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Syracuse at Pittsburgh

Saturday, September 19, 2020

No. 25 Pittsburgh beat Syracuse 21–⁠10. It was their 76th meeting; after it, Pittsburgh led the series 41–⁠32–⁠3 as played.

AwaySyracuse1–⁠10 in 2020
10
Home25Pittsburgh6–⁠5 in 2020
21

Final at Acrisure Stadium, PittsburghTV: ACCN

At kickoff
55°F, clear, wind 8 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Allegheny County Airport (KAGC), 13 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee Magallanes, J.; umpire Worrell, D.; head linesman Gray, T.; line judge Beratta, P.; side judge Tarantini, T.; field judge Ramsey III, A.; back judge Parham, K.; center judge Hayes, L.Game officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Syracuse370010
Pittsburgh777021

Standouts

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Player stats

Syracuse

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Tommy DeVito9/153201
Rex Culpepper4/98810
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Jawhar Jordan1340010
Sean Tucker423012
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Taj Harris372169
Anthony Queeley318010
Courtney Jackson31507
Nykeim Johnson31309
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Ja’Had Carter9100
Andre Cisco8000
Trill Williams8000
Geoff Cantin-Arku7200
Josh Black5110
Stefon Thompson5110
Mikel Jones5001
Tyrell Richards3110

Pittsburgh

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Kenny Pickett25/3621521
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Vincent Davis1853014
A.J. Davis113709
Jordan Addison324013
Todd Sibley Jr.217013
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Jared Wayne559125
Jordan Addison757127
D.J. Turner548020
Shocky Jacques-Louis327013
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Rashad Weaver7320
Cam Bright71.50.50
Damar Hamlin5000
Marquis Williams5000
Calijah Kancey42.51.50
Phil Campbell410.50
Paris Ford4101
David Green20.50.50
Deslin Alexandre1110
John Morgan1110

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

Team stats

SyracusePittsburgh
171Total yards342
120Passing yards215
51Rushing yards127
5.0Yards per pass6.0
1.5Yards per rush2.9
10First downs23
2–⁠14Third downs6–⁠15
0–⁠2Fourth downs1–⁠2
2Turnovers2
5–⁠53Penalties7–⁠70
25:30Possession34:30
3Sacks (by defense)7

Efficiency

SyracusePittsburgh
22%Success rate38%
−0.38EPA per play−0.06
1.11Explosiveness1.10
−0.13Rushing EPA−0.29
−0.59Passing EPA0.21
19%Passing-down success22%
−0.60First-down EPA−0.08
0.13Second-down EPA−0.28
−0.28Third-down EPA0.50
16%Havoc by its defense28%

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 66% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Pittsburgh −21, over/under 47.

