Pittsburgh at Boston College

Saturday, October 10, 2020

Boston College beat Pittsburgh 31–⁠30 in overtime. It was their 32nd meeting; after it, Pittsburgh led the series 17–⁠15.

AwayPittsburgh6–⁠5 in 2020
30
HomeBoston College6–⁠5 in 2020
31

Final, overtime at Alumni Stadium (Chestnut Hill, MA), Chestnut HillTV: ACCN

At kickoff
76°F, a few clouds, wind 21 mph from the southwest, gusts to 29 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Gen E L Logan International Airport (KBOS), 13 km from the stadium, six minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee Duanne Heydt; umpire James Hyson; head linesman Matt Fitzgerald; line judge Colin Formulak; side judge Tony Tarantini; field judge Jim Biddle; back judge Pat Ryan; center judge Tee JonesGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTFinal
Pittsburgh7773630
Boston College31470731

Standouts

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Player stats

Pittsburgh

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Kenny Pickett25/4826621
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Vincent Davis1746114
Kenny Pickett1436112
Israel Abanikanda51109
Shocky Jacques-Louis2604
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Taysir Mack476127
Jared Wayne353029
Jordan Addison751015
Shocky Jacques-Louis334019
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
SirVocea Dennis114.50.50
Phil Campbell101.500
Paris Ford8000
Chase Pine60.50.50
Damar Hamlin6000
Patrick Jones II4330
Rashad Weaver1110

Boston College

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Phil Jurkovec19/3535830
RushingCarYdsTDLong
David Bailey1536012
Pat Garwo III1436013
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Zay Flowers6162377
Hunter Long693026
C.J. Lewis358027
Jaelen Gill224013
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Isaiah McDuffie110.500
Max Richardson9310
Marcus Valdez61.500
Josh DeBerry6001

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

Team stats

PittsburghBoston College
371Total yards388
266Passing yards358
105Rushing yards30
5.5Yards per pass10.2
2.6Yards per rush0.7
24First downs20
4–⁠18Third downs8–⁠18
3–⁠4Fourth downs1–⁠1
1Turnovers1
6–⁠46Penalties7–⁠69
30:14Possession29:46
5Sacks (by defense)1

Efficiency

PittsburghBoston College
39%Success rate37%
0.01EPA per play0.18
1.23Explosiveness1.61
−0.09Rushing EPA−0.24
0.08Passing EPA0.55
32%Passing-down success35%
0.06First-down EPA−0.28
0.11Second-down EPA0.22
−0.31Third-down EPA0.75
22%Havoc by its defense21%

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)

Boston College 54% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Pittsburgh −6.5, over/under 42.5.

