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Pittsburgh at Syracuse

Saturday, October 7, 2017

Syracuse beat Pittsburgh 27–⁠24. It was their 73rd meeting; after it, Pittsburgh led the series 38–⁠32–⁠3 as played.

AwayPittsburgh5–⁠7 in 2017
24
HomeSyracuse4–⁠8 in 2017
27

Final at JMA Wireless Dome, SyracuseIndoorsTV: ACCNXAttendance 33,290

Officials
Referee Tra Blake; umpire Johnnie Forte; head linesman Joseph Griesser; line judge Robert Zivkovic; side judge Richard Wilborn; field judge Tom Potts; back judge Robert Luklan; center judge Jeff TomlinGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Pittsburgh01031124
Syracuse3710727

Standouts

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Player stats

Pittsburgh

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Max Browne15/2216100
Ben Dinucci6/105500
Kenny Pickett1/11300
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Jordan Whitehead773135
Qadree Ollison628119
Darrin Hall319012
Ben Dinucci413011
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Rafael Araujo-Lopes7100022
Jester Weah557023
Maurice Ffrench227015
Matt Flanagan422012
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Saleem Brightwell130.500
Oluwaseun Idowu92.520
Jordan Whitehead9000
Rashad Weaver8000
Elias Reynolds40.50.50
Patrick Jones II20.50.50

Syracuse

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Eric Dungey33/4936520
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Dontae Strickland258008
Eric Dungey1248120
Chris Elmore4503
Tyrone Perkins1202
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Ravian Pierce999019
Steve Ishmael597135
Devin C. Butler764132
Ervin Philips855013
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Parris Bennett14100
Zaire Franklin7000
Alton Robinson5110
Jordan Martin5000
Jonathan Thomas5000
Ryan Guthrie1110

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

Team stats

PittsburghSyracuse
358Total yards500
229Passing yards365
129Rushing yards135
6.9Yards per pass7.4
5.0Yards per rush3.2
16First downs26
3–⁠13Third downs8–⁠20
0–⁠0Fourth downs3–⁠5
0Turnovers0
6–⁠65Penalties9–⁠58
25:18Possession34:42
3Sacks (by defense)2

Efficiency

PittsburghSyracuse
47%Success rate41%
0.18EPA per play0.11
1.07Explosiveness1.20
0.15Rushing EPA0.22
0.16Passing EPA0.06
46%Passing-down success35%
0.27First-down EPA−0.17
0.19Second-down EPA0.41
−0.11Third-down EPA0.36
11%Havoc by its defense15%

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 53% to win. Syracuse won as Elo’s underdog.

The line

Syracuse −3, over/under 63.

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 Syracuse 58%, Pittsburgh 42%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Syracuse end zonePittsburgh end zoneQ1 SyracuseField goal, 12 playsQ1 PittsburghPunt, 3 playsQ1 SyracusePunt, 3 playsQ1 PittsburghPunt, 3 playsQ1 SyracusePunt, 3 playsQ1 PittsburghPunt, 3 playsQ1 SyracusePunt, 3 playsQ1 PittsburghTouchdown, 5 playsQ2 SyracusePunt, 4 playsQ2 PittsburghPunt, 3 playsQ2 SyracusePunt, 3 playsQ2 PittsburghField goal, 8 playsQ2 SyracuseTurnover on downs, 7 playsQ2 PittsburghPunt, 5 playsQ2 SyracuseTouchdown, 9 playsQ2 PittsburghEnd of half, 1 playQ3 PittsburghField goal, 8 playsQ3 SyracuseTouchdown, 13 playsQ3 PittsburghPunt, 3 playsQ3 SyracuseField goal, 10 playsQ3 PittsburghField goal, 6 playsQ4 SyracuseTouchdown, 11 playsQ4 PittsburghTouchdown, 9 playsQ4 SyracuseTurnover on downs, 15 playsQ4 PittsburghEnd of game, 5 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Syracuse drives left to right, Pittsburgh right to left.
  1. Q1 SyracuseField goal, 12 plays, 73 yards
  2. Q1 PittsburghPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  3. Q1 SyracusePunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  4. Q1 PittsburghPunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  5. Q1 SyracusePunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  6. Q1 PittsburghPunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  7. Q1 SyracusePunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  8. Q1 PittsburghTouchdown, 5 plays, 54 yards
  9. Q2 SyracusePunt, 4 plays, 20 yards
  10. Q2 PittsburghPunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  11. Q2 SyracusePunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  12. Q2 PittsburghField goal, 8 plays, 58 yards
  13. Q2 SyracuseTurnover on downs, 7 plays, 44 yards
  14. Q2 PittsburghPunt, 5 plays, 23 yards
  15. Q2 SyracuseTouchdown, 9 plays, 93 yards
  16. Q2 PittsburghEnd of half, 1 play, 9 yards
  17. Q3 PittsburghField goal, 8 plays, 51 yards
  18. Q3 SyracuseTouchdown, 13 plays, 75 yards
  19. Q3 PittsburghPunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  20. Q3 SyracuseField goal, 10 plays, 52 yards
  21. Q3 PittsburghField goal, 6 plays, 32 yards
  22. Q4 SyracuseTouchdown, 11 plays, 75 yards
  23. Q4 PittsburghTouchdown, 9 plays, 75 yards
  24. Q4 SyracuseTurnover on downs, 15 plays, 70 yards
  25. Q4 PittsburghEnd of game, 5 plays, 23 yards

