Referee J. Magallanes; umpire Terrance Ramsey; head linesman Mike Owens; line judge Jim Slayton; side judge M. McCarthy; field judge William Dolbow; back judge Rob Luklan; center judge Tracy LynchGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse
From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.
Team stats
Pittsburgh
Iowa
282
Total yards
363
227
Passing yards
258
55
Rushing yards
105
7.3
Yards per pass
6.4
2.0
Yards per rush
3.6
15
First downs
22
4–13
Third downs
7–15
2–3
Fourth downs
0–0
2
Turnovers
1
3–35
Penalties
5–50
27:18
Possession
32:42
Efficiency
Pittsburgh
Iowa
36%
Success rate
45%
−0.02
EPA per play
0.19
1.41
Explosiveness
1.20
−0.18
Rushing EPA
0.27
0.09
Passing EPA
0.11
44%
Passing-down success
43%
−0.11
First-down EPA
0.07
0.29
Second-down EPA
0.30
−0.37
Third-down EPA
0.21
1%
Havoc by its defense
3%
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)
Iowa 62% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The line
Iowa −3, over/under 48.
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 Iowa 58%, Pittsburgh 42%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.
Every drive
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Iowa drives left to right, Pittsburgh right to left.
Q1 IowaPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
Q1 PittsburghInterception, 4 plays, 12 yards
Q1 IowaField goal, 8 plays, 27 yards
Q1 PittsburghInterception, 7 plays, 70 yards
Q1 IowaPunt, 5 plays, 16 yards
Q1 PittsburghPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
Q1 IowaTouchdown, 5 plays, 81 yards
Q2 PittsburghPunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
Q2 IowaInterception, 4 plays, 14 yards
Q2 PittsburghTouchdown, 1 play, 15 yards
Q2 IowaPunt, 3 plays, −6 yards
Q2 PittsburghPunt, 3 plays, −1 yard
Q2 IowaTouchdown, 12 plays, 74 yards
Q2 PittsburghTurnover on downs, 6 plays, 14 yards
Q3 PittsburghField goal, 10 plays, 45 yards
Q3 IowaPunt return TD, 9 plays (Pittsburgh scores), 25 yards
Q3 IowaPunt, 4 plays, 19 yards
Q3 PittsburghPunt, 9 plays, 33 yards
Q4 IowaTouchdown, 11 plays, 80 yards
Q4 PittsburghTouchdown, 13 plays, 75 yards
Q4 IowaField goal, 7 plays, 31 yards
Play by play
1st quarter7 drives, then Iowa 3, Pittsburgh 0
Iowa Punt, 3 plays
15:00
1st & 10 at own 35
Chris Blewitt kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:00
1st & 10 at own 25
C.J. Beathard pass incomplete to Matt VandeBerg
15:00
2nd & 10 at own 25
C.J. Beathard pass complete to Matt VandeBerg for 7 yds to the Iowa 32
15:00
3rd & 3 at own 32
C.J. Beathard pass incomplete to Matt VandeBerg
15:00
4th & 3 at own 32
Marshall Koehn punt for 64 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Pitt 4
Pittsburgh Interception, 4 plays
14:09
1st & 10 at own 4
Darrin Hall run for 2 yds to the Pitt 6
14:09
2nd & 8 at own 6
Darrin Hall run for 3 yds to the Pitt 9
14:09
3rd & 5 at own 9
Nathan Peterman pass complete to Tyler Boyd for 7 yds to the Pitt 16 for a 1ST down
14:09
1st & 10 at own 16
Nathan Peterman pass intercepted Desmond King return for no gain to the Iowa 48
Iowa Field goal, 8 plays
12:14
1st & 10 at own 48
C.J. Beathard pass complete to Matt VandeBerg for 4 yds to the Pitt 48
12:14
2nd & 6 at opp 48
LeShun Daniels Jr. run for 1 yd to the Pitt 47
12:14
3rd & 5 at opp 47
C.J. Beathard pass complete to Jordan Canzeri for 6 yds to the Pitt 41 for a 1ST down
12:14
1st & 10 at opp 41
C.J. Beathard pass incomplete to Tevaun Smith, broken up by Avonte Maddox for a 1ST down PITTSBURGH Penalty, roughing passer (15 Yards) to the Pitt 26 for a 1ST down
12:14
1st & 10 at opp 26
LeShun Daniels Jr. run for 3 yds to the Pitt 23
12:14
2nd & 7 at opp 23
C.J. Beathard pass complete to Jordan Canzeri for a loss of 2 yards to the Pitt 25
12:14
3rd & 9 at opp 25
C.J. Beathard pass incomplete to Matt VandeBerg
8:59
4th & 9 at opp 25
