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Pittsburgh at Virginia

Friday, November 2, 2018

Pittsburgh beat No. 23 Virginia 23–⁠13. It was their 11th meeting; after it, Pittsburgh led the series 8–⁠3.

AwayPittsburgh7–⁠7 in 2018
23
Home23Virginia8–⁠5 in 2018
13

Final at Scott Stadium, CharlottesvilleTV: ESPN2Attendance 36,256

At kickoff
62°FWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Charlottesville 2 SSE, 6 km from the stadium
Officials
Referee Riley Johnson; umpire Michael Wooten; head linesman Kavin McGrath; line judge Tim Graham; side judge Mike Safrit; field judge Mike Cullin; back judge Brian McGready; center judge Thomas McCreeshGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Pittsburgh707923
Virginia730313

Standouts

Player stats

Pittsburgh

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Kenny Pickett7/146100
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Darrin Hall19229375
Qadree Ollison724012
V’Lique Carter2507
Kenny Pickett104012
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Aaron Mathews131031
Taysir Mack111011
Shocky Jacques-Louis1606
George Aston1505
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Oluwaseun Idowu9000
Damar Hamlin9000
Elijah Zeise5110
Elias Reynolds5000
Dewayne Hendrix42.52.50
Rashad Weaver42.510
Shane Roy20.50.50

Virginia

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Bryce Perkins17/2420510
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Jordan Ellis1046022
Olamide Zaccheaus1505
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Terrell Jana371142
Tanner Cowley140040
Hasise Dubois434020
Olamide Zaccheaus431014
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Joey Blount110.500
Zane Zandier8000
Charles Snowden61.510
Jordan Mack6000
Bryce Hall5110
Matt Gahm2110

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

Team stats

PittsburghVirginia
318Total yards249
61Passing yards205
257Rushing yards44
4.4Yards per pass8.5
6.3Yards per rush1.7
15First downs14
4–⁠13Third downs5–⁠12
2–⁠3Fourth downs0–⁠2
0Turnovers1
7–⁠72Penalties10–⁠81
32:34Possession26:36
5Sacks (by defense)3

Efficiency

PittsburghVirginia
41%Success rate40%
0.27EPA per play−0.00
1.47Explosiveness0.96
0.46Rushing EPA−0.01
−0.30Passing EPA0.03
29%Passing-down success15%
0.22First-down EPA0.09
0.39Second-down EPA−0.09
0.25Third-down EPA0.52
27%Havoc by its defense16%

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)

Virginia 64% to win. Pittsburgh pulled the upset.

The line

Virginia −7, over/under 45.5.

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 Virginia 69%, Pittsburgh 31%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Virginia end zonePittsburgh end zoneQ1 VirginiaPunt, 8 playsQ1 PittsburghTouchdown, 8 playsQ1 VirginiaTouchdown, 1 playQ1 PittsburghPunt, 4 playsQ1 VirginiaFumble, 5 playsQ2 PittsburghPunt, 5 playsQ2 VirginiaPunt, 9 playsQ2 PittsburghPunt, 7 playsQ2 VirginiaField goal, 6 playsQ2 PittsburghResult not recordedQ3 PittsburghPunt, 6 playsQ3 VirginiaPunt, 6 playsQ3 PittsburghTouchdown, 15 playsQ3 VirginiaField goal, 10 playsQ4 PittsburghTouchdown, 1 playQ4 VirginiaPunt, 3 playsQ4 PittsburghField goal, 6 playsQ4 VirginiaTurnover on downs, 4 playsQ4 PittsburghTurnover on downs, 4 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Virginia drives left to right, Pittsburgh right to left.
  1. Q1 VirginiaPunt, 8 plays, 10 yards
  2. Q1 PittsburghTouchdown, 8 plays, 84 yards
  3. Q1 VirginiaTouchdown, 1 play, 42 yards
  4. Q1 PittsburghPunt, 4 plays, 5 yards
  5. Q1 VirginiaFumble, 5 plays, 46 yards
  6. Q2 PittsburghPunt, 5 plays, 10 yards
  7. Q2 VirginiaPunt, 9 plays, 34 yards
  8. Q2 PittsburghPunt, 7 plays, 17 yards
  9. Q2 VirginiaField goal, 6 plays, 35 yards
  10. Q2 PittsburghResult not recorded, 0 yards
  11. Q3 PittsburghPunt, 6 plays, 8 yards
  12. Q3 VirginiaPunt, 6 plays, 8 yards
  13. Q3 PittsburghTouchdown, 15 plays, 84 yards
  14. Q3 VirginiaField goal, 10 plays, 51 yards
  15. Q4 PittsburghTouchdown, 1 play, 75 yards
  16. Q4 VirginiaPunt, 3 plays, −6 yards
  17. Q4 PittsburghField goal, 6 plays, 17 yards
  18. Q4 VirginiaTurnover on downs, 4 plays, −7 yards
  19. Q4 PittsburghTurnover on downs, 4 plays, 19 yards