Play by play

1st quarter8 drives, then Syracuse 3, Pittsburgh 0
Syracuse Field goal, 12 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Alex Kessman kickoff for 65 yds , Sean Riley return for 19 yds to the Syrac 19
15:001st & 10 at own 19Eric Dungey pass complete to Ervin Philips for 5 yds to the Syrac 24
15:002nd & 5 at own 24Eric Dungey pass complete to Steve Ishmael for 34 yds to the Pitt 42 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 42Eric Dungey pass incomplete to Ervin Philips
15:002nd & 10 at opp 42Eric Dungey pass complete to Steve Ishmael for 9 yds to the Pitt 33
15:003rd & 1 at opp 33Eric Dungey pass incomplete to Steve Ishmael
15:004th & 1 at own 0PENALTY UP offside defense off-setting, PENALTY SU pass interference off-setting, NO PLAY.
15:004th & 1 at opp 33Chris Elmore run for 3 yds to the Pitt 30 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 30Chris Elmore run for 2 yds to the Pitt 28
15:002nd & 8 at opp 28PITTSBURGH Penalty, offside defense (5 Yards) to the Pitt 23
15:002nd & 3 at opp 23Eric Dungey pass complete to Ervin Philips for 9 yds to the Pitt 14 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 14Eric Dungey pass incomplete to Dontae Strickland, broken up by Avonte Maddox
15:002nd & 10 at opp 14Eric Dungey pass complete to Dontae Strickland for 6 yds to the Pitt 8
15:003rd & 4 at opp 8Eric Dungey pass incomplete to Steve Ishmael, broken up by Avonte Maddox
11:304th & 4 at opp 8Cole Murphy 26 yd FG GOODSyracuse 3, Pittsburgh 0
Pittsburgh Punt, 3 plays
11:301st & 0 at own 35Cole Murphy kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
11:301st & 10 at own 25PITTSBURGH Penalty, Offensive holding (-10 Yards) to the Pitt 15
11:301st & 20 at own 15Qadree Ollison run for 3 yds to the Pitt 18
11:302nd & 17 at own 18Max Browne pass complete to Matt Flanagan for 12 yds to the Pitt 30
11:303rd & 5 at own 30Max Browne pass complete to Matt Flanagan for 1 yd to the Pitt 31
11:304th & 4 at own 31Ryan Winslow punt for 55 yds , Sean Riley returns for 12 yds to the Syrac 26
Syracuse Punt, 3 plays
11:301st & 10 at own 26Eric Dungey pass complete to Ervin Philips for 3 yds to the Syrac 29
11:302nd & 7 at own 29Eric Dungey sacked by Oluwaseun Idowu for a loss of 7 yards to the Syrac 22
11:303rd & 14 at own 22Eric Dungey pass complete to Ervin Philips for 11 yds to the Syrac 33
11:304th & 3 at own 33Sterling Hofrichter punt for 41 yds, fair catch by Quadree Henderson at the Pitt 26
Pittsburgh Punt, 3 plays
7:181st & 10 at own 26Max Browne pass complete to Matt Flanagan for 8 yds to the Pitt 34
7:182nd & 2 at own 34Max Browne pass incomplete to Jester Weah, broken up by Scoop Bradshaw
7:183rd & 2 at own 34Max Browne pass incomplete to Aaron Mathews, broken up by Scoop Bradshaw
7:184th & 2 at own 34Ryan Winslow punt for 38 yds, fair catch by Sean Riley at the Syrac 28
Syracuse Punt, 3 plays
6:171st & 10 at own 28Eric Dungey pass incomplete
6:172nd & 10 at own 28Eric Dungey pass incomplete to Ravian Pierce
6:173rd & 10 at own 28Eric Dungey pass incomplete
6:174th & 10 at own 28Sterling Hofrichter punt for 47 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Pitt 25
