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Villanova at Pittsburgh

Saturday, September 3, 2016

Pittsburgh beat Villanova 28–⁠7. It was their third meeting; Pittsburgh leads the series 3–⁠0.

AwayVillanova9–⁠4 in 2016
7
HomePittsburgh8–⁠5 in 2016
28

Final at Acrisure Stadium, PittsburghTV: ACCNXAttendance 50,149

At kickoff
75°F, mostly cloudy, wind 3 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Allegheny County Airport (KAGC), 13 km from the stadium, 23 minutes after kickoff
Officials
Referee Heydt,D; umpire Hyson,J; head linesman Geiss,G; line judge Short,D; side judge Corpora,J; field judge Potts,T; back judge Wittelsberger,H; center judge Yates,DGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Villanova00707
Pittsburgh0147728

Standouts

Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.

Player stats

Villanova

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Zach Bednarczyk16/3111901
Adeyemi DaSilva0/1000
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Javon White133706
Jarrett McClenton3904
Aaron Forbes2603
Ed Shockley1401
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Ryan Bell652015
Jarrett McClenton219013
Zac Kerxton115015
Taurus Phillips214011
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Austin Calitro8000
Jeff Steeb8100
Shayne Jones7000
Rob Rolle7000
Drew Wiley3310

Pittsburgh

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Nathan Peterman19/3217520
RushingCarYdsTDLong
James Conner175319
Qadree Ollison730011
Darrin Hall61307
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Scott Orndoff568019
Jester Weah438116
Quadree Henderson435019
James Conner31619
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Terrish Webb6001
Jordan Whitehead6100
Avonte Maddox5320
Ryan Lewis5000
Mike Caprara41.51.50
Ejuan Price31.51.50
Dennis Briggs1110

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

Team stats

VillanovaPittsburgh
172Total yards261
119Passing yards175
53Rushing yards86
3.7Yards per pass5.3
1.6Yards per rush2.5
14First downs17
4–⁠16Third downs6–⁠15
0–⁠2Fourth downs0–⁠0
2Turnovers1
7–⁠55Penalties3–⁠40
30:17Possession29:43
1Sacks (by defense)6

Efficiency

VillanovaPittsburgh
29%Success rate42%
−0.35EPA per play0.07
1.11Explosiveness0.91
−0.13Rushing EPA−0.17
−0.50Passing EPA0.31
17%Passing-down success50%
0.03First-down EPA−0.04
−0.39Second-down EPA0.10
−0.54Third-down EPA0.25
15%Havoc by its defense25%

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)

Pittsburgh 79% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Pittsburgh −27.

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 Pittsburgh 97%, Villanova 3%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Pittsburgh end zoneVillanova end zoneQ1 VillanovaFumble, 5 playsQ1 PittsburghPunt, 3 playsQ1 VillanovaPunt, 6 playsQ1 PittsburghPunt, 3 playsQ1 VillanovaPunt, 4 playsQ1 PittsburghPunt, 3 playsQ1 VillanovaPunt, 3 playsQ1 PittsburghMissed FG, 7 playsQ2 VillanovaInterception, 5 playsQ2 PittsburghPunt, 3 playsQ2 VillanovaPunt, 3 playsQ2 PittsburghTouchdown, 6 playsQ2 VillanovaPunt, 5 playsQ2 PittsburghPunt, 6 playsQ2 VillanovaPunt, 3 playsQ2 PittsburghTouchdown, 6 playsQ2 VillanovaEnd of half, 1 playQ3 PittsburghTouchdownQ3 VillanovaPunt, 6 playsQ3 PittsburghFumble return TD, 3 plays (Villanova scores)Q3 PittsburghMissed FG, 10 playsQ3 VillanovaPunt, 7 playsQ3 PittsburghPunt, 8 playsQ4 VillanovaPunt, 4 playsQ4 PittsburghTouchdown, 10 playsQ4 VillanovaTurnover on downs, 13 playsQ4 PittsburghEnd of game, 1 play
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Pittsburgh drives left to right, Villanova right to left.
  1. Q1 VillanovaFumble, 5 plays, 35 yards
  2. Q1 PittsburghPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  3. Q1 VillanovaPunt, 6 plays, 39 yards
  4. Q1 PittsburghPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  5. Q1 VillanovaPunt, 4 plays, 3 yards
  6. Q1 PittsburghPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  7. Q1 VillanovaPunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  8. Q1 PittsburghMissed FG, 7 plays, 65 yards
  9. Q2 VillanovaInterception, 5 plays, 20 yards
  10. Q2 PittsburghPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  11. Q2 VillanovaPunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  12. Q2 PittsburghTouchdown, 6 plays, 32 yards
  13. Q2 VillanovaPunt, 5 plays, 16 yards
  14. Q2 PittsburghPunt, 6 plays, 19 yards
  15. Q2 VillanovaPunt, 3 plays, −6 yards
  16. Q2 PittsburghTouchdown, 6 plays, 32 yards
  17. Q2 VillanovaEnd of half, 1 play, −5 yards
  18. Q3 PittsburghTouchdown, 0 yards
  19. Q3 VillanovaPunt, 6 plays, 3 yards
  20. Q3 PittsburghFumble return TD, 3 plays (Villanova scores), −15 yards
  21. Q3 PittsburghMissed FG, 10 plays, 47 yards
  22. Q3 VillanovaPunt, 7 plays, 24 yards
  23. Q3 PittsburghPunt, 8 plays, 28 yards
  24. Q4 VillanovaPunt, 4 plays, 4 yards
  25. Q4 PittsburghTouchdown, 10 plays, 49 yards
  26. Q4 VillanovaTurnover on downs, 13 plays, 36 yards
  27. Q4 PittsburghEnd of game, 1 play, −2 yards