Play by play

1st quarter5 drives, then Tied at 7
Virginia Punt, 8 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Alex Kessman kickoff for 58 yds , Joe Reed return for 14 yds to the Virg 21 Joe Reed fumbled, recovered by Virg Evan Butts
14:321st & 10 at own 21Bryce Perkins run for 6 yds to the Virg 27
14:112nd & 4 at own 27Jordan Ellis run for 5 yds to the Virg 32 for a 1ST down
13:501st & 10 at own 32VIRGINIA Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the Virg 27
13:201st & 15 at own 27Bryce Perkins run for a loss of 6 yards to the Virg 21
12:342nd & 21 at own 21Jordan Ellis run for 2 yds to the Virg 23
12:023rd & 19 at own 23Bryce Perkins pass complete to Hasise Dubois for 20 yds to the Virg 43 for a 1ST down
11:441st & 10 at own 43VIRGINIA Penalty, Offensive Holding (-10 Yards) to the Virg 33
11:261st & 20 at own 33VIRGINIA Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the Virg 28
11:191st & 25 at own 28Bryce Perkins pass incomplete to Joe Reed
11:142nd & 25 at own 28Bryce Perkins pass incomplete to Tavares Kelly
11:023rd & 25 at own 28Jordan Ellis run for 3 yds to the Virg 31
10:304th & 22 at own 31Lester Coleman punt for 53 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Pitt 16
Pittsburgh Touchdown, 8 plays
10:301st & 10 at own 16PITTSBURGH Penalty, Face Mask (5 yards) (-5 Yards) to the Pitt 11
10:071st & 15 at own 11Qadree Ollison run for a loss of 1 yard to the Pitt 10
9:572nd & 16 at own 10Kenny Pickett pass complete to Aaron Mathews for 31 yds to the Pitt 41 for a 1ST down
9:451st & 10 at own 41V’Lique Carter run for a loss of 2 yards to the Pitt 39
9:102nd & 12 at own 39Kenny Pickett pass incomplete
8:103rd & 12 at own 39Kenny Pickett pass complete to Taysir Mack for 11 yds to the 50 yard line
7:274th & 1 at the 50Timeout PITTSBURGH, clock 07:27
7:234th & 1 at the 50Kenny Pickett run for 2 yds to the Virg 48 for a 1ST down
6:471st & 10 at opp 48V’Lique Carter run for 7 yds to the Virg 41
6:092nd & 3 at opp 41Darrin Hall run for 41 yds for a TD VIRGINIA Penalty, Defensive Offside (1 Yards) to the Virg 2 (Alex Kessman KICK)Pittsburgh 7, Virginia 0
Virginia Touchdown, 1 play
6:092nd & 2 at own 35Alex Kessman kickoff for 59 yds , Joe Reed return for 37 yds to the Virg 43
5:541st & 10 at opp 42Bryce Perkins pass complete to Terrell Jana for 42 yds for a TD (Brian Delaney KICK)Tied at 7
Pittsburgh Punt, 4 plays
5:541st & 10 at own 35Brian Delaney kickoff for 64 yds for a 1ST down , Maurice Ffrench return for 28 yds to the VIRGINIA 37 for a 1ST down VIRGINIA Penalty, Personal Foul (-15 Yards) to the Pitt 44 for a 1ST down
5:201st & 10 at own 44Qadree Ollison run for no gain to the Virg 44 for a 1ST down VIRGINIA Penalty, Personal Foul (15 Yards) to the Virg 41 for a 1ST down
4:521st & 10 at opp 41Qadree Ollison run for 2 yds to the Virg 39
4:282nd & 8 at opp 39Kenny Pickett pass complete to Will Gragg for 3 yds to the Virg 36
3:523rd & 5 at opp 36PITTSBURGH Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the Virg 41
2:553rd & 10 at opp 41Kenny Pickett sacked by Matt Gahm for a loss of 10 yards to the Pitt 49
2:394th & 20 at own 49Kirk Christodoulou punt for 51 yds for a touchback
Virginia Fumble, 5 plays
2:221st & 10 at own 20Bryce Perkins pass complete to Tanner Cowley for 40 yds to the Pitt 40 for a 1ST down
