HokieSports Stats Database

Pittsburgh
Panthers

Final

(3) Virginia Tech
Hokies

	1	2	3	4	T
Pittsburgh (7-2, 4-0)	7	0	14	7	28
(3) Virginia Tech (8-1, 3-1)	14	0	7	0	21
November 2, 2002 Lane/Worsham Field, Blacksburg, Va.

Kickoff time: 7:36 pm End of Game: 10:54 pm Total elapsed time: 3:18 Temperature: 39 WC 32 Wind: WNW 10 Weather: Clear, Lows 20s Attendance: 64,971 Referee: John Smith Umpire: Bruce Palmer Linesman: Todd LaPenta Line judge: John Salmon Back judge: Ron Boyd Field judge: Ben Casconcells Side judge: James Brennan

Kickoff time: 7:36 pm
End of Game: 10:54 pm
Total elapsed time: 3:18

Temperature: 39 WC 32
Wind: WNW 10
Weather: Clear, Lows 20s

Attendance: 64,971

Referee: John Smith
Umpire: Bruce Palmer
Linesman: Todd LaPenta
Line judge: John Salmon
Back judge: Ron Boyd
Field judge: Ben Casconcells
Side judge: James Brennan

Scoring Summary

First Quarter				PITT	VT
	TD	07:07	Kevin Jones 3 yd Rush (Nic Schmitt Kick)Drive: 1 plays, 3 yds, 0:03	0	7
	TD	04:38	Lee Suggs 1 yd Rush (Nic Schmitt Kick)Drive: 4 plays, 21 yds, 1:58	0	14
	TD	03:06	Larry Fitzgerald 31 yd Pass From Rod Rutherford (David Abdul Kick)Drive: 5 plays, 77 yds, 1:32	7	14
Third Quarter				PITT	VT
	TD	13:52	Lee Suggs 59 yd Rush (Nic Schmitt Kick)Drive: 3 plays, 72 yds, 1:08	7	21
	TD	10:39	Larry Fitzgerald 14 yd Pass From Rod Rutherford (David Abdul Kick)Drive: 8 plays, 86 yds, 3:13	14	21
	TD	07:09	Larry Fitzgerald 10 yd Pass From Rod Rutherford (David Abdul Kick)Drive: 3 plays, 72 yds, 0:48	21	21
Fourth Quarter				PITT	VT
	TD	04:11	Brandon Miree 53 yd Rush (David Abdul Kick)Drive: 1 plays, 53 yds, 0:09	28	21

Team Stats

	PITT	VT
FIRST DOWNS	22	15
Rushing	13	4
Passing	8	7
Penalty	1	4
NET YARDS RUSHING	275	130
Rushing Attempts	44	45
Average Per Rush	6.3	2.9
Rushing Touchdowns	1	3
Yards Gained Rushing	299	171
Yards Lost Rushing	24	41
NET YARDS PASSING	208	145
Completions-Attempts-Int	11-25-2	12-22-1
Average Per Attempt	8.3	6.6
Average Per Completion	18.9	12.1
Passing Touchdowns	3	0
TOTAL OFFENSIVE YARDS	483	275
Total offensive plays	69	67
Average Gain Per Play	7.0	4.1
Fumbles: Number-Lost	3-1	4-2
Penalties: Number-Yards	7-68	6-60
PUNTS-YARDS	6-200	7-305
Average Yards Per Punt	33.3	43.6
Net Yards Per Punt	23.8	39.0
Inside 20	1	0
50+ Yards	2	2
Touchbacks	1	1
Fair catch	0	0

	PITT	VT
KICKOFFS-YARDS	5-271	4-251
Average Yards Per Kickoff	54.2	62.8
Net Yards Per Kickoff	39.6	42.5
Touchbacks	1	1
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD	2-12-0	3-37-0
Average Per Return	6.0	12.3
Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD	3-61-0	4-53-0
Average Per Return	20.3	13.3
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD	1-38-0	2-61-0
Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD	0-0-0	0-0-0
Miscellaneous Yards	0	0
Possession Time	28:54	31:06
1st Quarter	08:24	06:36
2nd Quarter	05:10	09:50
3rd Quarter	07:22	07:38
4th Quarter	07:58	07:02
Third-Down Conversions	5 of 14	3 of 13
Fourth-Down Conversions	0 of 1	0 of 2
Red-Zone Scores-Chances	2-5	2-2
Touchdowns	2-5	2-2
Field Goals	0-1	0-0
Sacks By: Number-Yards	7-33	2-11
PAT Kicks	4-4	3-3
Field Goals	0-1	0-1

