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Pittsburgh vs. Bowling Green

Thursday, December 26, 2013, Little Caesars Bowl

Pittsburgh beat Bowling Green 30–⁠27. It was their fourth meeting; Pittsburgh leads the series 3–⁠1.

Neutral sitePittsburgh7–⁠6 in 2013
30
Neutral siteBowling Green10–⁠4 in 2013
27

FinalTV: ESPNAttendance 26,259

MVPs James Conner (Pitt RB); Aaron Donald (Lineman of the Game Pitt)Wikipedia

Officials
Referee Charles Lewis; umpire Stan Weihe; head linesman Bill Greer; line judge Terry Allgeier; side judge Fred Wiedower; field judge Dan Moore; back judge Wayne GautneyGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Pittsburgh71031030
Bowling Green3710727

Standouts

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Player stats

Pittsburgh

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Tom Savage8/1312400
Chad Voytik5/910800
RushingCarYdsTDLong
James Conner26229145
Chad Voytik224119
Isaac Bennett5203
Jaymar Parrish1202
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Tyler Boyd8173062
J.P. Holtz221013
Manasseh Garner120020
Chris Wuestner113013

Bowling Green

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Matt Quinn Johnson20/3227220
Heath Jackson1/1700
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Travis Calton Greene183908
Fred Coppet5203
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Shaun Joplin686022
Heath Jackson578021
Alex Bayer357129
Ryan Burbrink344116

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

PittsburghBowling Green
487Total yards289
232Passing yards279
255Rushing yards10
10.5Yards per pass8.5
6.5Yards per rush0.3
21First downs18
3–⁠12Third downs5–⁠15
1–⁠1Fourth downs1–⁠2
0Turnovers0
4–⁠50Penalties4–⁠36
28:50Possession31:10

Efficiency

PittsburghBowling Green
48%Success rate40%
0.26EPA per play0.07
1.00Explosiveness0.98
0.23Rushing EPA−0.30
0.46Passing EPA0.42
25%Passing-down success46%
0.47First-down EPA−0.31
−0.07Second-down EPA0.19
0.33Third-down EPA0.74

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Bowling Green 72% to win. Pittsburgh won as Elo’s underdog.

The line

Bowling Green −6, over/under 49.5.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were Bowling Green 66%, Pittsburgh 34%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Bowling Green end zonePittsburgh end zone Bowling GreenTouchdown, 2 playsQ1 PittsburghPunt, 3 playsQ1 Bowling GreenPunt, 3 playsQ1 PittsburghPunt, 3 playsQ1 Bowling GreenField goal, 11 playsQ1 PittsburghTouchdown run, 7 playsQ1 Bowling GreenPunt, 3 playsQ2 PittsburghField goal, 11 playsQ2 Bowling GreenPunt return TD, 3 plays (Pittsburgh scores)Q2 Bowling GreenTouchdown pass, 10 playsQ2 PittsburghPunt, 6 playsQ2 Bowling GreenEnd of half, 2 playsQ3 PittsburghMissed FG, 5 playsQ3 Bowling GreenField goal, 9 playsQ3 PittsburghField goal, 10 playsQ3 Bowling GreenPunt, 6 playsQ3 PittsburghPunt, 5 playsQ3 Bowling GreenPunt, 8 playsQ4 PittsburghTouchdown run, 6 playsQ4 Bowling GreenTouchdown pass, 9 playsQ4 PittsburghField goal, 7 playsQ4 Bowling GreenFumble, recovered, 5 playsQ4 PittsburghEnd of game, 1 play
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Bowling Green drives left to right, Pittsburgh right to left.
  1. Bowling GreenTouchdown, 2 plays, 3 yards
  2. Q1 PittsburghPunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  3. Q1 Bowling GreenPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  4. Q1 PittsburghPunt, 3 plays, 16 yards
  5. Q1 Bowling GreenField goal, 11 plays, 18 yards
  6. Q1 PittsburghTouchdown run, 7 plays, 50 yards
  7. Q1 Bowling GreenPunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  8. Q2 PittsburghField goal, 11 plays, 49 yards
  9. Q2 Bowling GreenPunt return TD, 3 plays (Pittsburgh scores), −11 yards
  10. Q2 Bowling GreenTouchdown pass, 10 plays, 67 yards
  11. Q2 PittsburghPunt, 6 plays, 65 yards
  12. Q2 Bowling GreenEnd of half, 2 plays, 8 yards
  13. Q3 PittsburghMissed FG, 5 plays, 48 yards
  14. Q3 Bowling GreenField goal, 9 plays, 57 yards
  15. Q3 PittsburghField goal, 10 plays, 35 yards
  16. Q3 Bowling GreenPunt, 6 plays, 69 yards
  17. Q3 PittsburghPunt, 5 plays, 75 yards
  18. Q3 Bowling GreenPunt, 8 plays, 22 yards
  19. Q4 PittsburghTouchdown run, 6 plays, 98 yards
  20. Q4 Bowling GreenTouchdown pass, 9 plays, 75 yards
  21. Q4 PittsburghField goal, 7 plays, 43 yards
  22. Q4 Bowling GreenFumble, recovered, 5 plays, −14 yards
  23. Q4 PittsburghEnd of game, 1 play, −30 yards