1:481st & 10 at opp 40VIRGINIA Penalty, Illegal Formation (-5 Yards) to the Pitt 45
1:171st & 15 at opp 45Bryce Perkins pass complete to Hasise Dubois for 6 yds to the Pitt 39
0:442nd & 9 at opp 39Jordan Ellis run for 1 yd to the Pitt 38
0:013rd & 8 at opp 38Jordan Ellis run for 3 yds to the Pitt 34 Jordan Ellis fumbled, recovered by Virg Evan Butts
Q2 14:554th & 4 at opp 34Bryce Perkins pass complete to Evan Butts for 3 yds Evan Butts fumbled, recovered by Pitt Dane Jackson
2nd quarter4 drives, then Virginia 10, Pittsburgh 7
Pittsburgh Punt, 5 plays
14:541st & 10 at own 31PITTSBURGH Penalty, Offensive Holding (-10 Yards) to the Pitt 21
14:141st & 20 at own 21Darrin Hall run for 13 yds to the Pitt 34
13:352nd & 7 at own 34Darrin Hall run for 10 yds to the Pitt 44 for a 1ST down
13:001st & 10 at own 44Kenny Pickett pass incomplete to George Aston
12:282nd & 10 at own 44Kenny Pickett pass complete to V’Lique Carter for 1 yd to the Pitt 45
11:363rd & 9 at own 45Kenny Pickett run for a loss of 4 yards to the Pitt 41
11:234th & 13 at own 41Kirk Christodoulou punt for 47 yds , Chuck Davis returns for 4 yds to the Virg 16
Virginia Punt, 9 plays
11:111st & 10 at own 16Bryce Perkins run for 5 yds to the Virg 21
10:372nd & 5 at own 21Jordan Ellis run for 2 yds to the Virg 23
9:583rd & 3 at own 23Bryce Perkins run for 6 yds to the Virg 29 for a 1ST down
9:291st & 10 at own 29Olamide Zaccheaus run for 5 yds to the Virg 34
8:532nd & 5 at own 34Jordan Ellis run for 2 yds to the Virg 36
8:243rd & 3 at own 36Timeout VIRGINIA, clock 08:24
8:103rd & 3 at own 36Bryce Perkins run for 7 yds to the Virg 43 for a 1ST down
7:081st & 10 at own 43Bryce Perkins sacked by Shane Roy and Dewayne Hendrix for a loss of 15 yards to the Virg 28
6:442nd & 25 at own 28Bryce Perkins pass complete to Joe Reed for 9 yds to the Virg 37
6:063rd & 16 at own 37Bryce Perkins pass complete to Tavares Kelly for 13 yds to the 50 yard line
5:304th & 3 at the 50Lester Coleman punt for 49 yds, downed at the Pitt 1
Pittsburgh Punt, 7 plays
5:181st & 10 at own 1Kenny Pickett run for 1 yd to the Pitt 2
4:162nd & 9 at own 2Kenny Pickett pass complete to Shocky Jacques-Louis for 6 yds to the Pitt 8
3:543rd & 3 at own 8Kenny Pickett run for 2 yds to the Pitt 10
3:244th & 1 at own 10Kenny Pickett run for 2 yds to the Pitt 12 for a 1ST down
2:361st & 10 at own 12Darrin Hall run for 1 yd to the Pitt 13
2:022nd & 9 at own 13Kenny Pickett pass complete to George Aston for 5 yds to the Pitt 18
1:263rd & 4 at own 18Kenny Pickett pass incomplete
1:154th & 4 at own 18Kirk Christodoulou punt for 47 yds , Tavares Kelly returns for 8 yds to the Virg 43
Virginia Field goal, 6 plays
1:001st & 10 at own 43Bryce Perkins pass complete to Olamide Zaccheaus for 7 yds to the 50 yard line
0:452nd & 3 at the 50Bryce Perkins pass complete to Terrell Jana for 11 yds to the Pitt 39 for a 1ST down
0:201st & 10 at opp 39Bryce Perkins pass complete to Terrell Jana for 18 yds to the Pitt 21 for a 1ST down
0:151st & 10 at opp 21Bryce Perkins pass incomplete
0:062nd & 10 at opp 21Bryce Perkins sacked by Rashad Weaver for a loss of 3 yards to the Pitt 24
0:063rd & 13 at opp 24Timeout VIRGINIA, clock 00:06
0:063rd & 13 at opp 24PITTSBURGH Penalty, Personal Foul (12 Yards) to the Pitt 12 for a 1ST down
0:061st & 10 at opp 12Timeout PITTSBURGH, clock 00:06
