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Syracuse at Pittsburgh

Saturday, October 6, 2018

Pittsburgh beat Syracuse 44–⁠37 in overtime. It was their 74th meeting; after it, Pittsburgh led the series 39–⁠32–⁠3 as played.

AwaySyracuse10–⁠3 in 2018
37
HomePittsburgh7–⁠7 in 2018
44

Final, overtime at Acrisure Stadium, PittsburghTV: ACCNXAttendance 37,100

At kickoff
78°F, clear, wind 7 mph from the southWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Allegheny County Airport (KAGC), 13 km from the stadium, 27 minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee Epperley, D.; umpire Morton, M.; head linesman Geiss, G.; line judge Lawrence, D.; side judge Violette, K.; field judge Rundell, W.; back judge Ryan, P.; center judge Webster, M.Game officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTFinal
Syracuse143146037
Pittsburgh146710744

Standouts

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Player stats

Syracuse

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Eric Dungey18/3819512
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Eric Dungey1370129
Dontae Strickland848013
Moe Neal93807
Nykeim Johnson31508
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Jamal Custis370042
Taj Harris464027
Sean Riley62909
Nykeim Johnson226019
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Kielan Whitner90.50.50
Christopher Fredrick9001
Andrew Armstrong9000
Alton Robinson8420
Ryan Guthrie8100
Kingsley Jonathan10.50.50

Pittsburgh

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Kenny Pickett11/2013711
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Qadree Ollison24192169
Darrin Hall17107225
Maurice Ffrench1606
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Rafael Araujo-Lopes264168
Maurice Ffrench232032
Shocky Jacques-Louis21609
Qadree Ollison215011
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Damar Hamlin14000
Quintin Wirginis8110
Dennis Briggs5000
Rashad Weaver4110
Elijah Zeise4000
Therran Coleman2001
Amir Watts2001

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

Team stats

SyracusePittsburgh
372Total yards402
195Passing yards137
177Rushing yards265
5.1Yards per pass6.8
4.2Yards per rush5.6
20First downs18
10–⁠18Third downs3–⁠12
0–⁠0Fourth downs1–⁠1
3Turnovers3
5–⁠24Penalties3–⁠25
27:36Possession47:24
3Sacks (by defense)2

Efficiency

SyracusePittsburgh
45%Success rate47%
0.06EPA per play0.08
1.01Explosiveness1.28
0.22Rushing EPA0.17
−0.12Passing EPA−0.23
59%Passing-down success20%
−0.21First-down EPA−0.25
−0.09Second-down EPA0.38
0.78Third-down EPA−0.12
14%Havoc by its defense13%

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. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Syracuse −3.5, over/under 58.