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 93%, Syracuse 7%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Pittsburgh end zoneSyracuse end zoneQ1 SyracusePunt, 6 playsQ1 PittsburghPunt, 3 playsQ1 SyracusePunt, 3 playsQ1 PittsburghFumble, 5 playsQ1 SyracuseField goal, 4 playsQ1 PittsburghTouchdown, 7 playsQ1 SyracusePunt, 7 playsQ1 PittsburghMissed FG, 8 playsQ2 SyracuseTouchdown, 5 playsQ2 PittsburghTouchdown, 14 playsQ2 SyracusePunt, 3 playsQ2 PittsburghTurnover on downs, 10 playsQ3 PittsburghPunt, 3 playsQ3 SyracuseTurnover on downs, 6 playsQ3 PittsburghInterception, 7 playsQ3 SyracuseInterception, 9 playsQ3 PittsburghTouchdown, 8 playsQ3 SyracusePunt, 3 playsQ4 PittsburghPunt, 3 playsQ4 SyracuseFumble, 3 playsQ4 PittsburghMissed FG, 4 playsQ4 SyracusePunt, 6 playsQ4 PittsburghPunt, 3 playsQ4 SyracuseTurnover on downs, 4 playsQ4 PittsburghEnd of game, 7 plays
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 SyracusePunt, 6 plays, 18 yards
  2. Q1 PittsburghPunt, 3 plays, −1 yard
  3. Q1 SyracusePunt, 3 plays, −4 yards
  4. Q1 PittsburghFumble, 5 plays, −6 yards
  5. Q1 SyracuseField goal, 4 plays, 6 yards
  6. Q1 PittsburghTouchdown, 7 plays, 75 yards
  7. Q1 SyracusePunt, 7 plays, 19 yards
  8. Q1 PittsburghMissed FG, 8 plays, 51 yards
  9. Q2 SyracuseTouchdown, 5 plays, 80 yards
  10. Q2 PittsburghTouchdown, 14 plays, 65 yards
  11. Q2 SyracusePunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  12. Q2 PittsburghTurnover on downs, 10 plays, 40 yards
  13. Q3 PittsburghPunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  14. Q3 SyracuseTurnover on downs, 6 plays, 14 yards
  15. Q3 PittsburghInterception, 7 plays, 29 yards
  16. Q3 SyracuseInterception, 9 plays, 35 yards
  17. Q3 PittsburghTouchdown, 8 plays, 66 yards
  18. Q3 SyracusePunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  19. Q4 PittsburghPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  20. Q4 SyracuseFumble, 3 plays, −2 yards
  21. Q4 PittsburghMissed FG, 4 plays, 7 yards
  22. Q4 SyracusePunt, 6 plays, 14 yards
  23. Q4 PittsburghPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  24. Q4 SyracuseTurnover on downs, 4 plays, 4 yards
  25. Q4 PittsburghEnd of game, 7 plays, 22 yards

