nov. 3, 2012Week 10 | Pittsburgh 26, Notre Dame 29 | Road | 43°F | Notre Dame Stadium |
| Nov. 15, 2014Week 12 | Pittsburgh 35, North Carolina 40 | Road | 43°F | Kenan Stadium |
| Dec. 28, 2015Bowl game | Pittsburgh 28, Navy 44 | Neutral site | 43°F | Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium |
| Nov. 23, 2024Week 13 | Pittsburgh 9, Louisville 37 | Road | 43°F | L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium |
| Nov. 17, 2007Week 12 | Pittsburgh 16, Rutgers 20 | Road | 45°F | SHI Stadium |
| Nov. 9, 2012Week 11 | Pittsburgh 17, UConn 24 | Road | 46°FSingle reading | Pratt & Whitney Stadium |
| Jan. 5, 2013Bowl game | Pittsburgh 17, Ole Miss 38 | Neutral site | 46°F | Legion Field |
| Dec. 31, 2018Bowl game | Stanford 14, Pittsburgh 13 | Neutral site | 47°F | Sun Bowl |
| Oct. 20, 2012Week 8 | Pittsburgh 20, Buffalo 6 | Road | 48°F | UB Stadium |
| Nov. 25, 2023Week 13 | Pittsburgh 19, Duke 30 | Road | 48°F | Wallace Wade Stadium |
| Oct. 17, 2026Week 7 | Pittsburgh 21, Boston College 27 | Road | 48°F | Alumni Stadium (Chestnut Hill, MA) |
| Oct. 3, 2015Week 5 | Pittsburgh 17, Virginia Tech 13 | Road | 49°F | Lane Stadium |
| Nov. 6, 2021Week 10 | Pittsburgh 54, Duke 29 | Road | 49°F | Wallace Wade Stadium |
| Oct. 13, 2018Week 7 | Pittsburgh 14, Notre Dame 19 | Road | 50°F | Notre Dame Stadium |
| Oct. 4, 2014Week 6 | Pittsburgh 19, Virginia 24 | Road | 51°F | Scott Stadium |
| Nov. 25, 2011Week 13 | Pittsburgh 20, West Virginia 21 | Road | 52°F | Milan Puskar Stadium |
| Dec. 10, 2020Week 15 | Pittsburgh 34, Georgia Tech 20 | Road | 52°FSingle reading | Bobby Dodd Stadium |
| Oct. 28, 2023Week 9 | Pittsburgh 7, Notre Dame 58 | Road | 52°F | Notre Dame Stadium |
| Sept. 15, 2007Week 3 | Pittsburgh 13, Michigan State 17 | Road | 53°F | Spartan Stadium |
| Dec. 31, 2008Bowl game | Oregon State 3, Pittsburgh 0 | Neutral site | 53°F | Sun Bowl |
| Nov. 11, 2023Week 11 · neutral site | Pittsburgh 13, Syracuse 28 | Neutral site | 53°F | Yankee Stadium |
| Oct. 26, 2013Week 9 | Pittsburgh 21, Navy 24 | Road | 54°F | Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium |
| Nov. 14, 2015Week 11 | Pittsburgh 31, Duke 13 | Road | 55°F | Wallace Wade Stadium |
| Nov. 17, 2018Week 12 | Pittsburgh 34, Wake Forest 13 | Road | 56°F | Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium |
| Dec. 30, 2022Bowl game | Pittsburgh 37, UCLA 35 | Neutral site | 56°F | Sun Bowl |
| Oct. 27, 2007Week 9 | Pittsburgh 17, Louisville 24 | Road | 57°F | L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium |
| Nov. 1, 2008Week 10 | Pittsburgh 36, Notre Dame 33 | Road | 57°F | Notre Dame Stadium |
| Sept. 17, 2011Week 3 | Pittsburgh 27, Iowa 31 | Road | 57°FSingle reading | Kinnick Stadium |
| Dec. 1, 2018Week 14 · neutral site | Clemson 42, Pittsburgh 10 | Neutral site | 57°F | Bank of America Stadium |
| Sept. 12, 2015Week 2 | Pittsburgh 24, Akron 7 | Road | 58°F | InfoCision Stadium |
| Nov. 18, 2017Week 12 | Pittsburgh 14, Virginia Tech 20 | Road | 58°F | Lane Stadium |
| Nov. 2, 2019Week 10 | Pittsburgh 20, Georgia Tech 10 | Road | 58°F | Bobby Dodd Stadium |
| Oct. 16, 2021Week 7 | Pittsburgh 28, Virginia Tech 7 | Road | 58°F | Lane Stadium |
| Oct. 29, 2022Week 9 | Pittsburgh 24, North Carolina 42 | Road | 60°F | Kenan Stadium |
| Nov. 12, 2011Week 11 | Pittsburgh 21, Louisville 14 | Road | 61°F | L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium |
| Nov. 2, 2013Week 10 | Pittsburgh 10, Georgia Tech 21 | Road | 61°FSingle reading | Bobby Dodd Stadium |