Pittsburgh Punt, 3 plays
5:511st & 10 at own 25Darrin Hall run for 7 yds to the Pitt 32
5:512nd & 3 at own 32Jordan Whitehead run for 2 yds to the Pitt 34
5:513rd & 1 at own 34Darrin Hall run for no gain to the Pitt 34
5:514th & 1 at own 34Ryan Winslow punt for 46 yds, fair catch by Sean Riley at the Syrac 20
Syracuse Punt, 3 plays
3:441st & 10 at own 20Eric Dungey pass incomplete, broken up by Keyshon Camp
3:442nd & 10 at own 20Dontae Strickland run for 5 yds to the Syrac 25
3:443rd & 5 at own 25SYRACUSE Penalty, personal foul (-13 Yards) to the Syrac 12
3:443rd & 18 at own 12Eric Dungey pass complete to Devin C. Butler for 10 yds to the Syrac 22
3:444th & 8 at own 22Sterling Hofrichter punt for 32 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Pitt 46
Pittsburgh Touchdown, 5 plays
2:261st & 10 at own 46Max Browne pass complete to Qadree Ollison for 6 yds to the Syrac 48
2:262nd & 4 at opp 48Qadree Ollison run for 1 yd to the Syrac 47
2:263rd & 3 at opp 47Max Browne pass complete to Jester Weah for 2 yds to the Syrac 45
0:134th & 1 at opp 45Timeout SYRACUSE, clock 00:13
0:134th & 1 at opp 45Timeout PITTSBURGH, clock 00:13
0:134th & 1 at opp 45SYRACUSE Penalty, (5 Yards) to the Syrac 40 for a 1ST down
0:131st & 10 at opp 40Max Browne pass complete to Jester Weah for 5 yds to the Syrac 35
Q2 14:532nd & 5 at opp 35Jordan Whitehead run for 35 yds for a TD, (Alex Kessman KICK)Pittsburgh 7, Syracuse 3
2nd quarter8 drives, then Tied at 10
Syracuse Punt, 4 plays
14:531st & 0 at own 35Alex Kessman kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:531st & 10 at own 25Eric Dungey pass complete to Dontae Strickland for 26 yds to the Pitt 49 for a 1ST down
14:531st & 10 at opp 49Eric Dungey pass complete to Nykeim Johnson for 6 yds to the Pitt 43
14:532nd & 4 at opp 43SYRACUSE Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the Pitt 48
14:532nd & 9 at opp 48Eric Dungey pass incomplete to Dontae Strickland
14:533rd & 9 at opp 48Eric Dungey sacked by Oluwaseun Idowu for a loss of 7 yards to the Syrac 45
14:534th & 16 at own 45Sterling Hofrichter punt for 35 yds, fair catch by Quadree Henderson at the Pitt 20
Pittsburgh Punt, 3 plays
13:121st & 10 at own 20Max Browne pass incomplete to Quadree Henderson
13:122nd & 10 at own 20Max Browne pass complete to Rafael Araujo-Lopes for 3 yds to the Pitt 23
13:123rd & 7 at own 23Max Browne pass incomplete to Matt Flanagan
13:124th & 7 at own 23Ryan Winslow punt for 35 yds, fair catch by Sean Riley at the Syrac 42
Syracuse Punt, 3 plays
12:131st & 10 at own 42Eric Dungey pass incomplete to Steve Ishmael, broken up by Dane Jackson
12:132nd & 10 at own 42Eric Dungey pass complete to Ervin Philips for 4 yds to the Syrac 46
12:133rd & 6 at own 46Eric Dungey pass complete to Ervin Philips for 2 yds to the Syrac 48
12:134th & 4 at own 48SYRACUSE Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the Syrac 43
12:134th & 9 at own 43Sterling Hofrichter punt for 41 yds , Quadree Henderson returns for a loss of 5 yards to the Pitt 11
Pittsburgh Field goal, 8 plays