Play by play

1st quarter8 drives, then Pittsburgh 7, Syracuse 3
Syracuse Punt, 6 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Alex Kessman kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Tommy DeVito pass incomplete
15:002nd & 10 at own 25Tommy DeVito run for 1 yd to the Syrac 26
15:003rd & 9 at own 26Tommy DeVito pass complete to Anthony Queeley for 10 yds to the Syrac 36 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 36Tommy DeVito pass complete to Nykeim Johnson for a loss of 2 yards to the Syrac 34
15:002nd & 12 at own 34Tommy DeVito run for 4 yds to the Syrac 38
15:003rd & 8 at own 38Devito, T. pass incomplete to Harris, T., PENALTY UP offside defense (SirVocea Dennis) 5 yards to the SU43, NO PLAY.
15:003rd & 3 at own 43Tommy DeVito pass incomplete to Anthony Queeley
15:004th & 3 at own 43Nolan Cooney punt for 47 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Pitt 10
Pittsburgh Punt, 3 plays
12:401st & 10 at own 10Vincent Davis run for 4 yds to the Pitt 14
12:402nd & 6 at own 14Kenny Pickett pass incomplete
12:403rd & 6 at own 14Kenny Pickett pass incomplete PITTSBURGH Penalty, illegal formation ( Yards) declined
12:404th & 6 at own 14Kirk Christodoulou punt 51 yards to the SU35, Johnson, N. return to the SU42, out-of-bounds (Jared Wayne), PENALTY UP KO 5 yards to the UP9, NO PLAY.
12:404th & 11 at own 9Kirk Christodoulou punt for 43 yds , Nykeim Johnson returns for 17 yds to the Pitt 35
Syracuse Punt, 3 plays
11:461st & 10 at opp 35Jawhar Jordan run for a loss of 1 yard to the Pitt 36
11:462nd & 11 at opp 36Jawhar Jordan run for 6 yds to the Pitt 30
11:463rd & 5 at opp 30SYRACUSE Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the Pitt 35
11:463rd & 10 at opp 35Tommy DeVito sacked by Calijah Kancey for a loss of 4 yards to the Pitt 39
11:464th & 14 at opp 39Nolan Cooney punt for 39 yds for a touchback
Pittsburgh Fumble, 5 plays
9:361st & 10 at own 20Kenny Pickett sacked by Josh Black for a loss of 1 yard to the Pitt 19
9:362nd & 11 at own 19Vincent Davis run for 3 yds to the Pitt 22
9:363rd & 8 at own 22Kenny Pickett pass complete to Jordan Addison for 8 yds to the Pitt 30 for a 1ST down
9:361st & 10 at own 30Vincent Davis run for a loss of 3 yards to the Pitt 27
9:362nd & 13 at own 27Vincent Davis run for a loss of 6 yards to the Pitt 14 Vincent Davis fumbled, recovered by Syrac Mikel Jones
Syracuse Field goal, 4 plays
7:501st & 10 at opp 14Tommy DeVito pass complete to Courtney Jackson for 7 yds to the Pitt 7
7:502nd & 3 at opp 7Tommy DeVito run for no gain to the Pitt 7
7:503rd & 3 at opp 7Rex Culpepper run for a loss of 1 yard to the Pitt 8
6:084th & 4 at opp 8Andre Szmyt 26 yd FG GOODSyracuse 3, Pittsburgh 0
Pittsburgh Touchdown, 7 plays
6:081st & 0 at own 35Nolan Cooney kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
6:081st & 10 at own 25Daniel Carter run for 9 yds to the Pitt 34
6:082nd & 1 at own 34Daniel Carter run for 6 yds to the Pitt 40 for a 1ST down
6:081st & 10 at own 40A.J. Davis run for 3 yds to the Pitt 43
6:082nd & 7 at own 43Kenny Pickett pass complete to DJ Turner for 17 yds to the Syrac 40 for a 1ST down
6:081st & 10 at opp 40Kenny Pickett pass incomplete
6:082nd & 10 at opp 40Kenny Pickett pass complete to Shocky Jacques-Louis for 13 yds to the Syrac 27 for a 1ST down
4:121st & 10 at opp 27Kenny Pickett pass complete to Jordan Addison for 27 yds for a TD (Alex Kessman KICK)Pittsburgh 7, Syracuse 3