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 59%, Pittsburgh 41%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Pittsburgh end zoneSyracuse end zoneQ1 SyracuseTouchdown, 11 playsQ1 PittsburghFumble, 5 playsQ1 SyracuseTouchdown, 5 playsQ1 PittsburghTouchdown, 2 playsQ1 SyracuseFumble return TD, 5 plays (Pittsburgh scores)Q1 SyracusePunt, 3 playsQ1 PittsburghPunt, 5 playsQ1 SyracusePunt, 3 playsQ2 PittsburghField goal, 4 playsQ2 SyracuseInterception, 7 playsQ2 PittsburghField goal, 7 playsQ2 SyracusePunt, 4 playsQ2 PittsburghPunt, 3 playsQ2 SyracuseField goal, 8 playsQ2 PittsburghInterception, 4 playsQ2 SyracuseEnd of half, 1 playQ3 PittsburghTouchdown, 2 playsQ3 SyracusePunt, 3 playsQ3 PittsburghPunt, 4 playsQ3 SyracuseTouchdown, 5 playsQ3 PittsburghPunt, 4 playsQ3 SyracusePunt, 3 playsQ3 PittsburghPunt, 3 playsQ3 SyracuseTouchdown, 9 playsQ3 PittsburghFumble, 4 playsQ4 SyracuseField goal, 7 playsQ4 PittsburghTouchdown, 5 playsQ4 SyracuseField goal, 7 playsQ4 PittsburghField goal, 13 playsQ4 PittsburghTouchdown, 6 playsQ5 SyracuseInterception, 1 play
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Pittsburgh drives left to right, Syracuse right to left.
  1. Q1 SyracuseTouchdown, 11 plays, 75 yards
  2. Q1 PittsburghFumble, 5 plays, 17 yards
  3. Q1 SyracuseTouchdown, 5 plays, 42 yards
  4. Q1 PittsburghTouchdown, 2 plays, 75 yards
  5. Q1 SyracuseFumble return TD, 5 plays (Pittsburgh scores), 10 yards
  6. Q1 SyracusePunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  7. Q1 PittsburghPunt, 5 plays, 20 yards
  8. Q1 SyracusePunt, 3 plays, −8 yards
  9. Q2 PittsburghField goal, 4 plays, −2 yards
  10. Q2 SyracuseInterception, 7 plays, 25 yards
  11. Q2 PittsburghField goal, 7 plays, 11 yards
  12. Q2 SyracusePunt, 4 plays, 17 yards
  13. Q2 PittsburghPunt, 3 plays, −8 yards
  14. Q2 SyracuseField goal, 8 plays, 27 yards
  15. Q2 PittsburghInterception, 4 plays, 55 yards
  16. Q2 SyracuseEnd of half, 1 play, −3 yards
  17. Q3 PittsburghTouchdown, 2 plays, 75 yards
  18. Q3 SyracusePunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  19. Q3 PittsburghPunt, 4 plays, 9 yards
  20. Q3 SyracuseTouchdown, 5 plays, 58 yards
  21. Q3 PittsburghPunt, 4 plays, 17 yards
  22. Q3 SyracusePunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  23. Q3 PittsburghPunt, 3 plays, −1 yard
  24. Q3 SyracuseTouchdown, 9 plays, 73 yards
  25. Q3 PittsburghFumble, 4 plays, 6 yards
  26. Q4 SyracuseField goal, 7 plays, 20 yards
  27. Q4 PittsburghTouchdown, 5 plays, 75 yards
  28. Q4 SyracuseField goal, 7 plays, 39 yards
  29. Q4 PittsburghField goal, 13 plays, 48 yards
  30. Q4 PittsburghTouchdown, 6 plays, 0 yards
  31. Q5 SyracuseInterception, 1 play, 0 yards