Marshall Koehn 43 yd FG GOODIowa 3, Pittsburgh 0
Pittsburgh Interception, 7 plays
8:59
1st & 0 at own 35
Marshall Koehn kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
8:59
1st & 10 at own 25
Tyler Boyd run for 2 yds to the Pitt 27
8:59
2nd & 8 at own 27
Darrin Hall run for 9 yds to the Pitt 36 for a 1ST down
8:59
1st & 10 at own 36
Nathan Peterman pass complete to Tyler Boyd for 36 yds to the Iowa 28 for a 1ST down
8:59
1st & 10 at opp 28
Nathan Peterman pass complete to Tyler Boyd for 22 yds to the Iowa 6 for a 1ST down
8:59
1st & goal at opp 6
Darrin Hall run for 1 yd to the Iowa 5
8:59
2nd & goal at opp 5
Nathan Peterman run for no gain to the Iowa 5
8:59
3rd & goal at opp 5
Nathan Peterman pass intercepted, touchback. Desmond King return for no gain
Iowa Punt, 5 plays
5:20
1st & 10 at own 20
Jordan Canzeri run for 3 yds to the Iowa 23
5:20
2nd & 7 at own 23
C.J. Beathard pass complete to Henry Krieger Coble for 11 yds to the Iowa 34 for a 1ST down
5:20
1st & 10 at own 34
C.J. Beathard pass complete to Tevaun Smith for 4 yds to the Iowa 38
5:20
2nd & 6 at own 38
LeShun Daniels Jr. run for a loss of 2 yards to the Iowa 36
5:20
3rd & 8 at own 36
C.J. Beathard pass incomplete to Jacob Hillyer
5:20
4th & 8 at own 36
Dillon Kidd punt for 64 yds for a touchback
Pittsburgh Punt, 3 plays
2:54
1st & 10 at own 20
Tyler Boyd run for 5 yds to the Pitt 25
2:54
2nd & 5 at own 25
Chris James run for no gain to the Pitt 25
2:54
3rd & 5 at own 25
Chad Voytik pass incomplete to Dontez Ford
2:54
4th & 5 at own 25
Ryan Winslow punt for 46 yds , Desmond King returns for no gain to the Iowa 25 IOWA Penalty, Offensive holding (10 Yards) to the Iowa 19
Iowa Touchdown, 5 plays
1:26
1st & 10 at own 19
C.J. Beathard pass complete to Tevaun Smith for 51 yds to the Pitt 30 for a 1ST down
1:26
1st & 10 at opp 30
C.J. Beathard pass complete to Matt VandeBerg for 1 yd to the Pitt 29 for a 1ST down PITTSBURGH Penalty, personal foul (Lafayette Pitts) to the Pitt 14 for a 1ST down
1:26
1st & 10 at opp 14
C.J. Beathard pass complete to George Kittle for 3 yds to the Pitt 11
Q2 15:00
2nd & 7 at opp 11
LeShun Daniels Jr. run for 2 yds to the Pitt 9
Q2 14:12
3rd & 5 at opp 9
C.J. Beathard run for 9 yds for a TD, (Marshall Koehn KICK)Iowa 10, Pittsburgh 0
2nd quarter7 drives, then Iowa 17, Pittsburgh 7
Pittsburgh Punt, 3 plays
14:12
1st & 0 at own 35
Marshall Koehn kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:12
1st & 10 at own 25
Darrin Hall run for 1 yd to the Pitt 26
14:12
2nd & 9 at own 26
Chad Voytik pass complete to Tyler Boyd for 8 yds to the Pitt 34
14:12
3rd & 1 at own 34
Chris James run for no gain to the Pitt 34
14:12
4th & 1 at own 34
Ryan Winslow punt for 47 yds, fair catch by Desmond King at the Iowa 19
Iowa Interception, 4 plays
12:16
1st & 10 at own 19
IOWA Penalty, Offensive holding (Austin Blythe) to the Iowa 9
12:16
1st & 20 at own 9
C.J. Beathard pass complete to Jacob Hillyer for 20 yds to the Iowa 29 for a 1ST down
12:16
1st & 10 at own 29
Jordan Canzeri run for no gain to the Iowa 29
12:16
2nd & 10 at own 29
C.J. Beathard pass complete to Jordan Canzeri for 4 yds to the Iowa 33
12:16
3rd & 6 at own 33
C.J. Beathard pass intercepted Terrish Webb return for 23 yds to the Iowa 15
Pittsburgh Touchdown, 1 play
10:11
1st & 10 at opp 15
Nathan Peterman pass complete to Scott Orndoff for 15 yds for a TD, (Chris Blewitt KICK)Iowa 10, Pittsburgh 7
Iowa Punt, 3 plays
10:11
1st & 0 at the 50
Chris Blewitt kickoff for 50 yds for a touchback
10:11
1st & 10 at own 25
C.J. Beathard sacked by Matt Galambos for a loss of 11 yards to the Iowa 14
10:11
2nd & 21 at own 14
C.J. Beathard pass complete to George Kittle for 4 yds to the Iowa 18
9:08
3rd & 17 at own 18
Timeout PITTSBURGH, clock 09:08
9:08
3rd & 17 at own 18
[SG], PENALTY IOWA false start (Myers, Boone) 5 yards to the IOWA13, NO PLAY.