Individual Stats

Pittsburgh Rushing
	No.	Net	Gain	Loss	TD	Lg	Avg.
Brandon Miree	23	161	168	7	1	53	7.0
Tim Murphy	2	58	58	0	0	52	29.0
Rod Rutherford	15	56	71	15	0	14	3.7
TEAM	2	0	1	1	0	1	0.0
Lousaka Polite	2	0	1	1	0	1	0.0
Total	44	275	299	24	1	53	6.3

Virginia Tech Rushing
	No.	Net	Gain	Loss	TD	Lg	Avg.
Lee Suggs	25	128	135	7	2	59	5.1
Kevin Jones	2	4	4	0	1	3	2.0
Doug Easlick	2	2	2	0	0	2	1.0
Bryan Randall	16	-4	30	34	0	11	-0.3
Total	45	130	171	41	3	59	2.9

Pittsburgh Passing
	Cmp-Att-Int	Yds	TD	Long	Sack
Rod Rutherford	11-25-2	208	3	45	2
Total	11-25-2	208	3	45	2

Virginia Tech Passing
	Cmp-Att-Int	Yds	TD	Long	Sack
Bryan Randall	12-22-1	145	0	33	7
Total	12-22-1	145	0	33	7

Pittsburgh Receiving
	No.	Yds	TD	Lg
Larry Fitzgerald	5	105	3	37
Kris Wilson	4	85	0	45
Lamar Slade	1	11	0	11
Brandon Miree	1	7	0	7
Total	11	208	3	45

Virginia Tech Receiving
	No.	Yds	TD	Lg
Ernest Wilford	6	80	0	33
Shawn Witten	3	29	0	13
Cedric Humes	1	15	0	15
Terrell Parham	1	13	0	13
Lee Suggs	1	8	0	8
Total	12	145	0	33

Pittsburgh Punting
	No.	Yds	Avg	Long	In20	TB
Andy Lee	4	181	45.3	50	1	1
Tyler Palko	1	19	19.0	19	0	0
TEAM	1	0	0.0	0	0	0
Total	6	200	33.3	50	1	1

Virginia Tech Punting
	No.	Yds	Avg	Long	In20	TB
Vinnie Burns	7	305	43.6	57	0	1
Total	7	305	43.6	57	0	1

Pittsburgh All Returns
	Punts			Kickoffs			Interceptions
	No	Yds	Lg	No	Yds	Lg	No	Yds	Lg
Torrie Cox	0	0	0	3	61	24	1	38	38
Shawn Robinson	2	12	13	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	2	12	13	3	61	24	1	38	38

Virginia Tech All Returns
	Punts			Kickoffs			Interceptions
	No	Yds	Lg	No	Yds	Lg	No	Yds	Lg
DeAngelo Hall	2	7	5	0	0	0	1	46	46
Nathaniel Adibi	1	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Doug Easlick	0	0	0	1	10	10	0	0	0
Willie Pile	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	15	15
Richard Johnson	0	0	0	3	43	17	0	0	0
Total	3	37	5	4	53	17	2	61	46

Pittsburgh All Purpose
	Rush	Rcv	KR	PR	IR	Total
Brandon Miree	161	7	0	0	0	168
Larry Fitzgerald	0	105	0	0	0	105
Torrie Cox	0	0	61	0	38	99
Kris Wilson	0	85	0	0	0	85
Tim Murphy	58	0	0	0	0	58
Rod Rutherford	56	0	0	0	0	56
Shawn Robinson	0	0	0	12	0	12
Lamar Slade	0	11	0	0	0	11
TEAM	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lousaka Polite	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	275	208	61	12	38	594