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 Pittsburgh 67%, Boston College 33%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Boston College end zonePittsburgh end zoneQ1 PittsburghPunt, 5 playsQ1 Boston CollegeField goal, 12 playsQ1 PittsburghTouchdown, 14 playsQ1 Boston CollegePunt, 3 playsQ1 PittsburghPunt, 3 playsQ2 Boston CollegeTouchdown, 6 playsQ2 PittsburghTouchdown, 6 playsQ2 Boston CollegeTouchdown, 13 playsQ2 PittsburghPunt, 6 playsQ2 Boston CollegePunt, 6 playsQ2 PittsburghMissed FG, 5 playsQ3 Boston CollegeTouchdown, 2 playsQ3 PittsburghMissed FG, 8 playsQ3 Boston CollegePunt, 4 playsQ3 PittsburghPunt, 6 playsQ3 Boston CollegePunt, 3 playsQ3 PittsburghTouchdown, 8 playsQ3 Boston CollegePunt, 8 playsQ4 PittsburghInterception, 3 playsQ4 Boston CollegeFumble, 3 playsQ4 PittsburghPunt, 5 playsQ4 Boston CollegePunt, 6 playsQ4 PittsburghTurnover on downs, 4 playsQ4 Boston CollegePunt, 3 playsQ4 PittsburghField goal, 8 playsQ4 Boston CollegeMissed FG, 6 playsQ5 Boston CollegeTouchdown, 3 playsQ5 PittsburghTouchdown, 10 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Boston College drives left to right, Pittsburgh right to left.
  1. Q1 PittsburghPunt, 5 plays, 40 yards
  2. Q1 Boston CollegeField goal, 12 plays, 86 yards
  3. Q1 PittsburghTouchdown, 14 plays, 75 yards
  4. Q1 Boston CollegePunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  5. Q1 PittsburghPunt, 3 plays, −3 yards
  6. Q2 Boston CollegeTouchdown, 6 plays, 67 yards
  7. Q2 PittsburghTouchdown, 6 plays, 58 yards
  8. Q2 Boston CollegeTouchdown, 13 plays, 75 yards
  9. Q2 PittsburghPunt, 6 plays, 17 yards
  10. Q2 Boston CollegePunt, 6 plays, 6 yards
  11. Q2 PittsburghMissed FG, 5 plays, 14 yards
  12. Q3 Boston CollegeTouchdown, 2 plays, 75 yards
  13. Q3 PittsburghMissed FG, 8 plays, 44 yards
  14. Q3 Boston CollegePunt, 4 plays, 10 yards
  15. Q3 PittsburghPunt, 6 plays, 10 yards
  16. Q3 Boston CollegePunt, 3 plays, −7 yards
  17. Q3 PittsburghTouchdown, 8 plays, 81 yards
  18. Q3 Boston CollegePunt, 8 plays, 24 yards
  19. Q4 PittsburghInterception, 3 plays, 3 yards
  20. Q4 Boston CollegeFumble, 3 plays, −5 yards
  21. Q4 PittsburghPunt, 5 plays, 13 yards
  22. Q4 Boston CollegePunt, 6 plays, −4 yards
  23. Q4 PittsburghTurnover on downs, 4 plays, 5 yards
  24. Q4 Boston CollegePunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  25. Q4 PittsburghField goal, 8 plays, 21 yards
  26. Q4 Boston CollegeMissed FG, 6 plays, 40 yards
  27. Q5 Boston CollegeTouchdown, 3 plays, 25 yards
  28. Q5 PittsburghTouchdown, 10 plays, 25 yards