Play by play

1st quarter6 drives, then Pittsburgh 7, Bowling Green 3
Pittsburgh Punt, 3 plays
14:451st & 10 at own 20Isaac Bennett rush for a loss of 1 yard to the Pitt 19.
14:152nd & 11 at own 19Tom Savage pass incomplete to Tyler Boyd.
14:003rd & 11 at own 19Tom Savage rush for 9 yards to the Pitt 28.
13:434th & 2 at own 28Matt Yoklic punt for 52 yards, fair catch by Ryan Burbrink at the BwGrn 20.
Bowling Green Punt, 3 plays
13:341st & 10 at own 20Matt Johnson pass incomplete to Ronnie Moore.
12:483rd & 20 at own 10Matt Johnson pass complete to Heath Jackson for 16 yards to the BwGrn 26.
12:144th & 4 at own 26Brian Schmiedebusch punt for 60 yards, returned by Tyler Boyd for 17 yards to the Pitt 31.
Pittsburgh Punt, 3 plays
11:152nd & 20 at own 21Tom Savage pass complete to Tyler Boyd for a loss of 3 yards to the Pitt 18.
10:433rd & 23 at own 18Tom Savage pass complete to Tyler Boyd for 19 yards to the Pitt 37.
10:154th & 4 at own 37Matt Yoklic punt for 37 yards, downed at the BwGrn 41, PITTSBURGH penalty 15 yard Kick Catching Interference on Nicholas Grigsby accepted.
Bowling Green Field goal, 11 plays
10:051st & 10 at own 41Travis Greene rush for 2 yards to the BwGrn 43.
9:252nd & 8 at own 43Travis Greene rush for 3 yards to the BwGrn 46.
8:503rd & 5 at own 46Matt Johnson pass complete to Shaun Joplin for 18 yards to the Pitt 36 for a 1ST down.
8:331st & 10 at opp 36Matt Johnson pass complete to Shaun Joplin for 17 yards to the Pitt 19 for a 1ST down.
7:551st & 10 at opp 19Travis Greene rush for 4 yards to the Pitt 15.
7:152nd & 6 at opp 15Travis Greene rush for no gain to the Pitt 15.
6:533rd & 6 at opp 15Matt Johnson rush for 10 yards to the Pitt 5 for a 1ST down.
6:101st & goal at opp 5Travis Greene rush for 2 yards to the Pitt 3.
5:402nd & goal at opp 3Matt Johnson rush for a loss of 1 yard to the Pitt 4.
4:264th & goal at opp 9Tyler Tate 28 yard field goal GOOD.Bowling Green 3, Pittsburgh 0
4:26Anthony Farinella kickoff for 58 yards returned by Lafayette Pitts for 43 yards to the 50 yard line.
Pittsburgh Touchdown run, 7 plays
4:171st & 10 at the 50PITTSBURGH penalty 5 yard False Start on Juantez Hollins accepted.
4:051st & 15 at own 45James Conner rush for 2 yards to the Pitt 47.
3:202nd & 13 at own 47Tom Savage pass complete to Tyler Boyd for 7 yards to the BwGrn 46.
2:563rd & 6 at opp 46Tom Savage pass complete to Tyler Boyd for 9 yards to the BwGrn 37 for a 1ST down.
2:321st & 10 at opp 37James Conner rush for 8 yards to the BwGrn 29.
2:062nd & 2 at opp 29James Conner rush for 5 yards to the BwGrn 24 for a 1ST down.
1:301st & 10 at opp 24James Conner rush for 9 yards to the BwGrn 15.
0:582nd & 1 at opp 15James Conner rush for 15 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.Pittsburgh 6, Bowling Green 3
0:58Chris Blewitt extra point GOOD.Pittsburgh 7, Bowling Green 3
0:58Chris Blewitt kickoff for 65 yards for a touchback.
Bowling Green Punt, 3 plays
0:451st & 10 at own 25Travis Greene rush for 5 yards to the BwGrn 30.
0:002nd & 5 at own 30Travis Greene rush for 3 yards to the BwGrn 33.
Q2 14:403rd & 2 at own 33Matt Johnson pass complete to Shaun Joplin for 1 yard to the BwGrn 34.