Play by play

1st quarter8 drives, then Tied at 0
Villanova Fumble, 5 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Chris Blewitt kickoff for 57 yds , D’Andre Pollard return for 16 yds to the Villa 24
15:001st & 10 at own 24Zack Bednarczyk run for 24 yds to the Villa 48 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 48Zack Bednarczyk pass complete to Lincoln Collins for 6 yds to the Pitt 46
15:002nd & 4 at opp 46Javon White run for 1 yd to the Pitt 45
15:003rd & 3 at opp 45Zack Bednarczyk pass incomplete to Javon White
15:004th & 3 at opp 45Ed Shockley run for 1 yd to the Pitt 41 Ed Shockley fumbled, forced by Jaymar Parrish, recovered by Pitt Quintin Wirginis
Pittsburgh Punt, 3 plays
13:011st & 10 at own 41James Conner run for a loss of 1 yard to the Pitt 40
13:012nd & 11 at own 40Nathan Peterman pass complete to Quadree Henderson for 9 yds to the Pitt 49
13:013rd & 2 at own 49James Conner run for a loss of 3 yards to the Pitt 46
11:334th & 5 at own 46Timeout VILLANOVA, clock 11:33
11:334th & 5 at own 46Ryan Winslow punt for 36 yds, fair catch by Jarrett McClenton at the Villa 18
Villanova Punt, 6 plays
11:251st & 10 at own 18Zack Bednarczyk pass complete to Taurus Phillips for 11 yds to the Villa 29 for a 1ST down
11:251st & 10 at own 29Jarrett McClenton run for 4 yds to the Villa 33
11:252nd & 6 at own 33Zack Bednarczyk pass complete to Ryan Bell for 11 yds to the Villa 44 for a 1ST down
11:251st & 10 at own 44Javon White rush for no gain to the VU44 (Tyrique Jarrett), PENALTY UP face mask (Tyrique Jarrett) 15 yards to the UP41, 1ST DOWN VU, NO PLAY.
11:251st & 10 at opp 41Aaron Forbes run for 3 yds to the Pitt 38
11:252nd & 7 at opp 38Zack Bednarczyk pass incomplete
11:253rd & 7 at opp 38Zack Bednarczyk pass incomplete
11:254th & 7 at opp 38VILLANOVA Penalty, delay of game (-5 Yards) to the Pitt 43
11:254th & 12 at opp 43John Hinchen punt for 28 yds, fair catch by Avonte Maddox at the Pitt 15
Pittsburgh Punt, 3 plays
8:381st & 10 at own 15Qadree Ollison run for 6 yds to the Pitt 21
8:382nd & 4 at own 21Nathan Peterman pass incomplete
8:383rd & 4 at own 21Nathan Peterman pass incomplete to Quadree Henderson
8:384th & 4 at own 21Ryan Winslow punt for 35 yds, downed at the Villa 44
Villanova Punt, 4 plays
7:431st & 10 at own 44Zack Bednarczyk pass complete to Jarrett McClenton for 13 yds to the Pitt 43 for a 1ST down
7:431st & 10 at opp 43Zack Bednarczyk pass complete to Brandon Chadbourn for 6 yds to the Pitt 37
7:432nd & 4 at opp 37Zack Bednarczyk pass complete to Aaron Forbes for a loss of 3 yards to the Pitt 40
7:433rd & 7 at opp 40Zack Bednarczyk sacked by Mike Caprara for a loss of 13 yards to the Villa 47
7:434th & 20 at own 47John Hinchen punt for 48 yds, downed at the Pitt 5
Pittsburgh Punt, 3 plays
4:571st & 10 at own 5James Conner run for 1 yd to the Pitt 6
4:572nd & 9 at own 6James Conner run for 5 yds to the Pitt 11
4:573rd & 4 at own 11Nathan Peterman pass incomplete to James Conner
4:574th & 4 at own 11Ryan Winslow punt for 46 yds , Jarrett McClenton returns for 13 yds to the Pitt 44
Villanova Punt, 3 plays
3:291st & 10 at opp 44Jarrett McClenton run for 2 yds to the Pitt 42
3:292nd & 8 at opp 42Zack Bednarczyk pass incomplete to Taurus Phillips