10:481st & 10 at own 11A.J. Davis run for 2 yds to the Pitt 13
10:482nd & 8 at own 13Max Browne pass complete to Rafael Araujo-Lopes for 21 yds to the Pitt 34 for a 1ST down
10:481st & 10 at own 34Max Browne pass complete to Rafael Araujo-Lopes for 11 yds to the Pitt 45 for a 1ST down
10:481st & 10 at own 45Max Browne pass complete to Jester Weah for 18 yds to the Syrac 37 for a 1ST down
10:481st & 10 at opp 37Max Browne pass complete to Jester Weah for 9 yds to the Syrac 28
10:482nd & 1 at opp 28Rafael Araujo-Lopes run for a loss of 3 yards to the Syrac 31
10:483rd & 4 at opp 31Max Browne pass incomplete
7:264th & 4 at opp 31Alex Kessman 49 yd FG GOODPittsburgh 10, Syracuse 3
Syracuse Turnover on downs, 7 plays
7:261st & 0 at own 35Alex Kessman kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
7:261st & 10 at own 25Eric Dungey pass incomplete to Steve Ishmael
7:262nd & 10 at own 25Eric Dungey pass complete to Steve Ishmael for 13 yds to the Syrac 38 for a 1ST down
7:261st & 10 at own 38Eric Dungey run for 7 yds to the Syrac 45
7:262nd & 3 at own 45PITTSBURGH Penalty, Defensive pass interference (15 Yards) to the Pitt 40 for a 1ST down
7:261st & 10 at opp 40Dontae Strickland run for no gain to the Pitt 40
7:262nd & 10 at opp 40Eric Dungey pass incomplete to Ervin Philips, broken up by Jordan Whitehead
7:263rd & 10 at opp 40Eric Dungey run for 1 yd to the Pitt 39
5:404th & 9 at opp 39Timeout PITTSBURGH, clock 05:40
5:404th & 9 at opp 39Eric Dungey pass complete to Ervin Philips for 8 yds to the Pitt 31
Pittsburgh Punt, 5 plays
5:311st & 10 at own 31Qadree Ollison run for 1 yd to the Pitt 32
5:312nd & 9 at own 32Max Browne pass complete to Rafael Araujo-Lopes for 21 yds to the Syrac 47 for a 1ST down
5:311st & 10 at opp 47Qadree Ollison run for 6 yds to the Syrac 41
5:312nd & 4 at opp 41PITTSBURGH Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the Syrac 46
5:312nd & 9 at opp 46Max Browne pass incomplete to Rafael Araujo-Lopes
5:313rd & 9 at opp 46Max Browne run for no gain to the Syrac 46
5:314th & 9 at opp 46Ryan Winslow punt for 39 yds, fair catch by Sean Riley at the Syrac 7
Syracuse Touchdown, 9 plays
2:511st & 10 at own 7Eric Dungey pass complete to Nykeim Johnson for 12 yds to the Syrac 19 for a 1ST down
2:511st & 10 at own 19Eric Dungey run for 9 yds to the Syrac 28
2:512nd & 1 at own 28Eric Dungey pass incomplete to Dontae Strickland
2:513rd & 1 at own 28Dontae Strickland run for 6 yds to the Syrac 34 for a 1ST down
2:511st & 10 at own 34Eric Dungey pass incomplete
2:512nd & 10 at own 34PITTSBURGH Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (15 Yards) to the Syrac 49 for a 1ST down
2:511st & 10 at own 49Dontae Strickland run for 4 yds to the Pitt 47
2:512nd & 6 at opp 47Eric Dungey pass complete to Ravian Pierce for 17 yds to the Pitt 30 for a 1ST down
2:511st & 10 at opp 30Eric Dungey pass complete to Devin C. Butler for 8 yds to the Pitt 22
2:512nd & 2 at opp 22SYRACUSE Penalty, Offensive holding (-10 Yards) to the Pitt 32
0:342nd & 12 at opp 32Eric Dungey pass complete to Devin C. Butler for 32 yds for a TD, (Cole Murphy KICK)Tied at 10