0:021st & 10 at opp 12Brian Delaney 29 yd FG GOODVirginia 10, Pittsburgh 7
0:021st & 10 at own 35Brian Delaney kickoff for 55 yds , Darrin Hall return for 12 yds to the Pitt 22
3rd quarter4 drives, then Pittsburgh 14, Virginia 10
Pittsburgh Punt, 6 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Brian Delaney kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:561st & 10 at own 25Kenny Pickett pass incomplete
14:482nd & 10 at own 25Maurice Ffrench run for a loss of 2 yards to the Pitt 23
13:593rd & 12 at own 23Kenny Pickett run for 12 yds to the Pitt 35 for a 1ST down
13:231st & 10 at own 35PITTSBURGH Penalty, Offensive Holding (-10 Yards) to the Pitt 25
13:001st & 20 at own 25Darrin Hall run for 4 yds to the Pitt 29
12:352nd & 16 at own 29Kenny Pickett pass incomplete
12:173rd & 16 at own 29Kenny Pickett run for 4 yds to the Pitt 33
11:484th & 12 at own 33Kirk Christodoulou punt for 42 yds , Tavares Kelly returns for 7 yds to the Virg 32
Virginia Punt, 6 plays
11:431st & 10 at own 32Bryce Perkins pass incomplete to Olamide Zaccheaus
11:332nd & 10 at own 32Bryce Perkins pass complete to Olamide Zaccheaus for 5 yds to the Virg 37
10:553rd & 5 at own 37Timeout VIRGINIA, clock 10:55
10:453rd & 5 at own 37Bryce Perkins run for 5 yds to the Virg 42 for a 1ST down
10:001st & 10 at own 42Jordan Ellis run for 3 yds to the Virg 45
9:452nd & 7 at own 45VIRGINIA Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the Virg 40
9:152nd & 12 at own 40Bryce Perkins pass incomplete to Chris Sharp
9:083rd & 12 at own 40Bryce Perkins pass incomplete to Joe Reed
9:014th & 12 at own 40Lester Coleman punt for 44 yds, fair catch by Rafael Araujo-Lopes at the Pitt 16
Pittsburgh Touchdown, 15 plays
8:531st & 10 at own 16Darrin Hall run for 1 yd to the Pitt 17
8:202nd & 9 at own 17Kenny Pickett sacked by Bryce Hall for a loss of 2 yards to the Pitt 15 Kenny Pickett fumbled, recovered by Pitt Jimmy Morrissey , return for 0 yards
8:003rd & 11 at own 12Kenny Pickett run for a loss of 3 yards to the Pitt 12 for a 1ST down VIRGINIA Penalty, Horse Collar Tackle (15 Yards) to the Pitt 27 for a 1ST down
7:351st & 10 at own 27Darrin Hall run for 2 yds to the Pitt 29
7:002nd & 8 at own 29Darrin Hall run for 7 yds to the Pitt 36
5:553rd & 1 at own 36Qadree Ollison run for 12 yds to the Pitt 48 for a 1ST down
4:291st & 10 at own 48Darrin Hall run for 7 yds to the Virg 45
4:062nd & 3 at opp 45Kenny Pickett pass incomplete to Taysir Mack
3:583rd & 3 at opp 45Darrin Hall run for 9 yds to the Virg 36 for a 1ST down
3:131st & 10 at opp 36Qadree Ollison run for 6 yds to the Virg 30
2:222nd & 4 at opp 30Qadree Ollison run for 2 yds to the Virg 28
2:003rd & 2 at opp 28Darrin Hall run for 4 yds to the Virg 24 for a 1ST down
1:541st & 10 at opp 24Kenny Pickett pass complete to Darrin Hall for 4 yds to the Virg 20
0:572nd & 6 at opp 20Darrin Hall run for 18 yds to the Virg 2 for a 1ST down
0:211st & goal at opp 2Darrin Hall run for 2 yds for a TD (Alex Kessman KICK)Pittsburgh 14, Virginia 10
Virginia Field goal, 10 plays
0:211st & 10 at own 35Alex Kessman kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
0:001st & 10 at own 25Bryce Perkins pass complete to Olamide Zaccheaus for 5 yds to the Virg 30
Q4 14:552nd & 5 at own 30Bryce Perkins run for 6 yds to the Virg 36 for a 1ST down