Play by play

1st quarter8 drives, then Tied at 14
Syracuse Touchdown, 11 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Alex Kessman kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Eric Dungey pass complete to Sean Riley for 9 yds to the Syrac 34
15:002nd & 1 at own 34Eric Dungey pass complete to Sean Riley for 7 yds to the Syrac 41 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 41Eric Dungey pass complete to Nykeim Johnson for 19 yds to the Pitt 40 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 40Eric Dungey pass incomplete to Sean Riley
15:002nd & 10 at opp 40Eric Dungey run for 7 yds to the Pitt 33
15:003rd & 3 at opp 33Dungey, E. pass incomplete to Riley, S., PENALTY UP pass interference (Hamlin, D.) 15 yards to the UP18, 1ST DOWN SU, NO PLAY.
15:001st & 10 at opp 18Moe Neal run for 4 yds to the Pitt 14
15:002nd & 6 at opp 14Eric Dungey pass complete to Taj Harris for no gain to the Pitt 14
15:003rd & 6 at opp 14Eric Dungey pass complete to Sean Riley for 6 yds to the Pitt 8 for a 1ST down
15:001st & goal at opp 8Eric Dungey run for 2 yds to the Pitt 6
15:002nd & goal at opp 6Moe Neal run for 5 yds to the Pitt 1
10:543rd & goal at opp 1Eric Dungey pass complete to Aaron Hackett for 1 yd for a TD, (Andre Szmyt KICK)Syracuse 7, Pittsburgh 0
Pittsburgh Fumble, 5 plays
10:541st & 0 at own 35Sterling Hofrichter kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
10:541st & 10 at own 25Kenny Pickett pass complete to Shocky Jacques-Louis for 9 yds to the Pitt 34
10:542nd & 1 at own 34Qadree Ollison run for 1 yd to the Pitt 35 for a 1ST down
10:541st & 10 at own 35Qadree Ollison run for 2 yds to the Pitt 37
10:542nd & 8 at own 37Kenny Pickett pass complete to Qadree Ollison for 11 yds to the Pitt 48 for a 1ST down
10:541st & 10 at own 48SYRACUSE Penalty, offside defense (5 Yards) to the Syrac 47
10:541st & 5 at opp 47Shocky Jacques-Louis run for a loss of 8 yards to the Pitt 42 Shocky Jacques-Louis fumbled, forced by Alton Robinson, recovered by Syrac Andrew Armstrong
Syracuse Touchdown, 5 plays
8:011st & 10 at opp 42Eric Dungey pass complete to Jamal Custis for 6 yds to the Pitt 36
8:012nd & 4 at opp 36Moe Neal run for 5 yds to the Pitt 31 for a 1ST down
8:011st & 10 at opp 31Eric Dungey pass incomplete to Jamal Custis
8:012nd & 10 at opp 31Eric Dungey run for 29 yds to the Pitt 2 for a 1ST down
6:321st & goal at opp 2Jarveon Howard run for 2 yds for a TD, (Andre Szmyt KICK)Syracuse 14, Pittsburgh 0
Pittsburgh Touchdown, 2 plays
6:321st & 0 at own 35Sterling Hofrichter kickoff for 63 yds
6:321st & 10 at own 25Maurice Ffrench run for 6 yds to the Pitt 31
5:472nd & 4 at own 31Qadree Ollison run for 69 yds for a TD, (Alex Kessman KICK)Syracuse 14, Pittsburgh 7
Syracuse Fumble return TD, 5 plays (Pittsburgh scores)
5:471st & 0 at own 35Alex Kessman kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
5:471st & 10 at own 25Dontae Strickland run for 4 yds to the Syrac 29
5:472nd & 6 at own 29Eric Dungey pass incomplete to Taj Harris
5:113rd & 6 at own 29Timeout PITTSBURGH, clock 05:11
5:113rd & 6 at own 29Eric Dungey run for 8 yds to the Syrac 37 for a 1ST down
5:111st & 10 at own 37Eric Dungey pass incomplete to Jamal Custis
4:212nd & 10 at own 37Eric Dungey run for no gain Eric Dungey fumbled, forced by Quintin Wirginis, recovered by Pitt Dane Jackson , return for 35 yds, (Alex Kessman KICK)Tied at 14
Syracuse Punt, 3 plays
4:211st & 0 at own 35Alex Kessman kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
4:211st & 10 at own 25Eric Dungey run for 7 yds to the Syrac 32