Syracuse Punt, 7 plays
4:121st & 0 at own 35Alex Kessman kickoff for 61 yds , Nykeim Johnson return for 16 yds to the Syrac 20
4:121st & 10 at own 20Jawhar Jordan run for 4 yds to the Syrac 24
4:122nd & 6 at own 24Tommy DeVito run for 10 yds to the Syrac 34 for a 1ST down
4:121st & 10 at own 34Tommy DeVito pass complete to Nykeim Johnson for 6 yds to the Syrac 40
4:122nd & 4 at own 40Tommy DeVito pass complete to Taj Harris for 6 yds to the Syrac 46 for a 1ST down
4:121st & 10 at own 46Tommy DeVito pass incomplete to Nykeim Johnson
4:122nd & 10 at own 46Tommy DeVito sacked by David Green and Rashad Weaver for a loss of 3 yards to the Syrac 43
4:123rd & 13 at own 43Tommy DeVito sacked by Rashad Weaver and Cam Bright for a loss of 4 yards to the Syrac 39
4:124th & 17 at own 39Nolan Cooney punt for 31 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Pitt 30
Pittsburgh Missed FG, 8 plays
1:021st & 10 at own 30Jordan Addison run for 9 yds to the Pitt 39
1:022nd & 1 at own 39A.J. Davis run for 2 yds to the Pitt 41 for a 1ST down
1:021st & 10 at own 41Kenny Pickett pass complete to DJ Turner for 20 yds to the Syrac 39 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 39Todd Sibley Jr. run for 13 yds to the Syrac 26 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 26PITTSBURGH Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the Syrac 31
Q2 15:001st & 15 at opp 31Kenny Pickett pass complete to Jared Wayne for 8 yds to the Syrac 23
Q2 15:002nd & 7 at opp 23Kenny Pickett sacked by Stefon Thompson for a loss of 4 yards to the Syrac 27 Kenny Pickett fumbled, recovered by Pitt Kenny Pickett , return for 0 yards
Q2 15:003rd & 11 at opp 27A.J. Davis run for 8 yds to the Syrac 19
Q2 12:444th & 3 at opp 19Alex Kessman 37 yd FG MISSED
2nd quarter4 drives, then Pittsburgh 14, Syracuse 10
Syracuse Touchdown, 5 plays
12:441st & 10 at own 20Sean Tucker run for 8 yds to the Syrac 28
12:442nd & 2 at own 28Sean Tucker run for 4 yds to the Syrac 32 for a 1ST down
12:441st & 10 at own 32Tommy DeVito sacked by Phil Campbell III and Calijah Kancey for a loss of 10 yards to the Syrac 22
12:442nd & 20 at own 22Rex Culpepper pass complete to Nykeim Johnson for 9 yds to the Syrac 31
10:333rd & 11 at own 31Rex Culpepper pass complete to Taj Harris for 69 yds for a TD (Andre Szmyt KICK)Syracuse 10, Pittsburgh 7
Pittsburgh Touchdown, 14 plays
10:331st & 0 at own 35Nolan Cooney kickoff for 56 yds
10:331st & 10 at own 35A.J. Davis run for 1 yd to the Pitt 36 PITTSBURGH Penalty, illegal formation ( Yards) declined
10:332nd & 9 at own 36Kenny Pickett pass complete to DJ Turner for 5 yds to the Pitt 41
10:333rd & 4 at own 41Kenny Pickett pass complete to Lucas Krull for 6 yds to the Pitt 47 for a 1ST down
10:331st & 10 at own 47A.J. Davis run for 9 yds to the Syrac 44
10:332nd & 1 at opp 44A.J. Davis run for 2 yds to the Syrac 42 for a 1ST down
10:331st & 10 at opp 42Kenny Pickett pass complete to DJ Turner for 5 yds to the Syrac 37
10:332nd & 5 at opp 37A.J. Davis run for 4 yds to the Syrac 33
10:333rd & 1 at opp 33A.J. Davis run for 5 yds to the Syrac 28 for a 1ST down
10:331st & 10 at opp 28Kenny Pickett sacked for loss of 2 yards to the SU30 (Thompson, S.;Black, J.), PENALTY SU holding (Williams, T.) 10 yards to the SU18, 1ST DOWN UP, NO PLAY.
10:331st & 10 at opp 18Kenny Pickett pass incomplete to A.J. Davis