Play by play

1st quarter5 drives, then Pittsburgh 7, Boston College 3
Pittsburgh Punt, 5 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Danny Longman kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Vincent Davis run for 6 yds to the Pitt 31
15:002nd & 4 at own 31Kenny Pickett pass complete to Taysir Mack for 25 yds to the BC 44 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 44Kenny Pickett pass complete to Vincent Davis for 6 yds to the BC 38
15:002nd & 4 at opp 38Vincent Davis run for a loss of 4 yards to the BC 35 Vincent Davis fumbled, recovered by Pitt Calijah Kancey
15:003rd & 1 at opp 35Kenny Pickett pass incomplete
15:004th & 1 at opp 35Kirk Christodoulou punt for 29 yds
Boston College Field goal, 12 plays
13:141st & 10 at own 6Phil Jurkovec pass complete to Hunter Long for 26 yds to the BC 32 for a 1ST down
13:141st & 10 at own 32Phil Jurkovec pass complete to Zay Flowers for 7 yds to the BC 39
13:142nd & 3 at own 39David Bailey run for a loss of 3 yards to the BC 36
13:143rd & 6 at own 36Phil Jurkovec pass complete to CJ Lewis for 27 yds to the Pitt 37 for a 1ST down
13:141st & 10 at opp 37David Bailey run for 7 yds to the Pitt 30
13:142nd & 3 at opp 30David Bailey run for 5 yds to the Pitt 25 for a 1ST down
13:141st & 10 at opp 25David Bailey run for a loss of 1 yard to the Pitt 26
13:142nd & 11 at opp 26Phil Jurkovec pass complete to CJ Lewis for 14 yds to the Pitt 12 for a 1ST down
13:141st & 10 at opp 12David Bailey run for 2 yds to the Pitt 10
13:142nd & 8 at opp 10David Bailey run for 2 yds to the Pitt 8
13:143rd & 6 at opp 8Phil Jurkovec pass incomplete to Zay Flowers, broken up by Paris Ford
9:304th & 6 at opp 8Aaron Boumerhi 25 yd FG GOODBoston College 3, Pittsburgh 0
Pittsburgh Touchdown, 14 plays
9:301st & 0 at own 35Danny Longman kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
9:301st & 10 at own 25Kenny Pickett pass complete to Taysir Mack for 27 yds to the BC 48 for a 1ST down
9:301st & 10 at opp 48Kenny Pickett pass incomplete
9:302nd & 10 at opp 48Vincent Davis run for 2 yds to the BC 46
9:303rd & 8 at opp 46Vincent Davis run for no gain to the BC 46
9:304th & 8 at opp 46BOSTON COLLEGE Penalty, Defensive offside (5 Yards) to the BC 41
9:304th & 3 at opp 41Kenny Pickett pass complete to Jordan Addison for 5 yds to the BC 36 for a 1ST down
9:301st & 10 at opp 36Kenny Pickett pass complete to Vincent Davis for 7 yds to the BC 29
9:302nd & 3 at opp 29Vincent Davis run for no gain to the BC 29
9:303rd & 3 at opp 29Kenny Pickett pass complete to Jordan Addison for 4 yds to the BC 25 for a 1ST down
9:301st & 10 at opp 25Kenny Pickett run for 1 yd to the BC 24
9:302nd & 9 at opp 24Kenny Pickett pass complete to Jordan Addison for 7 yds to the BC 17
9:303rd & 2 at opp 17Vincent Davis run for 14 yds to the BC 3 for a 1ST down
9:301st & goal at opp 3Vincent Davis run for 1 yd to the BC 2
9:302nd & goal at opp 2Kenny Pickett run for 1 yd to the BC 1
3:153rd & goal at opp 1Kenny Pickett run for 1 yd for a TD (Alex Kessman KICK)Pittsburgh 7, Boston College 3
Boston College Punt, 3 plays
3:151st & 0 at own 35Alex Kessman kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
3:151st & 10 at own 25Pat Garwo III run for 6 yds to the BC 31
3:152nd & 4 at own 31Phil Jurkovec run for 3 yds to the BC 34