Pittsburgh End of half, 1 play
0:341st & 0 at own 35Cole Murphy kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
0:341st & 10 at own 25Jordan Whitehead run for 9 yds to the Pitt 34
3rd quarter5 drives, then Syracuse 20, Pittsburgh 13
Pittsburgh Field goal, 8 plays
15:002nd & 1 at own 35Cole Murphy kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Max Browne pass complete to Jester Weah for 23 yds to the Pitt 48 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 48Max Browne pass complete to Maurice Ffrench for 12 yds to the Syrac 40 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 40Quadree Henderson run for 2 yds to the Syrac 38
15:002nd & 8 at opp 38Max Browne pass complete to Rafael Araujo-Lopes for 9 yds to the Syrac 29 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 29Rafael Araujo-Lopes run for 2 yds to the Syrac 27
15:002nd & 8 at opp 27Jordan Whitehead run for 3 yds to the Syrac 24
15:003rd & 5 at opp 24Max Browne pass incomplete to Matt Flanagan, broken up by Jordan Martin
11:324th & 5 at opp 24Alex Kessman 42 yd FG GOODPittsburgh 13, Syracuse 10
Syracuse Touchdown, 13 plays
11:321st & 0 at own 35Alex Kessman kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
11:321st & 10 at own 25Dontae Strickland run for 5 yds to the Syrac 30
11:322nd & 5 at own 30Eric Dungey pass complete to Devin C. Butler for 3 yds to the Syrac 33
11:323rd & 2 at own 33Dontae Strickland run for 3 yds to the Syrac 36 for a 1ST down
11:321st & 10 at own 36Dontae Strickland run for 1 yd to the Syrac 37
11:322nd & 9 at own 37Dontae Strickland run for 4 yds to the Syrac 41
11:323rd & 5 at own 41Eric Dungey pass complete to Ravian Pierce for 13 yds to the Pitt 46 for a 1ST down
11:321st & 10 at opp 46Eric Dungey sacked by Patrick Jones II and Elias Reynolds for a loss of 6 yards to the Syrac 48
11:322nd & 16 at own 48Eric Dungey pass complete to Devin C. Butler for 6 yds to the Pitt 46
11:323rd & 10 at opp 46PITTSBURGH Penalty, roughing passer (15 Yards) to the Pitt 31 for a 1ST down
11:321st & 10 at opp 31Eric Dungey pass complete to Ravian Pierce for 7 yds to the Pitt 24
11:322nd & 3 at opp 24Dontae Strickland run for 1 yd to the Pitt 23
11:323rd & 2 at opp 23Eric Dungey pass complete to Ervin Philips for 13 yds to the Pitt 10 for a 1ST down
11:321st & goal at opp 10Chris Elmore run for no gain to the Pitt 10
6:592nd & goal at opp 10Eric Dungey run for 10 yds for a TD, (Cole Murphy KICK)Syracuse 17, Pittsburgh 13
Pittsburgh Punt, 3 plays
6:591st & 0 at own 35Cole Murphy kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
6:591st & 10 at own 25Qadree Ollison run for a loss of 2 yards to the Pitt 23
6:592nd & 12 at own 23Max Browne sacked by Alton Robinson for a loss of 8 yards to the Pitt 16 Max Browne fumbled, recovered by Pitt Matt Flanagan , return for 0 yards
6:593rd & 19 at own 16Ben Dinucci run for 11 yds to the Pitt 27
6:594th & 8 at own 27Ryan Winslow punt for 45 yds, fair catch by Sean Riley at the Syrac 28
Syracuse Field goal, 10 plays
5:261st & 10 at own 28Dontae Strickland run for 1 yd to the Syrac 29