4:212nd & 3 at own 32Eric Dungey pass complete to Sean Riley for 2 yds to the Syrac 34
4:213rd & 1 at own 34Eric Dungey pass incomplete to Dontae Strickland
4:214th & 1 at own 34Sterling Hofrichter punt for 38 yds
Pittsburgh Punt, 5 plays
3:011st & 10 at own 28Kenny Pickett pass complete to Shocky Jacques-Louis for 7 yds to the Pitt 35
3:012nd & 3 at own 35Darrin Hall run for 5 yds to the Pitt 40 for a 1ST down
3:011st & 10 at own 40Darrin Hall run for 8 yds to the Pitt 48
3:012nd & 2 at own 48Kenny Pickett pass incomplete
3:013rd & 2 at own 48Kenny Pickett pass complete to Maurice Ffrench for no gain to the Pitt 48
3:014th & 2 at own 48Kirk Christodoulou punt for 41 yds , Sean Riley returns for a loss of 2 yards to the Syrac 9
Syracuse Punt, 3 plays
0:041st & 10 at own 9Eric Dungey pass incomplete to Nykeim Johnson
Q2 15:002nd & 10 at own 9SYRACUSE Penalty, false start (Jamal Custis) to the Syrac 5
Q2 15:002nd & 14 at own 5Eric Dungey pass incomplete
Q2 15:003rd & 14 at own 5Eric Dungey pass complete to Moe Neal for a loss of 4 yards to the Syrac 1
Q2 15:004th & 18 at own 1Sterling Hofrichter punt for 33 yds
2nd quarter8 drives, then Pittsburgh 20, Syracuse 17
Pittsburgh Field goal, 4 plays
14:331st & 10 at opp 34Qadree Ollison run for 1 yd to the Syrac 33
14:332nd & 9 at opp 33Kenny Pickett sacked by Alton Robinson for a loss of 7 yards to the Syrac 40
14:333rd & 16 at opp 40Kenny Pickett pass complete to Qadree Ollison for 4 yds to the Syrac 36
12:264th & 12 at opp 36Alex Kessman 54 yd FG GOODPittsburgh 17, Syracuse 14
Syracuse Interception, 7 plays
12:261st & 0 at own 35Alex Kessman kickoff for 60 yds , Sean Riley return for 15 yds to the Syrac 20
12:261st & 10 at own 20Moe Neal run for 7 yds to the Syrac 27
12:262nd & 3 at own 27Eric Dungey run for 2 yds to the Syrac 29
12:263rd & 1 at own 29Moe Neal run for 6 yds to the Syrac 35 for a 1ST down
12:261st & 10 at own 35Eric Dungey pass incomplete to Jamal Custis
12:262nd & 10 at own 35Moe Neal run for 4 yds to the Syrac 39
12:263rd & 6 at own 39Eric Dungey pass complete to Sean Riley for 6 yds to the Syrac 45 for a 1ST down
12:261st & 10 at own 45Eric Dungey pass intercepted Amir Watts return for no gain to the Syrac 48
Pittsburgh Field goal, 7 plays
10:201st & 10 at opp 48Qadree Ollison run for 9 yds to the Syrac 39
10:202nd & 1 at opp 39Darrin Hall run for a loss of 1 yard to the Syrac 40
10:203rd & 2 at opp 40Kenny Pickett pass complete to George Aston for 2 yds to the Syrac 38 for a 1ST down
10:201st & 10 at opp 38Qadree Ollison run for 4 yds to the Syrac 34
10:202nd & 6 at opp 34Kenny Pickett pass incomplete
10:203rd & 6 at opp 34Kenny Pickett run for a loss of 3 yards to the Syrac 37
6:564th & 9 at opp 37Timeout PITTSBURGH, clock 06:56
6:504th & 9 at opp 37Alex Kessman 55 yd FG GOODPittsburgh 20, Syracuse 14
Syracuse Punt, 4 plays
6:501st & 0 at own 35Alex Kessman kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
6:501st & 10 at own 25Dontae Strickland run for 13 yds to the Syrac 38 Dontae Strickland fumbled, forced by Bricen Garner, recovered by Syrac Dontae Strickland for a 1ST down
6:501st & 10 at own 38Dontae Strickland run for 5 yds to the Syrac 43
6:502nd & 5 at own 43Eric Dungey pass complete to Sean Riley for a loss of 1 yard to the Syrac 42
6:503rd & 6 at own 42Eric Dungey pass incomplete to Taj Harris
6:504th & 6 at own 42Sterling Hofrichter punt for 38 yds
Pittsburgh Punt, 3 plays
5:181st & 10 at own 20Kenny Pickett pass incomplete to Qadree Ollison