Q2 13:524th & 1 at own 34Brian Schmiedebusch punt for 56 yards, returned by Tyler Boyd for a loss of 2 yards to the Pitt 8.
2nd quarter5 drives, then Pittsburgh 17, Bowling Green 10
Pittsburgh Field goal, 11 plays
13:421st & 10 at own 8Tom Savage pass complete to Tyler Boyd for 46 yards to the BwGrn 46 for a 1ST down.
13:131st & 10 at opp 46James Conner rush for 6 yards to the BwGrn 40.
12:452nd & 4 at opp 40James Conner rush for 3 yards to the BwGrn 37.
11:453rd & 1 at opp 37James Conner rush for no gain to the BwGrn 37.
11:314th & 1 at opp 37Timeout BOWLING GREEN, clock 11:31.
11:154th & 1 at opp 37Tom Savage rush for 2 yards to the BwGrn 35 for a 1ST down.
10:581st & 10 at opp 35James Conner rush for 15 yards to the BwGrn 20 for a 1ST down.
10:261st & 10 at opp 20Tom Savage pass complete to J.P. Holtz for 13 yards to the BwGrn 7 for a 1ST down.
9:551st & goal at opp 7James Conner rush for 1 yard to the BwGrn 6.
9:122nd & goal at opp 6Tom Savage pass incomplete to Tyler Boyd.
8:294th & goal at opp 7Chris Blewitt 25 yard field goal GOOD.Pittsburgh 10, Bowling Green 3
8:29Chris Blewitt kickoff for 61 yards returned by Ronnie Moore for 18 yards to the BwGrn 22.
Bowling Green Punt return TD, 3 plays (Pittsburgh scores)
7:392nd & 13 at own 19Matt Johnson pass incomplete to Heath Jackson.
6:434th & 24 at own 8Brian Schmiedebusch punt for 46 yards, returned by Tyler Boyd for 54 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.Pittsburgh 16, Bowling Green 3
6:43Chris Blewitt extra point GOOD.Pittsburgh 17, Bowling Green 3
6:43Chris Blewitt kickoff for 65 yards returned by BooBoo Gates for 33 yards to the BwGrn 33.
Bowling Green Touchdown pass, 10 plays
6:251st & 10 at own 33Travis Greene rush for no gain to the BwGrn 33.
5:452nd & 10 at own 33Travis Greene rush for 3 yards to the BwGrn 36.
5:094th & 13 at own 30PITTSBURGH penalty 15 yard Unsportsmanlike Conduct on Aaron Donald accepted.
4:401st & 10 at own 45Fred Coppet rush for 1 yard to the BwGrn 46.
4:082nd & 9 at own 46Matt Johnson pass incomplete to Heath Jackson, broken up by Aaron Donald.
3:493rd & 9 at own 46Matt Johnson pass complete to Ryan Burbrink for 16 yards to the Pitt 38 for a 1ST down.
3:251st & 10 at opp 38Matt Johnson pass complete to Alex Bayer for 4 yards to the Pitt 34.
2:452nd & 6 at opp 34Matt Johnson rush for 2 yards to the Pitt 32.
2:053rd & 4 at opp 32Fred Coppet rush for 3 yards to the Pitt 29.
1:284th & 1 at opp 29Matt Johnson pass complete to Alex Bayer for 29 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.Pittsburgh 17, Bowling Green 9
1:28Tyler Tate extra point GOOD.Pittsburgh 17, Bowling Green 10
1:28Anthony Farinella kickoff for 65 yards for a touchback.
Pittsburgh Punt, 6 plays
1:151st & 10 at own 25Tom Savage pass complete to Tyler Boyd for 4 yards to the Pitt 29.
0:552nd & 6 at own 29Isaac Bennett rush for 2 yards to the Pitt 31.
0:553rd & 4 at own 31Timeout BOWLING GREEN, clock 00:55.
0:473rd & 4 at own 31Tom Savage pass complete to Tyler Boyd for 29 yards to the BwGrn 40 for a 1ST down.
0:471st & 10 at opp 40Timeout PITTSBURGH, clock 00:47.