10:332nd & 10 at opp 18Kenny Pickett pass incomplete to A.J. Davis
6:533rd & 10 at opp 18Timeout PITTSBURGH, clock 06:53
6:533rd & 10 at opp 18Timeout SYRACUSE, clock 06:53
6:533rd & 10 at opp 18Kenny Pickett pass complete to Jordan Addison for 12 yds to the Syrac 6 for a 1ST down
6:531st & goal at opp 6Kenny Pickett pass complete to Jordan Addison for 2 yds to the Syrac 4
6:532nd & goal at opp 4A.J. Davis run for 3 yds to the Syrac 1
5:063rd & goal at opp 1Kenny Pickett run for 1 yd for a TD (Alex Kessman KICK)Pittsburgh 14, Syracuse 10
Syracuse Punt, 3 plays
5:061st & 0 at own 35Alex Kessman kickoff for 65 yds , Jawhar Jordan return for 22 yds to the Syrac 22
5:061st & 10 at own 22Jawhar Jordan run for no gain to the Syrac 22
5:062nd & 10 at own 22Rex Culpepper pass incomplete to Nykeim Johnson
5:063rd & 10 at own 22Rex Culpepper run for no gain to the Syrac 22
5:064th & 10 at own 22Nolan Cooney punt for 49 yds , Jordan Addison returns for a loss of 6 yards to the Pitt 23
Pittsburgh Turnover on downs, 10 plays
3:161st & 10 at own 23Kenny Pickett pass complete to A.J. Davis for a loss of 10 yards to the Pitt 13
3:162nd & 20 at own 13Vincent Davis run for 14 yds to the Pitt 27
3:163rd & 6 at own 27Kenny Pickett pass incomplete to Shocky Jacques-Louis, PENALTY SU pass interference (Melifonwu, I.) 15 yards to the UP42, 1ST DOWN UP, NO PLAY.
3:161st & 10 at own 42Kenny Pickett pass incomplete to Jaylon Barden, PENALTY SU roughing passer (Thompson, S.) 15 yards to the SU43, 1ST DOWN UP, NO PLAY.
3:161st & 10 at opp 43Kenny Pickett pass complete to Kyi Wright for 2 yds to the Syrac 41
3:162nd & 8 at opp 41Vincent Davis run for 4 yds to the Syrac 37
3:163rd & 4 at opp 37Kenny Pickett pass incomplete to Vincent Davis, broken up by Drew Tuazama
3:164th & 4 at opp 37Kenny Pickett pass complete to Shocky Jacques-Louis for 11 yds to the Syrac 26 for a 1ST down SYRACUSE Penalty, offside defense ( Yards) declined for a 1ST down
3:161st & 10 at opp 26Kenny Pickett pass complete to Jordan Addison for a loss of 1 yard to the Syrac 27
3:162nd & 11 at opp 27Kenny Pickett sacked by Tyrell Richards for a loss of 8 yards to the Syrac 34 Kenny Pickett fumbled, recovered by Pitt Kenny Pickett , return for 0 yards
0:393rd & 18 at opp 34Timeout PITTSBURGH, clock 00:39
0:393rd & 18 at opp 34Kenny Pickett pass complete to Jordan Addison for 6 yds to the Syrac 28
0:034th & 12 at opp 28Timeout PITTSBURGH, clock 00:03
0:034th & 12 at opp 28TEAM run for a loss of 9 yards to the Syrac 37
3rd quarter6 drives, then Pittsburgh 21, Syracuse 10
Pittsburgh Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Nolan Cooney kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Kenny Pickett pass incomplete
15:002nd & 10 at own 25Kenny Pickett pass complete to Jordan Addison for 3 yds to the Pitt 28
15:003rd & 7 at own 28Kenny Pickett pass incomplete to Jared Wayne
15:004th & 7 at own 0Kirk Christodoulou punt 46 yards to the SU26, Johnson, N. return to the SU32 (SirVocea Dennis), PENALTY UP illegal formation off-setting, PENALTY SU illegal block off-setting, NO PLAY.
15:004th & 7 at own 28Kirk Christodoulou punt for 37 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Syrac 35
Syracuse Turnover on downs, 6 plays
14:031st & 10 at own 35Jawhar Jordan run for 4 yds to the Syrac 39
14:032nd & 6 at own 39Jawhar Jordan run for 10 yds to the Syrac 49 for a 1ST down