5:262nd & 9 at own 29Eric Dungey pass complete to Devin C. Butler for 13 yds to the Syrac 42 for a 1ST down
5:261st & 10 at own 42Dontae Strickland run for 8 yds to the 50 yard line
5:262nd & 2 at the 50Eric Dungey pass incomplete to Ravian Pierce
5:263rd & 2 at the 50Dontae Strickland run for 5 yds to the Pitt 45 for a 1ST down
5:261st & 10 at opp 45Eric Dungey pass complete to Ravian Pierce for 19 yds to the Pitt 26 for a 1ST down
5:261st & 10 at opp 26Eric Dungey pass complete to Devin C. Butler for a loss of 8 yards to the Pitt 34
5:262nd & 18 at opp 34Eric Dungey pass complete to Ravian Pierce for 11 yds to the Pitt 23
5:263rd & 7 at opp 23Dontae Strickland run for 3 yds to the Pitt 20
2:164th & 4 at opp 20Timeout PITTSBURGH, clock 02:16
2:124th & 4 at opp 20Cole Murphy 38 yd FG GOODSyracuse 20, Pittsburgh 13
Pittsburgh Field goal, 6 plays
2:121st & 0 at own 35Cole Murphy kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback SYRACUSE Penalty, Defensive offside (-5 Yards)
2:121st & 10 at own 30Darrin Hall run for 12 yds to the Pitt 42 for a 1ST down
2:121st & 10 at own 42SYRACUSE Penalty, substitution infraction (5 Yards) to the Pitt 47
2:121st & 5 at own 47Ben Dinucci pass complete to Darrin Hall for 11 yds to the Syrac 42 for a 1ST down
2:121st & 10 at opp 42Ben Dinucci pass incomplete, broken up by Jordan Martin
2:122nd & 10 at opp 42Ben Dinucci pass complete to Qadree Ollison for 3 yds to the Syrac 39
2:123rd & 7 at opp 39Ben Dinucci pass complete to Matt Flanagan for 1 yd to the Syrac 38
Q4 14:554th & 6 at opp 38Alex Kessman 56 yd FG GOODSyracuse 20, Pittsburgh 16
4th quarter4 drives, then Syracuse 27, Pittsburgh 24
Syracuse Touchdown, 11 plays
14:551st & 0 at own 35Alex Kessman kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:551st & 10 at own 25Dontae Strickland run for 7 yds to the Syrac 32
14:552nd & 3 at own 32Eric Dungey pass complete to Steve Ishmael for 6 yds to the Syrac 38 for a 1ST down
14:551st & 10 at own 38Dontae Strickland run for 4 yds to the Syrac 42
14:552nd & 6 at own 42Dontae Strickland run for a loss of 1 yard to the Syrac 41
14:553rd & 7 at own 41Eric Dungey pass complete to Ravian Pierce for 12 yds to the Pitt 47 for a 1ST down
14:551st & 10 at opp 47Tyrone Perkins run for 2 yds to the Pitt 45
14:552nd & 8 at opp 45Eric Dungey pass complete to Ravian Pierce for 7 yds to the Pitt 38
14:553rd & 1 at opp 38Chris Elmore run for no gain to the Pitt 38
14:554th & 1 at opp 38Eric Dungey run for 2 yds to the Pitt 36 for a 1ST down
14:551st & 10 at opp 36Dontae Strickland run for 1 yd to the Pitt 35
11:072nd & 9 at opp 35Eric Dungey pass complete to Steve Ishmael for 35 yds for a TD PITTSBURGH Penalty, Defensive pass interference ( Yards) declined, (Cole Murphy KICK)Syracuse 27, Pittsburgh 16
Pittsburgh Touchdown, 9 plays
11:071st & 0 at own 30Cole Murphy kickoff for a touchback
11:071st & 10 at own 25Ben Dinucci run for 7 yds to the Pitt 32
10:382nd & 3 at own 32Timeout PITTSBURGH, clock 10:38
10:382nd & 3 at own 32Jordan Whitehead run for 11 yds to the Pitt 43 for a 1ST down