9:08
3rd & 22 at own 13
C.J. Beathard pass complete to Jordan Canzeri for 6 yds to the Iowa 19
9:08
4th & 16 at own 19
Dillon Kidd punt for 43 yds, fair catch by Tyler Boyd at the Pitt 38
Pittsburgh Punt, 3 plays
8:25
1st & 10 at own 38
Qadree Ollison run for 4 yds to the Pitt 42
8:25
2nd & 6 at own 42
Qadree Ollison run for a loss of 5 yards to the Pitt 37
8:25
3rd & 11 at own 37
Nathan Peterman run for no gain to the Pitt 37
8:25
4th & 11 at own 37
Ryan Winslow punt for 37 yds, fair catch by Desmond King at the Iowa 26
Iowa Touchdown, 12 plays
6:43
1st & 10 at own 26
LeShun Daniels Jr. run for 2 yds to the Iowa 28
6:43
2nd & 8 at own 28
C.J. Beathard pass complete to Tevaun Smith for 18 yds to the Iowa 46 for a 1ST down
6:43
1st & 10 at own 46
C.J. Beathard pass incomplete to Tevaun Smith
6:43
2nd & 10 at own 46
C.J. Beathard pass complete to Henry Krieger Coble for 14 yds to the Pitt 40 for a 1ST down
6:43
1st & 10 at opp 40
LeShun Daniels Jr. run for 2 yds to the Pitt 38
6:43
2nd & 8 at opp 38
C.J. Beathard pass complete to Matt VandeBerg for 7 yds to the Pitt 31
3:22
3rd & 1 at opp 31
Timeout PITTSBURGH, clock 03:22
3:22
3rd & 1 at opp 31
C.J. Beathard run for 4 yds to the Pitt 27 for a 1ST down
3:22
1st & 10 at opp 27
C.J. Beathard pass incomplete to Tevaun Smith
3:22
2nd & 10 at opp 27
C.J. Beathard pass complete to Henry Krieger Coble for 6 yds to the Pitt 21
3:22
3rd & 4 at opp 21
C.J. Beathard pass complete to Matt VandeBerg for 10 yds to the Pitt 11 for a 1ST down
3:22
1st & 10 at opp 11
Jordan Canzeri run for 7 yds to the Pitt 4
0:44
2nd & 3 at opp 4
Jordan Canzeri run for 4 yds for a TD, (Marshall Koehn KICK)Iowa 17, Pittsburgh 7
Pittsburgh Turnover on downs, 6 plays
0:44
1st & 0 at own 35
Marshall Koehn kickoff for 62 yds , Tyler Boyd return for 20 yds to the Pitt 23
0:44
1st & 10 at own 23
Nathan Peterman pass incomplete
0:44
2nd & 10 at own 23
Qadree Ollison run for 16 yds to the Pitt 39 for a 1ST down
0:44
1st & 10 at own 39
Nathan Peterman pass incomplete to Tyler Boyd
0:44
2nd & 10 at own 39
Nathan Peterman sacked by Nate Meier for a loss of 4 yards to the Pitt 35
0:44
3rd & 14 at own 35
Qadree Ollison run for 2 yds to the Pitt 37
0:04
4th & 12 at own 37
Timeout IOWA, clock 00:04
0:04
4th & 12 at own 37
Nathan Peterman pass incomplete to Tyler Boyd
3rd quarter4 drives, then Tied at 17
Pittsburgh Field goal, 10 plays
15:00
1st & 10 at own 35
Marshall Koehn kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:00
1st & 10 at own 25
Nathan Peterman pass complete to George Aston for 3 yds to the Pitt 28
15:00
2nd & 7 at own 28
Nathan Peterman pass complete to Dontez Ford for 11 yds to the Pitt 39 for a 1ST down
15:00
1st & 10 at own 39
Darrin Hall run for 4 yds to the Pitt 43
15:00
2nd & 6 at own 43
Darrin Hall run for 5 yds to the Pitt 48
15:00
3rd & 1 at own 48
Darrin Hall run for 3 yds to the Iowa 49 for a 1ST down
15:00
1st & 10 at opp 49
Nathan Peterman pass complete to J.P. Holtz for 13 yds to the Iowa 36 for a 1ST down
15:00
1st & 10 at opp 36