14:031st & 10 at own 49Tommy DeVito pass complete to Taj Harris for a loss of 3 yards to the Syrac 46
14:032nd & 13 at own 46Jawhar Jordan run for 5 yds to the Pitt 49
14:033rd & 8 at opp 49Tommy DeVito run for 5 yds to the Pitt 44
14:034th & 3 at opp 44Tommy DeVito sacked by Rashad Weaver for a loss of 7 yards to the Syrac 49
Pittsburgh Interception, 7 plays
11:201st & 10 at opp 49Vincent Davis run for 3 yds to the Syrac 46
11:202nd & 7 at opp 46Kenny Pickett pass incomplete to Lucas Krull
11:203rd & 7 at opp 46Kenny Pickett pass complete to Shocky Jacques-Louis for 3 yds to the Syrac 43
11:204th & 4 at opp 43Kenny Pickett pass incomplete to Lucas Krull, PENALTY SU pass interference (Williams, G.) 8 yards to the SU35, 1ST DOWN UP, NO PLAY.
11:201st & 10 at opp 35Vincent Davis run for no gain to the Syrac 35
11:202nd & 10 at opp 35Jordan Addison run for 13 yds to the Syrac 22 for a 1ST down
11:201st & 10 at opp 22Vincent Davis run for 2 yds to the Syrac 20
11:202nd & 8 at opp 20Kenny Pickett pass intercepted Mikel Jones return for 12 yds to the Syrac 30
Syracuse Interception, 9 plays
7:531st & 10 at own 30Jawhar Jordan run for 4 yds to the Syrac 34
7:532nd & 6 at own 34Jawhar Jordan run for 8 yds to the Syrac 42 for a 1ST down
7:531st & 10 at own 42Jawhar Jordan run for 2 yds to the Syrac 44
7:532nd & 8 at own 44Tommy DeVito run for 9 yds to the Pitt 47 for a 1ST down
7:531st & 10 at opp 47Jawhar Jordan run for 1 yd to the Pitt 46
7:532nd & 9 at opp 46Sean Tucker run for 12 yds to the Pitt 34 for a 1ST down
7:531st & 10 at opp 34Sean Tucker run for a loss of 1 yard to the Pitt 35
7:532nd & 11 at opp 35Tommy DeVito pass incomplete to Taj Harris
7:533rd & 11 at opp 35Tommy DeVito pass intercepted Paris Ford return for no gain to the Pitt 34
Pittsburgh Touchdown, 8 plays
4:391st & 10 at own 34Todd Sibley Jr. run for 4 yds to the Pitt 38
4:392nd & 6 at own 38Vincent Davis run for 11 yds to the Pitt 49 PITTSBURGH Penalty, personal foul (Bryce Hargrove) to the Pitt 34
4:391st & 10 at own 34Vincent Davis run for 3 yds to the Pitt 37
4:392nd & 7 at own 37Kenny Pickett pass complete to Vincent Davis for 19 yds to the Syrac 44 for a 1ST down
4:391st & 10 at opp 44Kenny Pickett rush for 16 yards to the SU28, PENALTY UP holding (Jake Kradel) 10 yards to the UP46, NO PLAY.
4:391st & 20 at own 46Kenny Pickett pass complete to Jared Wayne for 5 yds to the Syrac 49
4:392nd & 15 at opp 49Kenny Pickett pass complete to Jared Wayne for 25 yds to the Syrac 24 for a 1ST down
4:391st & 10 at opp 24Kenny Pickett pass complete to Vincent Davis for 7 yds to the Syrac 17
0:542nd & 3 at opp 17Kenny Pickett pass complete to Jared Wayne for 17 yds for a TD (Alex Kessman KICK)Pittsburgh 21, Syracuse 10
Syracuse Punt, 3 plays
0:541st & 0 at own 35Alex Kessman kickoff for 65 yds , Nykeim Johnson return for 14 yds to the Syrac 14
0:541st & 10 at own 14Markenzy Pierre run for no gain to the Syrac 14
0:542nd & 10 at own 14Tommy DeVito pass incomplete
0:543rd & 10 at own 14Tommy DeVito pass complete to Markenzy Pierre for 2 yds to the Syrac 16
Q4 15:004th & 8 at own 16Nolan Cooney punt for 44 yds, fair catch by Jordan Addison at the Pitt 40
4th quarter7 drives, then Pittsburgh 21, Syracuse 10
Pittsburgh Punt, 3 plays
14:531st & 10 at own 40A.J. Davis run for 1 yd to the Pitt 41
14:532nd & 9 at own 41A.J. Davis run for a loss of 1 yard to the Pitt 40