Virginia Tech All Purpose
	Rush	Rcv	KR	PR	IR	Total
Lee Suggs	128	8	0	0	0	136
Ernest Wilford	0	80	0	0	0	80
DeAngelo Hall	0	0	0	7	46	53
Richard Johnson	0	0	43	0	0	43
Nathaniel Adibi	0	0	0	30	0	30
Shawn Witten	0	29	0	0	0	29
Willie Pile	0	0	0	0	15	15
Cedric Humes	0	15	0	0	0	15
Terrell Parham	0	13	0	0	0	13
Doug Easlick	2	0	10	0	0	12
Kevin Jones	4	0	0	0	0	4
Bryan Randall	-4	0	0	0	0	-4
Total	130	145	53	37	61	426

Pittsburgh Field Goal Attempts
	Qtr	Time	Distance	Result
David Abdul	1	12:48	28	Missed

Virginia Tech Field Goal Attempts
	Qtr	Time	Distance	Result
Nic Schmitt	4	12:41	42	Missed

Pittsburgh Kickoffs
	No.	Yds	TB	OB	Avg.
David Abdul	5	271	1	0	54.2
Total	5	271	1	0	54.2

Virginia Tech Kickoffs
	No.	Yds	TB	OB	Avg.
Jon Mollerup	4	251	1	0	62.8
Total	4	251	1	0	62.8

Pittsburgh Fumbles
	No.	Lost
Rod Rutherford	2	1
TEAM	1	0

Virginia Tech Fumbles
	No.	Lost
Bryan Randall	2	1
Lee Suggs	1	1
DeAngelo Hall	1	0

Defense

Pittsburgh Defense
	Solo	Ast	Total	TFL/Yds	Sack/Yds	FF	FR-Yds	Int-Yds	BrUp	Blkd	QBH
Tez Morris	3	6	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brian Belnecke	2	5	7	0.5/1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brian Guzek	4	3	7	1.0/4	1.0/4	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lewis Moore	3	4	7	1.5/4	1.0/4	-	-	-	2	-	-
Claude Harriott	5	2	7	3.0/22	3.0/22	2	-	-	-	-	-
Gerald Hayes	2	4	6	0.5/1	-	-	1-0	-	-	-	-
Tyrone Gillard	5	-	5	1.0/3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Shawntae Spencer	5	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Dan Stephens	-	3	3	0.5/0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Torrie Cox	1	2	3	-	-	-	-	1-38	-	-	-
Shawn Robinson	3	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Vince Crochunis	2	1	3	2.0/3	2.0/3	-	-	-	1	-	-
Charles Spencer	1	1	2	-	-	-	1-0	-	-	-	-
Rob Petitte	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Shane Leichty	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Thomas Smith	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Larry Fitzgerald	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Corey Humphries	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
William Ferguson	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Marcus Furman	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	42	32	74	10.0/38	7.0/33	2	2-0	1-38	4

Virginia Tech Defense
	Solo	Ast	Total	TFL/Yds	Sack/Yds	FF	FR-Yds	Int-Yds	BrUp	Blkd	QBH
Kevin Lewis	3	5	8	1.0/1	-	-	1-0	-	-	-	-
James Anderson	6	2	8	2.0/3	0.5/2	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brandon Manning	5	3	8	2.0/9	1.0/6	-	-	-	1	-	-
Mikal Baaqee	6	1	7	1.0/3	0.5/3	1	-	-	-	-	-
Lamar Cobb	3	4	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Willie Pile	4	2	6	-	-	-	-	1-15	1	-	-
Jonathan Lewis	3	2	5	1.0/3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
DeAngelo Hall	3	2	5	-	-	-	-	1-46	2	-	-
Billy Hardee	2	3	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Garnell Wilds	3	2	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jason Lallis	4	1	5	1.0/4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Cols Colas	1	3	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
Ronyell Whitaker	2	2	4	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Michael Crawford	3	1	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mike Daniels	2	2	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Vincent Fuller	3	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nathaniel Adibi	1	2	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-
Jimmy E. Williams	2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jimmy F. Williams	2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Chad Cooper	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jim Davis	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tim Sandidge	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Darryl Tapp	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ernest Wilford	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jordan Trott	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	60	41	101	8.0/23	2.0/11	1	1-0	2-61	5	1	2