| Oct. 2, 2009Week 5 | Pittsburgh 35, Louisville 10 | Road | 62°F | L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium |
| Nov. 12, 2016Week 11 | Pittsburgh 43, Clemson 42 | Road | 62°F | Memorial Stadium (Clemson, SC) |
| Nov. 11, 2006Week 11 | Pittsburgh 45, UConn 46 | Road | 63°F | Pratt & Whitney Stadium |
| Sept. 9, 2017Week 2 | Pittsburgh 14, Penn State 33 | Road | 63°F | Beaver Stadium |
| Oct. 5, 2019Week 6 | Pittsburgh 33, Duke 30 | Road | 63°F | Wallace Wade Stadium |
| Dec. 4, 2021Week 14 · neutral site | Pittsburgh 45, Wake Forest 21 | Neutral site | 63°F | Bank of America Stadium |
| Nov. 1, 2025Week 10 | Pittsburgh 35, Stanford 20 | Road | 63°F | Stanford Stadium |
| Oct. 12, 2013Week 7 | Pittsburgh 9, Virginia Tech 19 | Road | 64°F | Lane Stadium |
| Sept. 14, 2019Week 3 | Pittsburgh 10, Penn State 17 | Road | 64°F | Beaver Stadium |
| Sept. 29, 2007Week 5 | Pittsburgh 14, Virginia 44 | Road | 65°FSingle reading | Scott Stadium |
| Nov. 2, 2018Week 10 | Pittsburgh 23, Virginia 13 | Road | 65°F | Scott Stadium |
| Sept. 26, 2009Week 4 | Pittsburgh 31, NC State 38 | Road | 66°F | Carter-Finley Stadium |
| Jan. 7, 2012Bowl game | SMU 28, Pittsburgh 6 | Neutral site | 66°F | Legion Field |
| Oct. 17, 2015Week 7 | Pittsburgh 31, Georgia Tech 28 | Road | 66°F | Bobby Dodd Stadium |
| Nov. 28, 2020Week 13 | Pittsburgh 17, Clemson 52 | Road | 66°F | Memorial Stadium (Clemson, SC) |
| Sept. 30, 2023Week 5 | Pittsburgh 21, Virginia Tech 38 | Road | 66°F | Lane Stadium |
| Oct. 15, 2016Week 7 | Pittsburgh 45, Virginia 31 | Road | 67°F | Scott Stadium |
| Sept. 16, 2023Week 3 | Pittsburgh 6, West Virginia 17 | Road | 67°FSingle reading | Milan Puskar Stadium |
| Sept. 7, 2024Week 2 | Pittsburgh 28, Cincinnati 27 | Road | 67°F | Nippert Stadium |
| Sept. 19, 2015Week 3 | Pittsburgh 24, Iowa 27 | Road | 68°FSingle reading | Kinnick Stadium |
| Sept. 12, 2009Week 2 | Pittsburgh 54, Buffalo 27 | Road | 69°F | UB Stadium |
| Nov. 29, 2014Week 14 | Pittsburgh 35, Miami (FL) 23 | Road | 69°F | Hard Rock Stadium |
| Oct. 21, 2023Week 8 | Pittsburgh 17, Wake Forest 21 | Road | 69°F | Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium |
| Nov. 22, 2025Week 13 | Pittsburgh 42, Georgia Tech 28 | Road | 69°FSingle reading | Bobby Dodd Stadium |
| Dec. 1, 2012Week 14 | Pittsburgh 27, South Florida 3 | Road | 71°F | Raymond James Stadium |
| Nov. 12, 2022Week 11 | Pittsburgh 37, Virginia 7 | Road | 71°F | Scott Stadium |
| Sept. 8, 2006Week 2 | Pittsburgh 33, Cincinnati 15 | Road | 72°FSingle reading | Nippert Stadium |
| Nov. 5, 2016Week 10 | Pittsburgh 28, Miami (FL) 51 | Road | 72°F | Hard Rock Stadium |
| Oct. 22, 2022Week 8 | Pittsburgh 10, Louisville 24 | Road | 72°F | L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium |
| Oct. 21, 2017Week 8 | Pittsburgh 24, Duke 17 | Road | 73°FSingle reading | Wallace Wade Stadium |
| Oct. 2, 2008Week 6 | Pittsburgh 26, South Florida 21 | Road | 74°F | Raymond James Stadium |
| Sept. 11, 2021Week 2 | Pittsburgh 41, Tennessee 34 | Road | 74°F | Neyland Stadium |
| Oct. 11, 2025Week 7 | Pittsburgh 34, Florida State 31 | Road | 74°F | Doak Campbell Stadium |
| Oct. 2, 2026Week 5 | Pittsburgh 35, Virginia Tech 33 | Road | 74°FSingle reading | Lane Stadium |
| Sept. 21, 2013Week 4 | Pittsburgh 58, Duke 55 | Road | 75°FSingle reading | Wallace Wade Stadium |
| Oct. 2, 2021Week 5 | Pittsburgh 52, Georgia Tech 21 | Road | 75°F | Bobby Dodd Stadium |