3:153rd & 1 at own 34BOSTON COLLEGE Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the BC 29
3:153rd & 6 at own 29Phil Jurkovec pass incomplete to Hunter Long
3:154th & 6 at own 29Grant Carlson punt for 62 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Pitt 9
Pittsburgh Punt, 3 plays
1:381st & 10 at own 9Israel Abanikanda run for 1 yd to the Pitt 10
1:382nd & 9 at own 10PITTSBURGH Penalty, illegal procedure (-5 Yards) to the Pitt 5
1:382nd & 14 at own 5Pickett, K pass complete to Turner, D for 14 yards to the UP19, out-of-bounds, PENALTY UP holding (Morrissey, J) 2 yards to the UP3, NO PLAY.
1:382nd & 16 at own 3Israel Abanikanda run for 3 yds to the Pitt 6
Q2 15:003rd & 13 at own 6Kenny Pickett pass incomplete
Q2 15:004th & 13 at own 6Kirk Christodoulou punt for 61 yds, downed at the BC 33
2nd quarter6 drives, then Boston College 17, Pittsburgh 14
Boston College Touchdown, 6 plays
14:421st & 10 at own 33Phil Jurkovec pass complete to Jaelen Gill for 11 yds to the BC 44 for a 1ST down
14:421st & 10 at own 44Phil Jurkovec pass incomplete to David Bailey
14:422nd & 10 at own 44Phil Jurkovec pass incomplete
14:423rd & 10 at own 44Phil Jurkovec pass complete to Jaelen Gill for 13 yds to the Pitt 43 for a 1ST down
14:421st & 10 at opp 43David Bailey run for a loss of 1 yard to the Pitt 44
13:002nd & 11 at opp 44Phil Jurkovec pass complete to Zay Flowers for 44 yds for a TD (Aaron Boumerhi KICK)Boston College 10, Pittsburgh 7
Pittsburgh Touchdown, 6 plays
13:001st & 0 at own 35Danny Longman kickoff for 65 yds , DJ Turner return for 42 yds to the Pitt 42
12:501st & 10 at own 42Israel Abanikanda run for 9 yds to the BC 49
12:502nd & 1 at opp 49Israel Abanikanda run for 3 yds to the BC 46 for a 1ST down
12:501st & 10 at opp 46Kenny Pickett pass incomplete to Israel Abanikanda
12:502nd & 10 at opp 46Kenny Pickett run for 2 yds to the BC 44
12:503rd & 8 at opp 44Pickett, K pass incomplete to Mack, T (Jones,E), QB hurry by McDuffie,I, PENALTY BC pass interference (Jones,E) 10 yards to the BC34, 1ST DOWN UP, NO PLAY.
12:501st & 10 at opp 34Pickett, K pass incomplete to Jacques-Louis, PENALTY BC pass interference (Muse,J) 15 yards to the BC19, 1ST DOWN UP, NO PLAY.
12:501st & 10 at opp 19Jordan Addison run for 4 yds to the BC 15
10:352nd & 6 at opp 15Kenny Pickett pass complete to Israel Abanikanda for 15 yds for a TD (Alex Kessman KICK)Pittsburgh 14, Boston College 10
Boston College Touchdown, 13 plays
10:351st & 0 at own 35Alex Kessman kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
10:351st & 10 at own 25Pat Garwo III run for 2 yds to the BC 27
10:352nd & 8 at own 27Pat Garwo III run for 7 yds to the BC 34
10:353rd & 1 at own 34Pat Garwo III run for 2 yds to the BC 36 for a 1ST down
10:351st & 10 at own 36Pat Garwo III run for 3 yds to the BC 39
10:352nd & 7 at own 39Jurkovec,P pass incomplete to Witter,S, PENALTY UP roughing passer (Morgan, J) 14 yards to the UP47, 1ST DOWN BC, NO PLAY.
10:351st & 10 at opp 47David Bailey run for no gain to the Pitt 47
10:352nd & 10 at opp 47Phil Jurkovec pass complete to David Bailey for 26 yds to the Pitt 21 for a 1ST down
10:351st & 10 at opp 21Pat Garwo III run for 1 yd to the Pitt 20
10:352nd & 9 at opp 20Phil Jurkovec pass incomplete to Zay Flowers
10:353rd & 9 at opp 20Phil Jurkovec run for 12 yds to the Pitt 8 for a 1ST down