Darrin Hall run for 4 yds to the Iowa 32
15:00
2nd & 6 at opp 32
Darrin Hall run for 2 yds to the Iowa 30
15:00
3rd & 4 at opp 30
Darrin Hall run for no gain to the Iowa 30
9:40
4th & 4 at opp 30
Chris Blewitt 48 yd FG GOODIowa 17, Pittsburgh 10
Iowa Punt return TD, 9 plays (Pittsburgh scores)
9:40
1st & 0 at own 35
Chris Blewitt kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
9:40
1st & 10 at own 25
LeShun Daniels Jr. run for 5 yds to the Iowa 30
9:40
2nd & 5 at own 30
LeShun Daniels Jr. run for 4 yds to the Iowa 34
9:40
3rd & 1 at own 34
C.J. Beathard run for 4 yds to the Iowa 38 for a 1ST down
9:40
1st & 10 at own 38
C.J. Beathard pass incomplete to Matt VandeBerg
9:40
2nd & 10 at own 38
C.J. Beathard pass complete to Jordan Canzeri for no gain to the Iowa 38
9:40
3rd & 10 at own 38
C.J. Beathard pass complete to Henry Krieger Coble for 13 yds to the Pitt 49 for a 1ST down
9:40
1st & 10 at opp 49
C.J. Beathard pass incomplete to Matt VandeBerg
9:40
2nd & 10 at opp 49
C.J. Beathard pass complete to Jordan Canzeri for a loss of 1 yard to the 50 yard line
9:40
3rd & 11 at the 50
C.J. Beathard pass incomplete to Tevaun Smith
5:51
4th & 11 at the 50
Dillon Kidd punt blocked by Ryan Lewis blocked by Ryan Lewis Pat Amara Jr. return for 28 yds for a TD, (Chris Blewitt KICK)Tied at 17
Iowa Punt, 4 plays
5:51
1st & 0 at own 35
Chris Blewitt kickoff for 65 yds , Desmond King return for 21 yds to the Iowa 21
5:51
1st & 10 at own 21
Jordan Canzeri run for 10 yds to the Iowa 31 for a 1ST down
5:51
1st & 10 at own 31
Jordan Canzeri run for 3 yds to the Iowa 34
5:51
2nd & 7 at own 34
Jordan Canzeri run for 6 yds to the Iowa 40
5:51
3rd & 1 at own 40
LeShun Daniels Jr. run for no gain to the Iowa 40
5:51
4th & 1 at own 40
Dillon Kidd punt for 60 yds for a touchback
Pittsburgh Punt, 9 plays
3:09
1st & 10 at own 20
Nathan Peterman pass complete to Tyler Boyd for 3 yds to the Pitt 23
3:09
2nd & 7 at own 23
Nathan Peterman run for 3 yds to the Pitt 26
3:09
3rd & 4 at own 26
Nathan Peterman pass complete to Tyler Boyd for 7 yds to the Pitt 33 for a 1ST down
3:09
1st & 10 at own 33
Nathan Peterman pass incomplete to Darrin Hall
3:09
2nd & 10 at own 33
Darrin Hall run for no gain to the Pitt 33
3:09
3rd & 10 at own 33
Nathan Peterman pass complete to Tyler Boyd for 16 yds to the Pitt 49 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:00
1st & 10 at own 49
Darrin Hall run for 3 yds to the Iowa 48
Q4 15:00
2nd & 7 at opp 48
Nathan Peterman pass complete to J.P. Holtz for 5 yds to the Iowa 43
Q4 15:00
3rd & 2 at opp 43
Darrin Hall run for 1 yd to the Iowa 42
Q4 15:00
4th & 1 at opp 42
PITTSBURGH Penalty, delay of game (-5 Yards) to the Iowa 47
Q4 15:00
4th & 6 at opp 47
Ryan Winslow punt for 27 yds, fair catch by Desmond King at the Iowa 20
4th quarter3 drives, then Iowa 27, Pittsburgh 24
Iowa Touchdown, 11 plays
12:50
1st & 10 at own 20
Jordan Canzeri run for 9 yds to the Iowa 29
12:50
2nd & 1 at own 29
Jordan Canzeri run for 2 yds to the Iowa 31 for a 1ST down
12:50