14:533rd & 10 at own 40Kenny Pickett pass incomplete to Lucas Krull
14:534th & 10 at own 40Kirk Christodoulou punt for 40 yds, fair catch by Nykeim Johnson at the Syrac 20
Syracuse Fumble, 3 plays
13:321st & 10 at own 20Tommy DeVito pass complete to Courtney Jackson for 4 yds to the Syrac 24
13:322nd & 6 at own 24Tommy DeVito sacked by Deslin Alexandre for a loss of 5 yards to the Syrac 19
13:323rd & 11 at own 19Jawhar Jordan run for a loss of 3 yards to the Syrac 33 Jawhar Jordan fumbled, recovered by Pitt Deslin Alexandre PITTSBURGH Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (Deslin Alexandre) to the Syrac 33
Pittsburgh Missed FG, 4 plays
12:341st & 10 at opp 33Jordan Addison run for 2 yds to the Syrac 31
12:342nd & 8 at opp 31Kenny Pickett pass complete to DJ Turner for 1 yd to the Syrac 30
12:343rd & 7 at opp 30Kenny Pickett pass complete to Jared Wayne for 4 yds to the Syrac 26
10:444th & 3 at opp 26Alex Kessman 45 yd FG MISSED
Syracuse Punt, 6 plays
10:441st & 10 at own 27Tommy DeVito pass complete to Anthony Queeley for 2 yds to the Syrac 29
10:442nd & 8 at own 29Tommy DeVito run for no gain to the Syrac 29
10:443rd & 8 at own 29Tommy DeVito sacked by John Morgan for a loss of 7 yards to the Syrac 22
10:444th & 15 at own 22Cooney, N. punt 46 yards to the UP32, downed, PENALTY UP personal foul (Bangally Kamara) 15 yards to the SU37, 1ST DOWN SU, NO PLAY.
10:441st & 10 at own 37Jawhar Jordan run for a loss of 2 yards to the Syrac 35
10:443rd & 12 at own 35Rex Culpepper pass complete to Anthony Queeley for 6 yds to the Syrac 41
10:444th & 6 at own 41Nolan Cooney punt for 53 yds, downed at the Pitt 6
10:442nd & 12 at own 35Rex Culpepper pass incomplete to Anthony Queeley
Pittsburgh Punt, 3 plays
7:231st & 10 at own 6Vincent Davis run for a loss of 1 yard to the Pitt 5
6:362nd & 11 at own 5Timeout PITTSBURGH, clock 06:36
6:362nd & 11 at own 5Vincent Davis run for 2 yds to the Pitt 7
6:363rd & 9 at own 7Kenny Pickett run for 3 yds to the Pitt 10
6:364th & 6 at own 10Kirk Christodoulou punt for 37 yds , Nykeim Johnson returns for 8 yds to the Pitt 39
Syracuse Turnover on downs, 4 plays
5:061st & 10 at opp 39Rex Culpepper pass incomplete to Nykeim Johnson, broken up by Chase Pine
5:062nd & 10 at opp 39Rex Culpepper pass complete to Courtney Jackson for 4 yds to the Pitt 35
5:063rd & 6 at opp 35Rex Culpepper pass incomplete to Courtney Jackson
4:204th & 6 at opp 35Timeout PITTSBURGH, clock 04:20
4:204th & 6 at opp 35Rex Culpepper pass incomplete to Courtney Jackson
Pittsburgh End of game, 7 plays
4:161st & 10 at own 35Vincent Davis run for 4 yds to the Pitt 39
4:162nd & 6 at own 39Vincent Davis run for 4 yds to the Pitt 43
4:163rd & 2 at own 43Vincent Davis run for 5 yds to the Pitt 48 for a 1ST down
4:161st & 10 at own 48Vincent Davis run for 6 yds to the Syrac 46
4:162nd & 4 at opp 46Vincent Davis run for 5 yds to the Syrac 41 for a 1ST down
4:161st & 10 at opp 41TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the Syrac 42
4:162nd & 11 at opp 42TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the Syrac 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.

The series

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Officially, Pittsburgh leads 46–⁠32–⁠3; as played, 46–⁠33–⁠3 in 82 meetings, counting the six 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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