3:293rd & 8 at opp 42Zack Bednarczyk pass incomplete, broken up by Quintin Wirginis
3:294th & 8 at opp 42John Hinchen punt for 28 yds, fair catch by Quadree Henderson at the Pitt 14
Pittsburgh Missed FG, 7 plays
2:251st & 10 at own 14Nathan Peterman pass complete to Quadree Henderson for 19 yds to the Pitt 33 for a 1ST down VILLANOVA Penalty, personal foul (Rob Rolle) to the Pitt 48 for a 1ST down
2:251st & 10 at own 48James Conner run for 9 yds to the Villa 43
2:252nd & 1 at opp 43Nathan Peterman pass complete to Scott Orndoff for 19 yds to the Villa 24 for a 1ST down
2:251st & 10 at opp 24Nathan Peterman pass incomplete to Scott Orndoff
2:252nd & 10 at opp 24James Conner run for 4 yds to the Villa 20
2:253rd & 6 at opp 20Nathan Peterman pass complete to James Conner for a loss of 1 yard to the Villa 21
Q2 14:574th & 7 at opp 21Chris Blewitt 39 yd FG MISSED
2nd quarter9 drives, then Pittsburgh 14, Villanova 0
Villanova Interception, 5 plays
14:571st & 10 at own 21Javon White run for 1 yd to the Villa 22
14:572nd & 9 at own 22Zack Bednarczyk pass complete to Ryan Bell for 15 yds to the Villa 37 for a 1ST down
14:571st & 10 at own 37Javon White run for 4 yds to the Villa 41
14:572nd & 6 at own 41Zack Bednarczyk pass incomplete to Jarrett McClenton, broken up by Terrish Webb
14:573rd & 6 at own 41Zack Bednarczyk pass intercepted Terrish Webb return for no gain to the Villa 48
Pittsburgh Punt, 3 plays
12:501st & 10 at opp 48Nathan Peterman pass incomplete, broken up by Trey Johnson
12:422nd & 10 at opp 48Timeout PITTSBURGH, clock 12:42
12:422nd & 10 at opp 48Nathan Peterman pass complete to Quadree Henderson for 4 yds to the Villa 44
12:423rd & 6 at opp 44Nathan Peterman pass incomplete
12:424th & 6 at opp 44Ryan Winslow punt for 44 yds for a touchback
Villanova Punt, 3 plays
11:571st & 10 at own 20Javon White run for 1 yd to the Villa 21
11:572nd & 9 at own 21Zack Bednarczyk pass incomplete to Jarrett McClenton, broken up by Jordan Whitehead
11:573rd & 9 at own 21Zack Bednarczyk run for no gain to the Villa 21
11:574th & 9 at own 21John Hinchen punt for 42 yds , Quadree Henderson returns for 31 yds to the Villa 32
Pittsburgh Touchdown, 6 plays
10:211st & 10 at opp 32James Conner run for 8 yds to the Villa 24
10:212nd & 2 at opp 24James Conner run for 2 yds to the Villa 22 for a 1ST down
10:211st & 10 at opp 22James Conner run for 3 yds to the Villa 19
10:212nd & 7 at opp 19Nathan Peterman pass complete to Jester Weah for 5 yds to the Villa 14
10:213rd & 2 at opp 14James Conner rush for 4 yards to the VU10 (Rasaan Stewart), PENALTY VU offside defense 5 yards to the VU9, 1ST DOWN UP, NO PLAY.
10:211st & goal at opp 9Nathan Peterman run for 6 yds to the Villa 3
7:082nd & goal at opp 3James Conner run for 3 yds for a TD, (Chris Blewitt KICK)Pittsburgh 7, Villanova 0
Villanova Punt, 5 plays
7:081st & 0 at own 35Chris Blewitt kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
7:081st & 10 at own 25Zack Bednarczyk pass complete to Ryan Bell for 15 yds to the Villa 40 for a 1ST down
7:081st & 10 at own 40Jarrett McClenton run for 3 yds to the Villa 43 VILLANOVA Penalty, illegal block (Ryan Bell) to the Villa 33
6:041st & 17 at own 33Timeout VILLANOVA, clock 06:04