0:441st & 10 at opp 40Tom Savage pass incomplete to Isaac Bennett.
0:392nd & 10 at opp 40Tom Savage pass incomplete to Manasseh Garner.
0:333rd & 10 at opp 40Tom Savage pass incomplete.
0:334th & 10 at opp 40Timeout BOWLING GREEN, clock 00:33.
0:224th & 10 at opp 40Matt Yoklic punt for 39 yards, downed at the BwGrn 1.
Bowling Green End of half, 2 plays
0:151st & 10 at own 1Travis Greene rush for 1 yard to the BwGrn 2.
0:152nd & 9 at own 2Timeout PITTSBURGH, clock 0:15.
0:002nd & 9 at own 2Travis Greene rush for 7 yards to the BwGrn 9.
Q3 14:49Chris Blewitt kickoff for 59 yards returned by BooBoo Gates for 94 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.Pittsburgh 17, Bowling Green 16
Q3 14:49Tyler Tate extra point GOOD.Tied at 17
Q3 14:49Anthony Farinella kickoff for 65 yards returned by Rachid Ibrahim for 23 yards to the Pitt 23.
3rd quarter6 drives, then Tied at 20
Pittsburgh Missed FG, 5 plays
14:371st & 10 at own 23James Conner rush for 11 yards to the Pitt 34 for a 1ST down.
14:081st & 10 at own 34James Conner rush for 45 yards to the BwGrn 21 for a 1ST down.
13:481st & 10 at opp 21Chad Voytik pass incomplete to Tyler Boyd.
13:352nd & 10 at opp 21Isaac Bennett rush for no gain to the BwGrn 21.
13:063rd & 10 at opp 21Chad Voytik pass incomplete to Chris Wuestner.
13:014th & 10 at opp 21Chris Blewitt 39 yard field goal MISSED.
Bowling Green Field goal, 9 plays
12:551st & 10 at own 21Matt Johnson pass incomplete to Heath Jackson.
12:512nd & 10 at own 21Matt Johnson pass complete to Shaun Joplin for 8 yards to the BwGrn 29.
12:213rd & 2 at own 29Matt Johnson pass complete to Shaun Joplin for 22 yards to the Pitt 49 for a 1ST down.
11:451st & 10 at opp 49Matt Johnson pass complete to Travis Greene for 9 yards to the Pitt 40.
11:182nd & 1 at opp 40Travis Greene rush for 4 yards to the Pitt 36 for a 1ST down.
10:471st & 10 at opp 36Matt Johnson pass incomplete to Shaun Joplin.
10:202nd & 10 at opp 36Travis Greene rush for 8 yards to the Pitt 28.
9:573rd & 2 at opp 28Matt Johnson pass incomplete to Heath Jackson.
9:524th & 2 at opp 28Tyler Tate 46 yard field goal GOOD.Bowling Green 20, Pittsburgh 17
9:52Anthony Farinella kickoff for 65 yards for a touchback.
Pittsburgh Field goal, 10 plays
9:401st & 10 at own 25Chad Voytik pass complete to J.P. Holtz for 8 yards to the Pitt 33.
9:132nd & 2 at own 33James Conner rush for 2 yards to the Pitt 35 for a 1ST down.
8:451st & 10 at own 35James Conner rush for 25 yards to the BwGrn 40 for a 1ST down.
8:241st & 10 at opp 40Chad Voytik pass incomplete to Tyler Boyd.
8:122nd & 10 at opp 40BOWLING GREEN penalty Offside, PITTSBURGH penalty Holding offsetting, no play.
8:012nd & 10 at opp 40James Conner rush for 11 yards to the BwGrn 29 for a 1ST down.
7:331st & 10 at opp 29Chad Voytik pass complete to Chris Wuestner for 13 yards to the BwGrn 16 for a 1ST down.
7:101st & 10 at opp 16James Conner rush for 7 yards to the BwGrn 9.
6:402nd & 3 at opp 9James Conner rush for a loss of 1 yard to the BwGrn 10.
6:023rd & 4 at opp 10Chad Voytik pass incomplete to J.P. Holtz.
5:594th & 4 at opp 10Chris Blewitt 28 yard field goal GOOD.Tied at 20