10:351st & goal at opp 8Phil Jurkovec pass complete to Hunter Long for 6 yds to the Pitt 2
10:352nd & goal at opp 2Pat Garwo III run for no gain to the Pitt 2
10:353rd & goal at opp 2Pat Garwo III run for no gain to the Pitt 2
4:504th & goal at opp 2Phil Jurkovec run for 2 yds for a TD (Aaron Boumerhi KICK) PITTSBURGH Penalty, Defensive offside ( Yards) declinedBoston College 17, Pittsburgh 14
Pittsburgh Punt, 6 plays
4:501st & 0 at own 35Danny Longman kickoff for 57 yds , DJ Turner return for 18 yds to the Pitt 26
4:411st & 10 at own 26Shocky Jacques-Louis run for 4 yds to the Pitt 30
4:412nd & 6 at own 30Kenny Pickett pass incomplete to Shocky Jacques-Louis, broken up by Bryce Sebastian
4:413rd & 6 at own 30Kenny Pickett pass complete to Jared Wayne for 10 yds to the Pitt 40 for a 1ST down BOSTON COLLEGE Penalty, Defensive offside ( Yards) declined for a 1ST down
4:411st & 10 at own 40Kenny Pickett pass incomplete
4:412nd & goal at opp 0Kenny Pickett run for 3 yds to the Pitt 43 PITTSBURGH Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct off-setting ( Yards) to the Pitt 43
4:413rd & 7 at own 43Kenny Pickett pass incomplete
4:414th & 7 at own 43Kirk Christodoulou punt for 45 yds, fair catch by Jaelen Gill at the BC 12
Boston College Punt, 6 plays
3:301st & 10 at own 12David Bailey run for 5 yds to the BC 17
3:302nd & 5 at own 17David Bailey run for 1 yd to the BC 18
3:303rd & 4 at own 18Phil Jurkovec pass complete to Hunter Long for 13 yds to the BC 31 for a 1ST down
3:301st & 10 at own 31Phil Jurkovec sacked by Patrick Jones II for a loss of 17 yards to the BC 14
3:302nd & 27 at own 14Pat Garwo III run for 13 yds to the BC 27
1:003rd & 14 at own 27Timeout PITTSBURGH, clock 01:00
1:003rd & 14 at own 27Phil Jurkovec sacked by Chase Pine and Patrick Jones II for a loss of 9 yards to the BC 18
0:524th & 23 at own 18Timeout PITTSBURGH, clock 00:52
0:524th & 23 at own 18Grant Carlson punt for 49 yds , DJ Turner returns for 16 yds to the Pitt 49
Pittsburgh Missed FG, 5 plays
0:401st & 10 at own 49Kenny Pickett run for 11 yds to the BC 40 for a 1ST down
0:401st & 10 at opp 40Kenny Pickett pass complete to Jordan Addison for 4 yds to the BC 36
0:402nd & 6 at opp 36Pickett, K pass complete to Mack, T for 21 yards to the BC15 (Jones,E), PENALTY UP pass interference (Mack, T) 15 yards to the UP49, NO PLAY.
0:402nd & 21 at own 49Kenny Pickett pass incomplete to Taysir Mack
0:403rd & 21 at own 49Kenny Pickett pass complete to Jared Wayne for 14 yds to the BOSTCOLL 37 BOSTON COLLEGE Penalty, Defensive pass interference ( Yards) declined
0:044th & 7 at opp 37Timeout PITTSBURGH, clock 00:04
0:004th & 7 at opp 37Alex Kessman 55 yd FG MISSED
3rd quarter7 drives, then Boston College 24, Pittsburgh 21
Boston College Touchdown, 2 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Alex Kessman kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Phil Jurkovec run for a loss of 2 yards to the BC 23
14:262nd & 12 at own 23Phil Jurkovec pass complete to Zay Flowers for 77 yds for a TD (Aaron Boumerhi KICK)Boston College 24, Pittsburgh 14
Pittsburgh Missed FG, 8 plays
14:261st & 0 at own 35Danny Longman kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:261st & 10 at own 25Vincent Davis run for a loss of 3 yards to the Pitt 22