| Oct. 10, 2020Week 6 | Pittsburgh 30, Boston College 31 | Road | 76°FSingle reading | Alumni Stadium (Chestnut Hill, MA) |
| Sept. 17, 2022Week 3 | Pittsburgh 34, Western Michigan 13 | Road | 76°FSingle reading | Waldo Stadium |
| Sept. 2, 2010Week 1 | Pittsburgh 24, Utah 27 | Road | 77°F | Rice-Eccles Stadium |
| Sept. 6, 2012Week 2 | Pittsburgh 10, Cincinnati 34 | Road | 77°FSingle reading | Nippert Stadium |
| Nov. 2, 2024Week 10 | Pittsburgh 25, SMU 48 | Road | 77°F | Gerald J. Ford Stadium |
| Nov. 20, 2010Week 12 | Pittsburgh 17, South Florida 10 | Road | 78°F | Raymond James Stadium |
| Oct. 8, 2011Week 6 | Pittsburgh 10, Rutgers 34 | Road | 78°F | SHI Stadium |
| Nov. 26, 2022Week 13 | Pittsburgh 42, Miami (FL) 16 | Road | 78°F | Hard Rock Stadium |
| Oct. 5, 2024Week 6 | Pittsburgh 34, North Carolina 24 | Road | 79°F | Kenan Stadium |
| Nov. 7, 2020Week 10 | Pittsburgh 41, Florida State 17 | Road | 80°FSingle reading | Doak Campbell Stadium |
| Nov. 4, 2006Week 10 | Pittsburgh 12, South Florida 22 | Road | 81°F | Raymond James Stadium |
| Sept. 5, 2014Week 2 | Pittsburgh 30, Boston College 20 | Road | 82°F | Alumni Stadium (Chestnut Hill, MA) |
| Sept. 22, 2018Week 4 | Pittsburgh 35, North Carolina 38 | Road | 82°FSingle reading | Kenan Stadium |
| Sept. 13, 2025Week 3 | Pittsburgh 24, West Virginia 31 | Road | 82°FSingle reading | Milan Puskar Stadium |
| Oct. 9, 2010Week 6 | Pittsburgh 17, Notre Dame 23 | Road | 83°F | Notre Dame Stadium |
| Nov. 24, 2018Week 13 | Pittsburgh 3, Miami (FL) 24 | Road | 83°F | Hard Rock Stadium |
| Sept. 23, 2017Week 4 | Pittsburgh 17, Georgia Tech 35 | Road | 84°F | Bobby Dodd Stadium |
| Sept. 17, 2016Week 3 | Pittsburgh 38, Oklahoma State 45 | Road | 86°F | Boone Pickens Stadium |
| Sept. 29, 2018Week 5 | Pittsburgh 14, UCF 45 | Road | 86°FSingle reading | FBC Mortgage Stadium |
| Sept. 13, 2014Week 3 | Pittsburgh 42, FIU 25 | Road | 87°F | Pitbull Stadium |
| Oct. 17, 2020Week 7 | Pittsburgh 19, Miami (FL) 31 | Road | 87°F | Hard Rock Stadium |
| Sept. 24, 2016Week 4 | Pittsburgh 36, North Carolina 37 | Road | 91°F | Kenan Stadium |
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Pittsburgh has played 13 games at dome and retractable-roof stadiums since 2006; they are in the full game list and not counted here.
Pittsburgh Kickoff Temperatures Since 2006: Three Questions
- What was the coldest Pittsburgh home game since 2006?
- A tie at 29°F, in three games: Cincinnati 45, Pittsburgh 44 at Acrisure Stadium on Dec. 5, 2009; Virginia Tech 22, Pittsburgh 52 at Acrisure Stadium on Nov. 10, 2018; and Duke 26, Pittsburgh 28 at Acrisure Stadium on Nov. 19, 2022.
- What was the hottest Pittsburgh home game since 2006?
- Sept. 3, 2011: Buffalo 16, Pittsburgh 35, at Acrisure Stadium, at 90°F.
- What is the Pittsburgh home record at 32°F or colder since 2006?
- 3-1 in four games.
Kickoff temperatures come from NOAA airport weather records (GHCNh): the reading nearest kickoff, within an hour, at one fixed airport for each stadium. Game data provided by CollegeFootballData.com. Games at dome and retractable-roof stadiums are shown but left out of every record and list, whatever the roof position. A temperature with no second reading within 2°F to check it is marked “Single reading”, and a game whose stadium no official source confirms is marked and left out of the lists. Home records count every home game with a kickoff temperature, including games that cannot appear in the lists. When games tie at the end of a list, the line under it counts the rest.
Updated: October 25, 2026