NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- VIRGINIA TECH 0 0 10 16 26 PITTSBURGH 3 6 7 0 16 FINAL
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QTR: PITT - FG, CHRIS FERENCIK 37 YD, 10:55 2ND QTR: PITT - FG, CHRIS FERENCIK 40 YD, 0:48 PITT - FG, CHRIS FERENCIK 31 YD, 11:41 3RD QTR: VTCH - TD, DWAYNE THOMAS 15 YD RUN (ATLE LARSEN KICK), 4:46 PITT - TD, CHRIS SCHNEIDER 2 YD RUN (CHRIS FERENCIK KICK), 11:15 VTCH - FG, ATLE LARSEN 34 YD, 14:07 4TH QTR: VTCH - FG, ATLE LARSEN 33 YD, 2:18 VTCH - TD, JERMAINE HOLMES 73 YD PASS FROM JIM DRUCKENMILLER (ATLE LARSEN KICK), 4:18 VTCH - FG, ATLE LARSEN 26 YD, 8:41 VTCH - FG, ATLE LARSEN 36 YD, 11:59
NCAAF 1 2 3 4 F - - - - -- Virginia Tech 0 0 10 16 26 Pittsburgh 3 6 7 0 16 FINAL
PITT FG Ferencik 37 PITT FG Ferencik 40 PITT FG Ferencik 31 VTCH Thomas 15 run (Larsen kick) PITT Schneider 2 run (Ferencik kick) VTCH FG Larsen 34 VTCH FG Larsen 33 VTCH Holmes 73 pass from Druckenmiller (Larsen kick) VTCH FG Larsen 26 VTCH FG Larsen 36 A 31036
VTCH PITT First downs 14 21 Rushed-yards 34-113 43-154 Passing yards 312 207 Sacked-yards lost 1-6 0-0 Return yards 19 46 Passes 15-27-1 16-41-1 Punts 5-36.4 7-37.0 Fumbles-lost 3-0 2-0 Penalties-yards 4-38 8-60 Time of possession 27:48 32:12
Individual Statistics RUSHING Virginia Tech-Thomas 16-56, Oxendine 5-39, B Edmonds 5-24, Still 1-3, Parker 1-2, Druckenmiller 6-minus 11. Pittsburgh-West 23-113, Harris 10-28, Jells 2-16, Durham 1-5, Schneider 2-3, Patton 3-minus 3, Butler 2-minus 8.
PASSING Virginia Tech-Druckenmiller 15-27-1-312. Pittsburgh-Ryan 16-41-1-207.
RECEIVING Virginia Tech-Still 5-139, Thomas 2-47, B Edmonds 2-15, Oxendine 2-12, Holmes 1-73, White 1-10, Jennings 1-10, M Williams 1-6. Pittsburgh-Butler 5-68, Durham 4-79, Jells 3-24, West 2-15, Anderson 1-12, Harris 1-9.
GAME RECAPJim Druckenmiller connected with Jermaine Holmes on a 73-yard touchdown pass early in the fourth quarter and Atle Larsen kicked four field goals as Virginia Tech rallied for a 26-16 victory over Pittsburgh in a Big East game.
Virginia Tech (2-2, 2-1 Big East), coming off an upset of 17th-ranked Miami of Florida last week, has won all three meetings between the schools by a combined score of 134-44. Pittsburgh (2-3, 0-1) has lost three straight after opening the season with two victories.
The Hokies outscored Pittsburgh, 26-7, in the second half and have allowed just 13 second-half points in four games.
Pittsburgh held a 16-13 lead before Druckenmiller hooked up with Holmes on a 73-yard touchdown pass with 10:42 remaining to give the Hokies a 20-16 lead. Larsen added field goals of 26 yards and 36 yards in the fourth quarter to accout for the final margin.
Druckenmiller completed 15-of-27 passes for 312 yards and Bryan Still caught five passes for 139 yards for Virginia Tech. Billy West rushed for 113 yards on 23 carries for Pittsburgh.
Chris Ferencik kicked a 37-yard field goal in the first quarter and added a 40-yarder and a 31-yarder in the second to give the Panthers a 9-0 lead at halftime. Virginia Tech cut the deficit to 9-7 on a 15-yard run by Dwayne Thomas 4:46 into the third quarter.
Chris Schneider's two-yard run with 3:45 to play in the third extended Pittsburgh's lead to 16-7 before Larsen kicked a 34-yard field goal to make it 16-10.