14:262nd & 13 at own 22Kenny Pickett pass complete to Shocky Jacques-Louis for 10 yds to the Pitt 32
14:263rd & 3 at own 32Pickett, K pass incomplete to Mack, T, PENALTY BC pass interference (Jones,E) 15 yards to the UP47, 1ST DOWN UP, NO PLAY.
14:261st & 10 at own 47Kenny Pickett pass incomplete to Jordan Addison, broken up by Bryce Sebastian
14:262nd & 10 at own 47Kenny Pickett pass complete to Taysir Mack for 21 yds to the BC 32 for a 1ST down
14:261st & 10 at opp 32Kenny Pickett pass incomplete to Taysir Mack, broken up by Bryce Sebastian
14:262nd & 10 at opp 32Vincent Davis run for a loss of 1 yard to the BC 33
14:263rd & 11 at opp 33Kenny Pickett pass complete to Vincent Davis for 2 yds to the BC 31
11:124th & 9 at opp 31Alex Kessman 49 yd FG MISSED
Boston College Punt, 4 plays
11:121st & 10 at own 31David Bailey run for 12 yds to the BC 43 for a 1ST down
11:121st & 10 at own 43David Bailey run for 3 yds to the BC 46
11:122nd & 7 at own 46Phil Jurkovec pass complete to Zay Flowers for a loss of 5 yards to the BC 41
11:123rd & 12 at own 41Phil Jurkovec pass incomplete to Zay Flowers BOSTON COLLEGE Penalty, Offensive holding ( Yards) declined
11:124th & 12 at own 41Grant Carlson punt for 49 yds, fair catch by DJ Turner at the Pitt 10
Pittsburgh Punt, 6 plays
9:061st & 10 at own 10Vincent Davis run for 5 yds to the Pitt 15
9:062nd & 5 at own 15Kenny Pickett pass incomplete to Taysir Mack
9:063rd & 5 at own 15Kenny Pickett pass complete to Daniel Moraga for no gain to the Pitt 15 for a 1ST down BOSTON COLLEGE Penalty, Defensive holding (Elijah Jones) to the Pitt 25 for a 1ST down
9:061st & 10 at own 25Israel Abanikanda run for a loss of 5 yards to the Pitt 20
9:062nd & 15 at own 20Kenny Pickett pass incomplete to Israel Abanikanda, broken up by Bryce Sebastian
9:063rd & 15 at own 20Kenny Pickett pass incomplete to Jordan Addison
9:064th & 15 at own 20Kirk Christodoulou punt for 40 yds , Jaelen Gill returns for 11 yds to the Pitt 49
Boston College Punt, 3 plays
7:221st & 10 at opp 49David Bailey run for 1 yd to the Pitt 48
7:222nd & 9 at opp 48Phil Jurkovec pass incomplete to Zay Flowers
7:223rd & 9 at opp 48Phil Jurkovec run for a loss of 8 yards to the BC 44
7:224th & 17 at own 44Grant Carlson punt for 37 yds, downed at the Pitt 19
Pittsburgh Touchdown, 8 plays
5:591st & 10 at own 19Kenny Pickett pass complete to DJ Turner for 12 yds to the Pitt 31 for a 1ST down
5:591st & 10 at own 31Kenny Pickett run for 12 yds to the Pitt 43 for a 1ST down
5:591st & 10 at own 43Pickett, K pass complete to Addison, J for 6 yards to the UP49 (DeBerry,J), PENALTY UP ineligible downfield on pass (Moraga, D) 5 yards to the UP38, NO PLAY.
5:591st & 15 at own 38Kenny Pickett pass complete to Jordan Addison for 15 yds to the BC 47 for a 1ST down
5:591st & 10 at opp 47Kenny Pickett run for no gain to the BC 47
5:592nd & 10 at opp 47Kenny Pickett pass complete to Jared Wayne for 29 yds to the BC 18 for a 1ST down
5:591st & 10 at opp 18Kenny Pickett run for no gain to the BC 18
2:472nd & 10 at opp 18Timeout PITTSBURGH, clock 02:47
2:472nd & 10 at opp 18Vincent Davis run for 14 yds to the BC 4 for a 1ST down
2:181st & goal at opp 4Vincent Davis run for 4 yds for a TD (Alex Kessman KICK)Boston College 24, Pittsburgh 21
Boston College Punt, 8 plays