5:59Chris Blewitt kickoff for 58 yards returned by BooBoo Gates for 18 yards to the BwGrn 25.
Bowling Green Punt, 6 plays
5:401st & 10 at own 25Travis Greene rush for 5 yards to the BwGrn 30.
5:102nd & 5 at own 30Matt Johnson rush for 13 yards to the BwGrn 43 for a 1ST down.
4:431st & 10 at own 43Matt Johnson pass complete to Ryan Burbrink for 13 yards to the Pitt 44 for a 1ST down.
4:101st & 10 at opp 44Matt Johnson pass incomplete to Shaun Joplin.
4:002nd & 10 at opp 44Travis Greene rush for no gain to the Pitt 44.
3:183rd & 10 at opp 44Matt Johnson pass incomplete.
3:124th & 10 at opp 44Brian Schmiedebusch punt for 44 yards for a touchback.
Pittsburgh Punt, 5 plays
3:051st & 10 at own 20James Conner rush for 21 yards to the Pitt 41 for a 1ST down.
2:401st & 10 at own 41James Conner rush for 10 yards to the BwGrn 49 for a 1ST down.
2:101st & 10 at opp 49James Conner rush for 1 yard to the BwGrn 48.
1:302nd & 9 at opp 48Isaac Bennett rush for a loss of 2 yards to the 50 yard line.
0:453rd & 11 at the 50Chad Voytik pass complete to Isaac Bennett for 5 yards to the BwGrn 45.
0:174th & 6 at opp 45Matt Yoklic punt for 36 yards, fair catch by Ryan Burbrink at the BwGrn 9.
Bowling Green Punt, 8 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 9Fred Coppet rush for 2 yards to the BwGrn 11.
Q4 14:452nd & 8 at own 11Fred Coppet rush for a loss of 3 yards to the BwGrn 8.
Q4 14:303rd & 11 at own 8Matt Johnson pass complete to Heath Jackson for 15 yards to the BwGrn 23 for a 1ST down.
Q4 14:051st & 10 at own 23Fred Coppet rush for a loss of 1 yard to the BwGrn 22.
Q4 14:052nd & 11 at own 22BOWLING GREEN penalty 11 yard Unsportsmanlike Conduct on Fred Coppet accepted.
Q4 13:452nd & 22 at own 11Matt Johnson pass incomplete to Ryan Burbrink.
Q4 13:383rd & 22 at own 11PITTSBURGH penalty 15 yard Pass Interference on Titus Howard accepted, no play.
Q4 13:311st & 10 at own 26Matt Johnson pass incomplete to Alex Bayer.
Q4 13:232nd & 10 at own 26Matt Johnson pass complete to Travis Greene for 5 yards to the BwGrn 31.
Q4 13:093rd & 5 at own 31Matt Johnson pass incomplete to Shaun Joplin.
Q4 12:574th & 5 at own 31Brian Schmiedebusch punt for 67 yards, downed at the Pitt 2.
4th quarter5 drives, then Pittsburgh 30, Bowling Green 27
Pittsburgh Touchdown run, 6 plays
12:401st & 10 at own 2Jaymar Parrish rush for 2 yards to the Pitt 4.
12:052nd & 8 at own 4Isaac Bennett rush for 3 yards to the Pitt 7.
11:243rd & 5 at own 7Chad Voytik pass complete to Manasseh Garner for 20 yards to the Pitt 27 for a 1ST down.
11:091st & 10 at own 27Timeout PITTSBURGH, clock 11:09.
11:001st & 10 at own 27Chad Voytik pass complete to Tyler Boyd for 62 yards to the BwGrn 11 for a 1ST down.
10:421st & 10 at opp 11BOWLING GREEN penalty 5 yard Substitution Infraction accepted.
10:051st & 5 at opp 6James Conner rush for 1 yard to the BwGrn 5.
9:312nd & 4 at opp 5Chad Voytik rush for 5 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.Pittsburgh 26, Bowling Green 20
9:31Chris Blewitt extra point GOOD.Pittsburgh 27, Bowling Green 20
9:31Chris Blewitt kickoff for 65 yards for a touchback.