1st & 10 at own 31
C.J. Beathard pass complete to Jacob Hillyer for 32 yds to the Pitt 37 for a 1ST down
12:50
1st & 10 at opp 37
C.J. Beathard pass complete to Macon Plewa for 3 yds to the Pitt 34
12:50
2nd & 7 at opp 34
Jordan Canzeri run for 4 yds to the Pitt 30
12:50
3rd & 3 at opp 30
C.J. Beathard run for 6 yds to the Pitt 24 for a 1ST down
12:50
1st & 10 at opp 24
IOWA Penalty, Offensive holding (Austin Blythe) to the Pitt 34
12:50
1st & 20 at opp 34
C.J. Beathard pass complete to Matt VandeBerg for 4 yds to the Pitt 30
12:50
2nd & 16 at opp 30
C.J. Beathard pass complete to Jordan Canzeri for 17 yds to the Pitt 13 for a 1ST down
12:50
1st & 10 at opp 13
C.J. Beathard pass complete to Matt VandeBerg for 12 yds to the Pitt 1 for a 1ST down
12:50
1st & goal at opp 1
Jordan Canzeri run for no gain to the Pitt 1
6:14
2nd & 0 at opp 1
Timeout IOWA, clock 06:14
6:04
2nd & goal at opp 1
Jordan Canzeri run for 1 yd for a TD, (Marshall Koehn KICK)Iowa 24, Pittsburgh 17
Pittsburgh Touchdown, 13 plays
6:04
1st & 0 at own 35
Marshall Koehn kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
6:04
1st & 10 at own 25
Nathan Peterman pass incomplete to J.P. Holtz
6:04
2nd & 10 at own 25
Nathan Peterman pass complete to Tyler Boyd for 19 yds to the Pitt 44 for a 1ST down
6:04
1st & 10 at own 44
Nathan Peterman pass complete to Dontez Ford for 22 yds to the Iowa 34 for a 1ST down
6:04
1st & 10 at opp 34
Nathan Peterman pass complete to Qadree Ollison for 3 yds to the Iowa 31
6:04
2nd & 7 at opp 31
Nathan Peterman pass complete to Qadree Ollison for 4 yds to the Iowa 27
6:04
3rd & 3 at opp 27
Nathan Peterman pass incomplete to Jaymar Parrish
6:04
4th & 3 at opp 27
Nathan Peterman pass complete to Tyler Boyd for 5 yds to the Iowa 22 for a 1ST down
6:04
1st & 10 at opp 22
Nathan Peterman pass complete to Darrin Hall for 2 yds to the Iowa 20
6:04
2nd & 8 at opp 20
Nathan Peterman pass complete to Darrin Hall for a loss of 1 yard to the Iowa 21
6:04
3rd & 9 at opp 21
Nathan Peterman sacked by Nate Meier for a loss of 6 yards to the Iowa 27
1:28
4th & 15 at opp 27
Timeout PITTSBURGH, clock 01:28
1:28
4th & 15 at opp 27
Nathan Peterman pass complete to J.P. Holtz for 19 yds to the Iowa 8 for a 1ST down
1:28
1st & goal at opp 8
Nathan Peterman pass incomplete to J.P. Holtz
0:52
2nd & goal at opp 8
Nathan Peterman pass complete to Tyler Boyd for 8 yds for a TD, (Chris Blewitt KICK)Tied at 24
Iowa Field goal, 7 plays
0:52
1st & 0 at own 35
Chris Blewitt kickoff for 62 yds , Desmond King return for 27 yds to the Iowa 30
0:52
1st & 10 at own 30
C.J. Beathard run for 12 yds to the Iowa 42 for a 1ST down
0:52
1st & 10 at own 42
C.J. Beathard pass complete to Henry Krieger Coble for 4 yds to the Iowa 46
0:52
2nd & 6 at own 46
C.J. Beathard run for 7 yds to the Pitt 47 for a 1ST down
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.
RushingJordan Canzeri12 carries, 49 yards, 2 TDIowa
ReceivingTyler Boyd10 catches, 131 yards, 1 TDPittsburgh
DefenseDesmond King2 INTIowa
Pittsburgh
Iowa