6:041st & 17 at own 33Zack Bednarczyk pass complete to Ryan Bell for 8 yds to the Villa 41
6:042nd & 9 at own 41Zack Bednarczyk pass incomplete
6:043rd & 9 at own 41Zack Bednarczyk pass incomplete to Taurus Phillips, broken up by Dennis Briggs
6:044th & 9 at own 41John Hinchen punt for 42 yds , Quadree Henderson returns for a loss of 7 yards to the Pitt 10
Pittsburgh Punt, 6 plays
5:061st & 10 at own 10Nathan Peterman run for 2 yds to the Pitt 12
5:062nd & 8 at own 12Nathan Peterman pass incomplete, broken up by Malik Reaves
5:063rd & 8 at own 12Nathan Peterman pass complete to Scott Orndoff for 10 yds to the Pitt 22 for a 1ST down
5:061st & 10 at own 22James Conner run for 3 yds to the Pitt 25
5:062nd & 7 at own 25Nathan Peterman pass complete to Dontez Ford for 4 yds to the Pitt 29
5:063rd & 3 at own 29Nathan Peterman pass incomplete
5:064th & 3 at own 29Ryan Winslow punt for 53 yds, downed at the Villa 18
Villanova Punt, 3 plays
2:211st & 10 at own 18Javon White run for 5 yds to the Villa 23
2:212nd & 5 at own 23Javon White run for no gain to the Villa 23
1:383rd & 5 at own 23Timeout PITTSBURGH, clock 01:38
1:383rd & 5 at own 23Zack Bednarczyk sacked by Mike Caprara and Ejuan Price for a loss of 11 yards to the Villa 12
1:304th & 16 at own 12John Hinchen punt for 34 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Villa 32 , Quadree Henderson returns for 14 yds to the Villa 32
1:304th & 16 at own 12Timeout PITTSBURGH, clock 01:30
Pittsburgh Touchdown, 6 plays
1:211st & 10 at opp 32James Conner run for 4 yds to the Villa 28
1:212nd & 6 at opp 28Nathan Peterman pass complete to Jester Weah for 9 yds to the Villa 19 for a 1ST down
1:211st & 10 at opp 19Nathan Peterman pass incomplete, PENALTY UP illegal block (Alex Bookser) 10 yards to the VU29, NO PLAY.
1:211st & 20 at opp 29James Conner run for 9 yds to the Villa 20
1:212nd & 11 at opp 20Nathan Peterman pass complete to Scott Orndoff for 11 yds to the Villa 9 for a 1ST down
1:211st & goal at opp 9TEAM pass incomplete
0:192nd & goal at opp 9Nathan Peterman pass complete to James Conner for 9 yds for a TD, (Chris Blewitt KICK)Pittsburgh 14, Villanova 0
Villanova End of half, 1 play
0:191st & 0 at own 35Chris Blewitt kickoff for 65 yds , D’Andre Pollard return for 12 yds to the Villa 12
0:191st & 10 at own 12TEAM run for a loss of 5 yards to the Villa 7
Q3 14:482nd & 15 at own 35Steve Weyler kickoff for 61 yds , Quadree Henderson return for 96 yds for a TD, (Chris Blewitt KICK)Pittsburgh 21, Villanova 0
3rd quarter5 drives, then Pittsburgh 21, Villanova 7
Villanova Punt, 6 plays
14:481st & 0 at own 35Chris Blewitt kickoff for 60 yds , D’Andre Pollard return for 19 yds to the Villa 24
14:481st & 10 at own 24Javon White run for 3 yds to the Villa 27
14:482nd & 7 at own 27Zack Bednarczyk pass complete to Taurus Phillips for 3 yds to the Villa 30
14:483rd & 4 at own 30Zack Bednarczyk pass complete to Javon White for 5 yds to the Villa 35 for a 1ST down
14:481st & 10 at own 35Zack Bednarczyk run for 2 yds to the Villa 37
14:482nd & 8 at own 37Zack Bednarczyk sacked by Ejuan Price for a loss of 10 yards to the Villa 27
14:483rd & 18 at own 27Zack Bednarczyk pass incomplete to Lincoln Collins
14:484th & 18 at own 27John Hinchen punt for 55 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Pitt 18