5:182nd & 10 at own 20Qadree Ollison run for 3 yds to the Pitt 23
5:183rd & 7 at own 23Kenny Pickett sacked by Kingsley Jonathan and Kielan Whitner for a loss of 11 yards to the Pitt 12
5:184th & 18 at own 12Kirk Christodoulou punt for 49 yds , Trill Williams returns for 19 yds to the Pitt 42
Syracuse Field goal, 8 plays
3:361st & 10 at opp 42Eric Dungey run for 2 yds to the Pitt 40
3:362nd & 8 at opp 40Eric Dungey pass complete to Nykeim Johnson for 7 yds to the Pitt 33
3:363rd & 1 at opp 33Eric Dungey run for 3 yds to the Pitt 30 for a 1ST down
3:361st & 10 at opp 30Dontae Strickland run for 13 yds to the Pitt 17 for a 1ST down
3:361st & 10 at opp 17Dontae Strickland run for 2 yds to the Pitt 15
3:362nd & 8 at opp 15Eric Dungey pass incomplete to Sean Riley
3:363rd & 8 at opp 15Eric Dungey pass incomplete to Taj Harris
1:304th & 8 at opp 15Andre Szmyt 33 yd FG GOODPittsburgh 20, Syracuse 17
Pittsburgh Interception, 4 plays
1:301st & 0 at own 35Sterling Hofrichter kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
1:301st & 10 at own 25Darrin Hall run for 17 yds to the Pitt 42 for a 1ST down
1:301st & 10 at own 42SYRACUSE Penalty, offside defense (5 Yards) to the Pitt 47
1:301st & 5 at own 47Darrin Hall run for 1 yd to the Pitt 48
1:302nd & 4 at own 48Kenny Pickett pass complete to Maurice Ffrench for 32 yds to the Syrac 20 for a 1ST down
0:231st & 10 at opp 20Timeout SYRACUSE, clock 00:23
0:231st & 10 at opp 20Kenny Pickett pass intercepted, touchback. Christopher Fredrick return for no gain
Syracuse End of half, 1 play
0:171st & 10 at own 20Timeout SYRACUSE, clock 00:17
0:171st & 10 at own 20Eric Dungey sacked by Rashad Weaver for a loss of 3 yards to the Syrac 17
3rd quarter9 drives, then Syracuse 31, Pittsburgh 27
Pittsburgh Touchdown, 2 plays
15:002nd & 13 at own 35Sterling Hofrichter kickoff for 65 yds
15:001st & 10 at own 25Qadree Ollison run for 7 yds to the Pitt 32
14:122nd & 3 at own 32Kenny Pickett pass complete to Rafael Araujo-Lopes for 68 yds for a TD, (Alex Kessman KICK)Pittsburgh 27, Syracuse 17
Syracuse Punt, 3 plays
14:121st & 0 at own 35Alex Kessman kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:121st & 10 at own 25Moe Neal run for 2 yds to the Syrac 27
14:122nd & 8 at own 27Dungey, E. pass incomplete to Riley, S. (Mathis, D.), PENALTY UP offside defense (Jones, P.) 5 yards to the SU32, NO PLAY.
14:122nd & 3 at own 32Moe Neal run for no gain to the Syrac 32
14:123rd & 3 at own 32Eric Dungey sacked by Quintin Wirginis for a loss of 6 yards to the Syrac 26
14:124th & 9 at own 26Sterling Hofrichter punt for 53 yds , Rafael Araujo-Lopes returns for a loss of 6 yards to the Pitt 15
Pittsburgh Punt, 4 plays
12:131st & 10 at own 15Qadree Ollison run for 11 yds to the Pitt 26 for a 1ST down
12:131st & 10 at own 26Kenny Pickett pass complete to Rafael Araujo-Lopes for a loss of 4 yards to the Pitt 22
12:132nd & 14 at own 22Qadree Ollison run for 2 yds to the Pitt 24
12:133rd & 12 at own 24Kenny Pickett pass incomplete to Rafael Araujo-Lopes
12:134th & 12 at own 24Kirk Christodoulou punt for 34 yds, downed at the Syrac 42
Syracuse Touchdown, 5 plays
9:521st & 10 at own 42Eric Dungey pass complete to Taj Harris for 27 yds to the Pitt 31 for a 1ST down
9:521st & 10 at opp 31Jarveon Howard run for 3 yds to the Pitt 28
9:522nd & 7 at opp 28Jarveon Howard run for 1 yd to the Pitt 27
9:523rd & 6 at opp 27Eric Dungey pass complete to Taj Harris for 22 yds to the Pitt 5 for a 1ST down
8:121st & goal at opp 5Jarveon Howard run for 5 yds for a TD, (Andre Szmyt KICK)Pittsburgh 27, Syracuse 24
