Pitt quarterback Kenny Pickett broke a pair of program records during his team’s matchup with Virginia on Saturday, as he reached 3,857 passing yards and 4,066 total yards for the 2021 season. By hitting those totals, Pickett broke program records for passing yardage in a single season and total yardage in a single season, both of which were set in 2003.
Prior to Pickett’s masterful performance on Saturday, the records belonged to former Pitt signal-caller Rod Rutherford, who threw for 3,679 yards and totaled 3,829 yards in 2003. Like Pickett, who has benefited from the rise of Pitt wide receiver Jordan Addison, Rutherford was helped out by a phenomenal pass-catcher, as he had Larry Fitzgerald as his primary target.