Pittsburgh Fumble return TD, 3 plays (Villanova scores)
11:331st & 10 at own 18Nathan Peterman pass incomplete to Scott Orndoff
11:332nd & 10 at own 18James Conner run for 1 yd to the Pitt 19
10:353rd & 9 at own 19Nathan Peterman sacked by Drew Wiley for a loss of 16 yards Nathan Peterman fumbled, recovered by Villa Rob Rolle , return for 0 yards , return for 3 yds, (Gerard Smith KICK)Pittsburgh 21, Villanova 7
Pittsburgh Missed FG, 10 plays
10:351st & 0 at own 35Steve Weyler kickoff for 63 yds , Quadree Henderson return for 22 yds to the Pitt 24
10:351st & 10 at own 24Nathan Peterman pass incomplete
10:352nd & 10 at own 24Nathan Peterman pass complete to Scott Orndoff for 15 yds to the Pitt 39 for a 1ST down
10:351st & 10 at own 39Qadree Ollison run for 6 yds to the Pitt 45
10:352nd & 4 at own 45Qadree Ollison run for a loss of 2 yards to the Pitt 43
10:353rd & 6 at own 43Nathan Peterman pass complete to Scott Orndoff for 13 yds to the Villa 44 for a 1ST down
10:351st & 10 at opp 44Qadree Ollison run for 11 yds to the Villa 33 for a 1ST down
10:351st & 10 at opp 33Darrin Hall run for 5 yds to the Villa 28
10:352nd & 5 at opp 28Darrin Hall run for a loss of 2 yards to the Villa 30
10:353rd & 7 at opp 30Qadree Ollison run for 1 yd to the Villa 29
5:464th & 6 at opp 29Chris Blewitt 47 yd FG BLOCKED blocked by Tanoh Kpassagnon
Villanova Punt, 7 plays
5:461st & 10 at own 32Javon White run for 5 yds to the Pitt 37 for a 1ST down PITTSBURGH Penalty, personal foul (Avonte Maddox) to the Pitt 48 for a 1ST down
5:461st & 10 at opp 48Javon White run for no gain to the Pitt 48
5:462nd & 10 at opp 48Zack Bednarczyk pass complete to Ryan Bell for a loss of 4 yards to the Villa 48
5:463rd & 14 at own 48Zack Bednarczyk run for 17 yds to the Pitt 35 for a 1ST down
5:461st & 10 at opp 35Javon White run for 4 yds to the Pitt 31
5:462nd & 6 at opp 31VILLANOVA Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the Pitt 36
5:462nd & 11 at opp 36Zack Bednarczyk pass incomplete to Taurus Phillips, broken up by Ryan Lewis
2:333rd & 11 at opp 36Timeout VILLANOVA, clock 02:33
2:333rd & 11 at opp 36Zack Bednarczyk sacked by Dennis Briggs for a loss of 8 yards to the Pitt 44
2:334th & 19 at opp 44John Hinchen punt for 28 yds, downed at the Pitt 16
Pittsburgh Punt, 8 plays
1:351st & 10 at own 16James Conner run for 4 yds to the Pitt 20
1:352nd & 6 at own 20Nathan Peterman pass incomplete to Jaymar Parrish
1:353rd & 6 at own 20Nathan Peterman pass complete to James Conner for 8 yds to the Pitt 28 for a 1ST down
1:351st & 10 at own 28Nathan Peterman pass complete to Jester Weah for 8 yds to the Pitt 36
Q4 15:002nd & 2 at own 36James Conner run for no gain to the Pitt 36
Q4 14:183rd & 2 at own 36Timeout PITTSBURGH, clock 14:18
Q4 14:183rd & 2 at own 36James Conner rush for 3 yards to the UP39 (Rob Rolle), PENALTY VU offside defense (Tanoh Kpassagnon) 5 yards to the UP41, 1ST DOWN UP, NO PLAY.
Q4 14:181st & 10 at own 41Qadree Ollison run for 3 yds to the Pitt 44
Q4 14:182nd & 7 at own 44Nathan Peterman pass incomplete to Jester Weah
Q4 14:183rd & 7 at own 44Nathan Peterman pass incomplete to Dontez Ford
Q4 14:184th & 7 at own 44Ryan Winslow punt for 40 yds, downed at the Villa 16