Pittsburgh Punt, 4 plays
8:121st & 0 at own 35Sterling Hofrichter kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
8:121st & 10 at own 25Darrin Hall run for 14 yds to the Pitt 39 for a 1ST down
8:121st & 10 at own 39Kenny Pickett pass incomplete to Shocky Jacques-Louis
8:122nd & 10 at own 39Darrin Hall run for 3 yds to the Pitt 42
8:123rd & 7 at own 42Kenny Pickett pass incomplete to Rafael Araujo-Lopes
8:124th & 7 at own 42Kirk Christodoulou punt for 52 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Syrac 6
Syracuse Punt, 3 plays
6:421st & 10 at own 6Howard, J. rush for 4 yards to the SU10 (Hamlin, D.), PENALTY UP offside defense (Hendrix, D.) 5 yards to the SU11, NO PLAY.
6:421st & 5 at own 11Jarveon Howard run for 2 yds to the Syrac 13
6:422nd & 3 at own 13Eric Dungey run for no gain to the Syrac 13
6:423rd & 3 at own 13Jarveon Howard run for 2 yds to the Syrac 15
6:424th & 1 at own 15Sterling Hofrichter punt for 45 yds, fair catch by Rafael Araujo-Lopes at the Pitt 40
Pittsburgh Punt, 3 plays
4:321st & 10 at own 40Qadree Ollison run for 1 yd to the Pitt 41
4:322nd & 9 at own 41Qadree Ollison run for a loss of 2 yards to the Pitt 39
4:323rd & 11 at own 39Kenny Pickett pass incomplete
4:324th & 11 at own 39Kirk Christodoulou punt for 34 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Syrac 27
Syracuse Touchdown, 9 plays
2:581st & 10 at own 27Nykeim Johnson run for 4 yds to the Syrac 31
2:582nd & 6 at own 31Eric Dungey pass complete to Taj Harris for 15 yds to the Syrac 46 for a 1ST down
2:581st & 10 at own 46Nykeim Johnson run for 8 yds to the Pitt 46
2:582nd & 2 at opp 46Nykeim Johnson run for 3 yds to the Pitt 43 for a 1ST down
2:581st & 10 at opp 43Eric Dungey pass incomplete to Taj Harris
2:582nd & 10 at opp 43Eric Dungey pass complete to Jamal Custis for 22 yds to the Pitt 21 for a 1ST down
2:581st & 10 at opp 21Eric Dungey pass incomplete to Jamal Custis
2:582nd & 10 at opp 21Eric Dungey pass incomplete
0:213rd & 10 at opp 21Eric Dungey run for 21 yds for a TD, (Andre Szmyt KICK)Syracuse 31, Pittsburgh 27
Pittsburgh Fumble, 4 plays
0:211st & 0 at own 35Sterling Hofrichter kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
0:211st & 10 at own 25Kenny Pickett pass complete to John Morgan for 8 yds to the Pitt 33
Q4 15:002nd & 2 at own 33Darrin Hall run for 6 yds to the Pitt 39 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at own 39Kenny Pickett pass complete to George Aston for no gain to the Pitt 39
Q4 15:002nd & 10 at own 39Kenny Pickett sacked by Alton Robinson for a loss of 6 yards to the Pitt 31 Kenny Pickett fumbled, recovered by Syrac Ryan Guthrie , return for 0 yards
4th quarter5 drives, then Tied at 37
Syracuse Field goal, 7 plays
13:301st & 10 at opp 31Eric Dungey pass complete to Dontae Strickland for 9 yds to the Pitt 22
13:302nd & 1 at opp 22Eric Dungey pass incomplete to Taj Harris, broken up by Dane Jackson
13:303rd & 1 at opp 22Dontae Strickland run for 5 yds to the Pitt 17 for a 1ST down
13:301st & 10 at opp 17Dontae Strickland run for 2 yds to the Pitt 15
13:302nd & 8 at opp 15Dontae Strickland run for 4 yds to the Pitt 11
13:303rd & 4 at opp 11Eric Dungey pass incomplete to Jamal Custis
11:114th & 4 at opp 11Andre Szmyt 29 yd FG GOODSyracuse 34, Pittsburgh 27
Pittsburgh Touchdown, 5 plays
11:111st & 0 at own 35Sterling Hofrichter kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
11:111st & 10 at own 25Qadree Ollison run for 29 yds to the Syrac 46 for a 1ST down