Q4 14:221st & 10 at own 36Jordan Ellis run for 22 yds to the Pitt 42 for a 1ST down
Q4 13:481st & 10 at opp 42Timeout VIRGINIA, clock 13:48
Q4 13:381st & 10 at opp 42Jordan Ellis run for 2 yds to the Pitt 40
Q4 12:542nd & 8 at opp 40Bryce Perkins pass complete to Tavares Kelly for 4 yds to the Pitt 36
Q4 12:343rd & 4 at opp 36Bryce Perkins pass complete to Olamide Zaccheaus for 14 yds to the Pitt 22 for a 1ST down
Q4 11:111st & 10 at opp 22Bryce Perkins sacked by Dewayne Hendrix for a loss of 3 yards to the Pitt 25
Q4 10:452nd & 13 at opp 25Bryce Perkins pass complete to Hasise Dubois for 3 yds to the Pitt 22
Q4 10:003rd & 10 at opp 22Bryce Perkins run for a loss of 2 yards to the Pitt 24
Q4 9:514th & 12 at opp 24Brian Delaney 42 yd FG GOODPittsburgh 14, Virginia 13
4th quarter5 drives, then Pittsburgh 23, Virginia 13
Pittsburgh Touchdown, 1 play
9:514th & 12 at own 35Brian Delaney kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
9:401st & 10 at own 25Darrin Hall run for 75 yds for a TD (Alex Kessman PAT MISSED)Pittsburgh 20, Virginia 13
Virginia Punt, 3 plays
9:401st & 10 at own 35Alex Kessman kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
9:401st & 10 at own 25VIRGINIA Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the Virg 20
9:341st & 15 at own 20Bryce Perkins pass complete to Chris Sharp for no gain to the Virg 20
8:462nd & 15 at own 20Bryce Perkins run for 8 yds to the Virg 28
8:243rd & 7 at own 28Bryce Perkins sacked by Dewayne Hendrix for a loss of 9 yards to the Virg 19
7:324th & 16 at own 19Lester Coleman punt for 33 yds, downed at the Pitt 48
Pittsburgh Field goal, 6 plays
7:201st & 10 at own 48Darrin Hall run for 7 yds to the Virg 45
6:402nd & 3 at opp 45Darrin Hall run for 6 yds to the Virg 39 for a 1ST down
5:381st & 10 at opp 39Darrin Hall run for 1 yd to the Virg 38
4:562nd & 9 at opp 38Qadree Ollison run for 3 yds to the Virg 35
4:303rd & 6 at opp 35Kenny Pickett pass incomplete to Shocky Jacques-Louis
4:254th & 6 at opp 35Alex Kessman 53 yd FG GOODPittsburgh 23, Virginia 13
Virginia Turnover on downs, 4 plays
4:254th & 6 at own 35Alex Kessman kickoff for 65 yds , Joe Reed return for 22 yds to the Virg 22
4:041st & 10 at own 22Bryce Perkins pass complete to Hasise Dubois for 5 yds to the Virg 27
3:492nd & 5 at own 27Bryce Perkins run for 4 yds to the Virg 31
3:083rd & 1 at own 31Bryce Perkins sacked by Elijah Zeise for a loss of 16 yards to the Virg 15
2:574th & 17 at own 15Timeout PITTSBURGH, clock 02:57
2:494th & 17 at own 15Bryce Perkins pass incomplete to Olamide Zaccheaus
Pittsburgh Turnover on downs, 4 plays
2:411st & 25 at opp 30Darrin Hall run for 1 yd to the Virg 29
2:302nd & 24 at opp 29Darrin Hall run for 20 yds to the Virg 9
1:343rd & 4 at opp 9TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the Virg 11
0:504th & 6 at opp 11TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the Virg 12

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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Pittsburgh leads 10–⁠5 in 15 meetings, counting the four since this game.

Recent meetings
2024Virginia 24, Pittsburgh 19
2022Pittsburgh 37, Virginia 7
2021Pittsburgh 48, Virginia 38
2019Virginia 30, Pittsburgh 14
2018Pittsburgh 23, Virginia 13
2017Pittsburgh 31, Virginia 14

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