2:181st & 0 at own 35Alex Kessman kickoff for 59 yds , Jaelen Gill return for 18 yds to the BC 24
2:131st & 10 at own 24Pat Garwo III run for a loss of 2 yards to the BC 22
2:132nd & 12 at own 22Phil Jurkovec pass incomplete to Hunter Long
2:133rd & 12 at own 22Phil Jurkovec pass complete to CJ Lewis for 17 yds to the BC 39 for a 1ST down
2:131st & 10 at own 39Pat Garwo III run for 1 yd to the BC 40
2:132nd & 9 at own 40Phil Jurkovec pass complete to Hunter Long for 13 yds to the Pitt 47 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 47Phil Jurkovec pass incomplete to CJ Lewis
Q4 15:002nd & 10 at opp 47Phil Jurkovec sacked by Patrick Jones II and SirVocea Dennis for a loss of 5 yards to the BC 48
Q4 15:003rd & 15 at own 48Phil Jurkovec pass incomplete
Q4 15:004th & 15 at own 48Grant Carlson punt for 51 yds, downed at the Pitt 1
4th quarter8 drives, then Tied at 24
Pittsburgh Interception, 3 plays
14:181st & 10 at own 1Vincent Davis run for 3 yds to the Pitt 4
14:182nd & 7 at own 4Kenny Pickett pass incomplete to DJ Turner PITTSBURGH Penalty, illegal shift ( Yards) declined
14:183rd & 7 at own 4Kenny Pickett pass intercepted Josh DeBerry return for no gain to the Pitt 15
Boston College Fumble, 3 plays
13:321st & 10 at opp 15David Bailey run for 2 yds to the Pitt 13
13:322nd & 8 at opp 13Phil Jurkovec pass incomplete to Hunter Long, broken up by Jason Pinnock
12:513rd & 8 at opp 13Timeout BOSTON COLLEGE, clock 12:51
12:513rd & 8 at opp 13Phil Jurkovec sacked by Rashad Weaver for a loss of 7 yards to the Pitt 25 Phil Jurkovec fumbled, recovered by Pitt Rashad Weaver , return for 0 yards , return for 5 yds to the Pitt 25
Pittsburgh Punt, 5 plays
12:431st & 10 at own 25Kenny Pickett pass complete to Paris Brown for 2 yds to the Pitt 27
12:432nd & 8 at own 27Kenny Pickett pass complete to Jordan Addison for 8 yds to the Pitt 35 for a 1ST down
12:431st & 10 at own 35Kenny Pickett pass complete to Vincent Davis for 8 yds to the Pitt 43
12:432nd & 2 at own 43Vincent Davis run for no gain to the Pitt 43
12:433rd & 2 at own 43Kenny Pickett pass incomplete
12:434th & 2 at own 43PITTSBURGH Penalty, false start (Carter Warren) to the Pitt 38
12:434th & 7 at own 38Kirk Christodoulou punt for 50 yds, fair catch by Jaelen Gill at the BC 12
Boston College Punt, 6 plays
10:391st & 10 at own 12Pat Garwo III run for 1 yd to the BC 13
10:392nd & 9 at own 13Pat Garwo III run for 2 yds to the BC 15
10:393rd & 7 at own 15Phil Jurkovec pass complete to Zay Flowers for 14 yds to the BC 29 for a 1ST down
10:391st & 10 at own 29Phil Jurkovec run for no gain to the BC 29
10:392nd & 10 at own 29Phil Jurkovec pass complete to David Bailey for a loss of 5 yards to the BC 24
10:393rd & 15 at own 24Phil Jurkovec sacked by Patrick Jones II for a loss of 16 yards to the BC 8
10:394th & 31 at own 8Grant Carlson punt for 37 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the BC 45
Pittsburgh Turnover on downs, 4 plays
6:291st & 10 at opp 45Vincent Davis run for 5 yds to the BC 40
6:292nd & 5 at opp 40Shocky Jacques-Louis run for 2 yds to the BC 38
6:293rd & 3 at opp 38Vincent Davis run for a loss of 2 yards to the BC 40
6:294th & 5 at opp 40Kenny Pickett pass incomplete to Vincent Davis, broken up by Bryce Sebastian
Boston College Punt, 3 plays
4:541st & 10 at own 40Pat Garwo III run for no gain to the BC 40