11:111st & 10 at opp 46Qadree Ollison run for 3 yds to the Syrac 43
11:112nd & 7 at opp 43Hall, D. rush for 3 yards to the SU40 (Foster, E.), PENALTY SU offside defense (Robinson, A.) 5 yards to the SU38, NO PLAY.
11:112nd & 2 at opp 38Hall, D. rush for 3 yards to the SU35 (Fredrick, C.), PENALTY SU offside defense (Robinson, A.) 5 yards to the SU33, 1ST DOWN UP, NO PLAY.
11:111st & 10 at opp 33Darrin Hall run for 25 yds to the Syrac 8 for a 1ST down
8:321st & 0 at opp 8Timeout SYRACUSE, clock 08:32
8:321st & goal at opp 8Darrin Hall run for 1 yd to the Syrac 7
7:512nd & goal at opp 7Darrin Hall run for 7 yds for a TD, (Alex Kessman KICK)Tied at 34
Syracuse Field goal, 7 plays
7:511st & 0 at own 35Alex Kessman kickoff for 62 yds
7:511st & 10 at own 25Jarveon Howard run for 3 yds to the Syrac 28
7:512nd & 7 at own 28Eric Dungey pass incomplete to Taj Harris
7:513rd & 7 at own 28Eric Dungey pass complete to Jamal Custis for 42 yds to the Pitt 30 for a 1ST down
7:511st & 10 at opp 30Moe Neal run for 5 yds to the Pitt 25
7:512nd & 5 at opp 25Jarveon Howard run for no gain to the Pitt 36 Jarveon Howard fumbled, recovered by Syrac Jarveon Howard
7:513rd & 16 at opp 36Eric Dungey pass incomplete
5:534th & 16 at opp 36Andre Szmyt 51 yd FG GOODSyracuse 37, Pittsburgh 34
Pittsburgh Field goal, 13 plays
5:531st & 0 at own 35Sterling Hofrichter kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
5:531st & 10 at own 25Qadree Ollison run for 5 yds to the Pitt 30
5:532nd & 5 at own 30Qadree Ollison run for 11 yds to the Pitt 41 for a 1ST down
5:531st & 10 at own 41Qadree Ollison run for 5 yds to the Pitt 46
5:532nd & 5 at own 46Darrin Hall run for 1 yd to the Pitt 47
5:533rd & 4 at own 47Darrin Hall run for 1 yd to the Pitt 48
2:414th & 3 at own 48Timeout SYRACUSE, clock 02:41
2:414th & 3 at own 48Qadree Ollison run for 3 yds to the Syrac 49 for a 1ST down
2:411st & 10 at opp 49Qadree Ollison run for 4 yds to the Syrac 45
2:412nd & 6 at opp 45Qadree Ollison run for 5 yds to the Syrac 40
2:413rd & 1 at opp 40Darrin Hall run for 7 yds to the Syrac 33 for a 1ST down
1:031st & 10 at opp 33Timeout PITTSBURGH, clock 01:03
1:031st & 10 at opp 33Qadree Ollison run for 3 yds to the Syrac 30
1:032nd & 7 at opp 30Qadree Ollison run for 3 yds to the Syrac 27
0:193rd & 4 at opp 27Timeout PITTSBURGH, clock 00:19
0:193rd & 4 at opp 27Kenny Pickett pass incomplete to Rafael Araujo-Lopes
0:124th & 4 at opp 27Timeout SYRACUSE, clock 00:12
0:084th & 4 at opp 27Alex Kessman 45 yd FG GOODTied at 37
Pittsburgh Touchdown, 6 plays
0:081st & 0 at own 35Alex Kessman kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
0:081st & 10 at own 25TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the Syrac 24
Overtime1st & 10 at opp 25Qadree Ollison run for 9 yds to the Syrac 16
Overtime2nd & 1 at opp 16Darrin Hall run for 6 yds to the Syrac 10 for a 1ST down
Overtime1st & goal at opp 10Qadree Ollison run for 4 yds to the Syrac 6
Overtime2nd & goal at opp 6Darrin Hall run for 3 yds to the Syrac 3
Overtime3rd & goal at opp 3Darrin Hall run for 3 yds for a TD, (Alex Kessman KICK)Pittsburgh 44, Syracuse 37
Overtime1 drive, then Pittsburgh 44, Syracuse 37
Syracuse Interception, 1 play
1st & 10 at opp 25Eric Dungey pass intercepted, touchback. Therran Coleman return for no gain

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

Every Syracuse–Pittsburgh game

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

Recent meetings
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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