10:381st & 10 at own 43Ben Dinucci pass complete to Quadree Henderson for 3 yds to the Pitt 46
10:382nd & 7 at own 46Ben Dinucci pass incomplete to Maurice Ffrench
10:383rd & 7 at own 46Ben Dinucci pass complete to Rafael Araujo-Lopes for 22 yds to the Syrac 32 for a 1ST down
10:381st & 10 at opp 32Ben Dinucci pass incomplete to Qadree Ollison
10:382nd & 10 at opp 32Jordan Whitehead run for 9 yds to the Syrac 23
10:383rd & 1 at opp 23Jordan Whitehead run for 4 yds to the Syrac 19 for a 1ST down
7:151st & 10 at opp 19Qadree Ollison run for 19 yds for a TD, (J. Whitehead Run For Two-point Conversion)Syracuse 27, Pittsburgh 24
Syracuse Turnover on downs, 15 plays
7:151st & 0 at own 35Alex Kessman kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
7:151st & 10 at own 25Eric Dungey run for 11 yds to the Syrac 36 for a 1ST down
7:151st & 10 at own 36Dontae Strickland run for 3 yds to the Syrac 39
7:152nd & 7 at own 39Eric Dungey run for 5 yds to the Syrac 44
7:153rd & 2 at own 44Dontae Strickland run for 5 yds to the Syrac 49 for a 1ST down
7:151st & 10 at own 49Eric Dungey pass complete to Ravian Pierce for 2 yds to the Pitt 49
7:152nd & 8 at opp 49Dontae Strickland run for 4 yds to the Pitt 45
7:153rd & 4 at opp 45Eric Dungey run for 3 yds to the Pitt 42
7:154th & 1 at opp 42Dontae Strickland run for 3 yds to the Pitt 39 for a 1ST down
7:151st & 10 at opp 39Dontae Strickland run for 4 yds to the Pitt 35
7:152nd & 6 at opp 35Dontae Strickland run for 1 yd to the Pitt 34
7:153rd & 5 at own 0PENALTY UP offside defense off-setting, PENALTY UP personal foul off-setting, NO PLAY.
7:153rd & 5 at opp 34Eric Dungey run for 20 yds to the Pitt 14 for a 1ST down
7:151st & 10 at opp 14Dontae Strickland run for 3 yds to the Pitt 11
7:152nd & 7 at opp 11Dontae Strickland run for no gain to the Pitt 11
1:433rd & 7 at opp 11Timeout PITTSBURGH, clock 01:43
1:433rd & 7 at opp 11SYRACUSE Penalty, substitution infraction (-5 Yards) to the Pitt 16
1:433rd & 12 at opp 16Eric Dungey pass complete to Ravian Pierce for 11 yds to the Pitt 5
0:564th & 1 at opp 5Timeout SYRACUSE, clock 00:56
0:564th & 1 at opp 5Eric Dungey pass incomplete to Ravian Pierce
Pittsburgh End of game, 5 plays
0:521st & 10 at own 5Ben Dinucci pass incomplete to Jester Weah
0:522nd & 10 at own 5Ben Dinucci run for 3 yds to the Pitt 8
0:523rd & 7 at own 8Ben Dinucci pass complete to Maurice Ffrench for 15 yds to the Pitt 23 for a 1ST down
0:521st & 10 at own 23Ben Dinucci sacked by Ryan Guthrie for a loss of 8 yards to the Pitt 15
0:522nd & 18 at own 15Kenny Pickett pass complete to Rafael Araujo-Lopes for 13 yds to the Pitt 28

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.

The series

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Officially, Pittsburgh leads 46–⁠32–⁠3; as played, 46–⁠33–⁠3 in 82 meetings, counting the nine since this game.

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2026Pittsburgh 27, Syracuse 13
2025Pittsburgh 30, Syracuse 13
2024Pittsburgh 41, Syracuse 13
2023Syracuse 28, Pittsburgh 13
2022Pittsburgh 19, Syracuse 9
2021Pittsburgh 31, Syracuse 14

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