4th quarter4 drives, then Pittsburgh 28, Villanova 7
Villanova Punt, 4 plays
12:561st & 10 at own 16Javon White run for 4 yds to the Villa 20 VILLANOVA Penalty, illegal block (Taurus Phillips) to the Villa 10
12:561st & 16 at own 10Aaron Forbes run for 3 yds to the Villa 13
12:562nd & 13 at own 13Zack Bednarczyk pass complete to Ryan Bell for 7 yds to the Villa 20
12:563rd & 6 at own 20Adeyemi DaSilva pass incomplete to Javon White
12:564th & 6 at own 20John Hinchen punt for 49 yds , Quadree Henderson returns for 20 yds to the Villa 49
Pittsburgh Touchdown, 10 plays
11:241st & 10 at opp 49Nathan Peterman pass complete to Quadree Henderson for 3 yds to the Villa 46
11:242nd & 7 at opp 46Qadree Ollison run for 5 yds to the Villa 41
11:243rd & 2 at opp 41Nathan Peterman pass complete to Jaymar Parrish for 4 yds to the Villa 37 for a 1ST down
11:241st & 10 at opp 37Nathan Peterman pass complete to Dontez Ford for 10 yds to the Villa 27 for a 1ST down
11:241st & 10 at opp 27James Conner run for 1 yd to the Villa 26
11:242nd & 9 at opp 26Darrin Hall run for 7 yds to the Villa 19
11:243rd & 2 at opp 19Darrin Hall run for 3 yds to the Villa 16 for a 1ST down
11:241st & 10 at opp 16Darrin Hall run for a loss of 2 yards to the Villa 18
11:242nd & 12 at opp 18Darrin Hall run for 2 yds to the Villa 16
6:053rd & 10 at opp 16Timeout VILLANOVA, clock 06:05
6:003rd & 10 at opp 16Nathan Peterman pass complete to Jester Weah for 16 yds for a TD, (Chris Blewitt KICK)Pittsburgh 28, Villanova 7
Villanova Turnover on downs, 13 plays
6:001st & 0 at own 35Chris Blewitt kickoff for 55 yds , D’Andre Pollard return for no gain to the Villa 19 D’Andre Pollard fumbled,
6:001st & 10 at own 19Zack Bednarczyk pass incomplete to Taurus Phillips
6:002nd & 10 at own 19Zack Bednarczyk run for 8 yds to the Villa 27
6:003rd & 2 at own 27Zack Bednarczyk pass complete to Javon White for 5 yds to the Villa 32 for a 1ST down
6:001st & 10 at own 32Zack Bednarczyk pass complete to Zac Kerxton for 15 yds to the Villa 47 for a 1ST down
6:001st & 10 at own 47Zack Bednarczyk pass complete to Jarrett McClenton for 6 yds to the Pitt 47
6:002nd & 4 at opp 47Javon White run for 6 yds to the Pitt 41 for a 1ST down
6:001st & 10 at opp 41Zack Bednarczyk pass incomplete
3:062nd & 10 at opp 41Timeout VILLANOVA, clock 03:06
3:062nd & 10 at opp 41Zack Bednarczyk run for 8 yds to the Pitt 33
3:063rd & 2 at opp 33Javon White run for 3 yds to the Pitt 30 for a 1ST down
3:061st & 10 at opp 30Zack Bednarczyk run for 1 yd to the Pitt 29
3:062nd & 9 at opp 29Zack Bednarczyk pass incomplete to Alex Padovani
3:063rd & 9 at opp 29Zack Bednarczyk sacked by Avonte Maddox for a loss of 6 yards to the Pitt 35
0:254th & 15 at opp 35Timeout PITTSBURGH, clock 00:25
0:254th & 15 at opp 35Zack Bednarczyk sacked by Avonte Maddox for a loss of 10 yards to the Pitt 45
Pittsburgh End of game, 1 play
0:211st & 10 at own 45TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the Pitt 43

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 3–⁠0 in three meetings.

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2016Pittsburgh 28, Villanova 7
1998Pittsburgh 48, Villanova 41
1911Pittsburgh 12, Villanova 0

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