Bowling Green Touchdown pass, 9 plays
9:101st & 10 at own 25Heath Jackson pass complete to Ronnie Moore for 7 yards to the BwGrn 32.
8:222nd & 3 at own 32Travis Greene rush for 3 yards to the BwGrn 35 for a 1ST down.
7:451st & 10 at own 35Travis Greene rush for a loss of 8 yards to the BwGrn 27.
7:102nd & 18 at own 27Matt Johnson pass complete to Shaun Joplin for 20 yards to the BwGrn 47 for a 1ST down.
6:401st & 10 at own 47Travis Greene rush for a loss of 3 yards to the BwGrn 44.
6:142nd & 13 at own 44Matt Johnson pass complete to Heath Jackson for 15 yards to the Pitt 41 for a 1ST down.
5:401st & 10 at opp 41Matt Johnson pass complete to Ronnie Moore for 5 yards to the Pitt 36.
4:552nd & 5 at opp 36Matt Johnson pass complete to Heath Jackson for 21 yards to the Pitt 15 for a 1ST down.
4:491st & 10 at opp 15Timeout PITTSBURGH, clock 4:49.
4:421st & 10 at opp 15Matt Johnson pass complete to Ryan Burbrink for 15 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.Pittsburgh 27, Bowling Green 26
4:42Tyler Tate extra point GOOD.Tied at 27
4:42Anthony Farinella kickoff for 62 yards returned by Lafayette Pitts for 25 yards to the Pitt 28.
Pittsburgh Field goal, 7 plays
4:151st & 10 at own 28James Conner rush for 3 yards to the Pitt 31.
3:532nd & 7 at own 31Chad Voytik rush for 19 yards to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down.
3:231st & 10 at the 50James Conner rush for 20 yards to the BwGrn 30 for a 1ST down.
2:551st & 10 at opp 30James Conner rush for 4 yards to the BwGrn 26.
2:102nd & 6 at opp 26James Conner rush for 5 yards to the BwGrn 21.
1:223rd & 1 at opp 21James Conner rush for no gain to the BwGrn 21.
1:224th & 1 at opp 21Timeout BOWLING GREEN, clock 01:22.
1:174th & 1 at opp 21Chris Blewitt 39 yard field goal GOOD.Pittsburgh 30, Bowling Green 27
1:17Chris Blewitt kickoff for 60 yards returned by BooBoo Gates for 20 yards to the BwGrn 15, BOWLING GREEN penalty 10 yard Holding on Terrance Bush accepted.
Bowling Green Fumble, recovered, 5 plays
1:101st & 10 at own 15Matt Johnson pass complete to Alex Bayer for 16 yards to the BwGrn 31 for a 1ST down.
1:021st & 10 at own 31Matt Johnson pass incomplete.
0:512nd & 10 at own 31BOWLING GREEN penalty 10 yard Holding on Jacob Bennett accepted.
0:413rd & 31 at own 10Timeout BOWLING GREEN, clock 0:41.
0:314th & 40 at own 1Timeout BOWLING GREEN, clock 0:31.
0:104th & 40 at own 1Matt Johnson pass complete to Heath Jackson, fumbled at the BwGrn 9 for 8 yards, lateral to Travis Greene for a loss of 2 yards, lateral to Heath Jackson for a loss of 6 yards, lateral to Alex Bayer for 8 yards, to the BwGrn 9.
Pittsburgh End of game, 1 play
0:001st & goal at opp 9Team rush for a loss of 2 yards to the BwGrn 11.

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

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Pittsburgh leads 3–⁠1 in four meetings.

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2013Pittsburgh 30, Bowling Green 27Little Caesars Bowl
2008Bowling Green 27, Pittsburgh 17
2000Pittsburgh 34, Bowling Green 16
1999Pittsburgh 30, Bowling Green 10

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