4:542nd & 10 at own 40David Bailey run for 1 yd to the BC 41
4:543rd & 9 at own 41Phil Jurkovec pass incomplete to Hunter Long
4:544th & 9 at own 41Grant Carlson punt for 21 yds, downed at the Pitt 38
Pittsburgh Field goal, 8 plays
3:281st & 10 at own 38Kenny Pickett pass complete to Shocky Jacques-Louis for 19 yds to the BC 43 for a 1ST down
3:281st & 10 at opp 43Kenny Pickett pass incomplete
3:282nd & 10 at opp 43Kenny Pickett pass incomplete to Jordan Addison
3:283rd & 10 at opp 43Kenny Pickett run for 3 yds to the BC 40
3:284th & 7 at opp 40Pickett, K pass incomplete to Mack, T, PENALTY BC pass interference 9 yards to the BC31, 1ST DOWN UP, NO PLAY.
3:281st & 10 at opp 31Kenny Pickett pass complete to Shocky Jacques-Louis for 5 yds to the BC 26
3:282nd & 5 at opp 26Kenny Pickett pass incomplete to Taysir Mack, broken up by Tate Haynes
3:283rd & 5 at opp 26Kenny Pickett sacked by Max Richardson for a loss of 15 yards to the BC 41
0:464th & 20 at opp 41Timeout PITTSBURGH, clock 00:46
0:464th & 20 at opp 41Timeout BOSTON COLLEGE, clock 00:46
0:404th & 20 at opp 41Alex Kessman 58 yd FG GOODTied at 24
Boston College Missed FG, 6 plays
0:401st & 0 at own 35Alex Kessman kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
0:401st & 10 at own 25Phil Jurkovec pass complete to Hunter Long for 16 yds to the BC 41 for a 1ST down
0:401st & 10 at own 41Phil Jurkovec run for 5 yds to the BC 46
0:402nd & 5 at own 46Phil Jurkovec pass complete to Hunter Long for 19 yds to the Pitt 35 for a 1ST down
0:401st & 10 at opp 35Phil Jurkovec pass incomplete to Jaelen Gill
0:112nd & 10 at opp 35Timeout PITTSBURGH, clock 00:11
0:112nd & 10 at opp 35Phil Jurkovec pass incomplete to Jaelen Gill
0:003rd & 10 at opp 35Aaron Boumerhi 52 yd FG MISSED
Overtime2 drives, then Boston College 31, Pittsburgh 30
Boston College Touchdown, 3 plays
1st & 10 at opp 25Phil Jurkovec pass incomplete
2nd & 10 at opp 25Phil Jurkovec pass incomplete to CJ Lewis
3rd & 10 at opp 25Phil Jurkovec pass complete to Zay Flowers for 25 yds for a TD (Aaron Boumerhi KICK)Boston College 31, Pittsburgh 24
Pittsburgh Touchdown, 10 plays
1st & 10 at opp 25Kenny Pickett pass complete to Jordan Addison for 8 yds to the BC 17
2nd & 2 at opp 17Kenny Pickett pass incomplete to Taysir Mack, broken up by Luc Bequette
3rd & 2 at opp 17Vincent Davis run for a loss of 5 yards to the BC 22
4th & 7 at opp 22Kenny Pickett run for 9 yds to the BC 13 for a 1ST down
1st & 10 at opp 13Todd Sibley Jr. run for 2 yds to the BC 11
2nd & 8 at opp 11Kenny Pickett pass incomplete to Taysir Mack
3rd & 8 at opp 11Kenny Pickett run for 7 yds to the BC 4
4th & 1 at opp 4Kenny Pickett run for 1 yd to the BC 3 for a 1ST down
1st & goal at opp 3Kenny Pickett pass incomplete
2nd & goal at opp 3Kenny Pickett pass complete to Taysir Mack for 3 yds for a TD (Alex Kessman PAT MISSED)Boston College 31, Pittsburgh 30

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.

Pittsburgh leads 19–⁠17 in 36 meetings, counting the four since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Boston College 27, Pittsburgh 21
2025Pittsburgh 48, Boston College 7
2024Boston College 34, Pittsburgh 23
2023Pittsburgh 24, Boston College 16
2020Boston College 31, Pittsburgh 30
2019Boston College 26, Pittsburgh 19

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