Drive Summary

Pittsburgh Drive Summary

Drive Started

Drive Ended

Consumed

Qtr

Spot

Time

Obtained

Pass/Yds

Rush/Yds

Pen+/Yds

Pen-/Yds

Spot

Time

How Lost

Pl-Yds

TOP

PITT23

15:00

3/37

3/34

1/5

VT11

12:48

FGA

7-66

2:12

VT14

11:55

FUMB

1/-5

1/-1

VT20

11:10

FUMB

2--6

0:45

PITT27

09:37

PUNT

1/-6

3/17

1/5

PITT33

07:10

PUNT

4-6

2:27

PITT20

07:07

3/0

1/1

PITT21

06:36

DOWNS

4-1

0:31

PITT23

04:38

4/63

1/14

VT00

03:06

5-77

1:32

PITT20

00:57

PUNT

2/0

3/16

PITT36

14:06

PUNT

5-16

1:51

PITT38

08:42

INT

1/7

2/2

PITT47

06:24

PUNT

3-9

2:18

PITT21

03:29

PUNT

2/8

1/-4

PITT25

01:54

PUNT

3-4

1:35

PITT35

00:23

DOWNS

1/-1

PITT35

00:00

HALF

1-0

0:23

PITT14

13:52

4/59

4/12

2/25

VT00

10:39

8-86

3:13

PITT28

07:57

PUNT

1/10

2/62

VT00

07:09

3-72

0:48

VT46

04:47

FUMB

2/11

6/29

VT05

01:26

INT

8-41

3:21

PITT25

12:41

FGA

3/13

4/25

VT37

09:43

INT

7-38

2:58

PITT20

08:22

PUNT

3/9

PITT29

06:33

PUNT

3-9

1:49

PITT47

04:20

PUNT

1/53

VT00

04:11

1-53

0:09

PITT32

03:39

PUNT

6/18

PITT50

00:37

PUNT

6-18

3:02

	Quarter				Half		Total
	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	1st	2nd
Time of possession	08:24	05:10	07:22	07:58	13:34	15:20	28:54
Third Down Conversions	1/4	1/3	1/3	2/4	2/7	3/7	5/14
Fourth Down Conversions	0/1	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/1	0/0	0/1

Virginia Tech Drive Summary

Drive Started

Drive Ended

Consumed

Qtr

Spot

Time

Obtained

Pass/Yds

Rush/Yds

Pen+/Yds

Pen-/Yds

Spot

Time

How Lost

Pl-Yds

TOP

VT20

12:48

FGA

1/-7

1/1

VT14

11:55

FUMB

2--6

0:53

VT20

11:10

FUMB

1/0

2/8

VT29

09:37

PUNT

3-9

1:33

PITT03

07:10

PUNT

1/3

PITT00

07:07

1-3

0:03

PITT21

06:36

DOWNS

4/8

1/13

PITT00

04:38

4-21

1:58

VT29

03:06

1/7

2/1

VT37

00:57

PUNT

3-8

2:09

VT45

14:06

PUNT

4/23

5/14

1/10

PITT28

08:42

INT

9-27

5:24

VT18

06:24

PUNT

1/13

3/14

1/15

1/5

PITT45

03:29

PUNT

4-37

2:55

VT34

01:54

PUNT

8/31

PITT35

00:23

DOWNS

8-31

1:31

VT28

15:00

3/67

2/15

PITT00

13:52

3-72

1:08

VT20

10:39

2/4

2/2

1/10

VT16

07:57

PUNT

4--4

2:42

VT20

07:09

1/15

4/11

VT46

04:47

FUMB

5-26

2:22

VT46

01:26

INT

1/8

7/31

1/10

PITT25

12:41

FGA

9-29

3:45

VT50

09:43

INT

1/0

2/4

PITT46

08:22

PUNT

3-4

1:21

VT23

06:33

PUNT

1/-1

2/-1

VT21

04:20

PUNT

3--2

2:13

VT20

04:11

3/0

VT20

03:39

PUNT

3-0

0:32

VT20

00:37

PUNT

4/19

1/15

PITT46

00:00

HALF

4-34

0:37

	Quarter				Half		Total
	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	1st	2nd
Time of possession	06:36	09:50	07:38	07:02	16:26	14:40	31:06
Third Down Conversions	0/2	2/5	0/1	1/5	2/7	1/6	3/13
Fourth Down Conversions	0/0	0/2	0/0	0/0	0/2	0/0	0/2

Specialty Stats

1st Downs	PITT	VT
1st Down Pass Plays	13	10
1st Down Rushing Plays	21	19
1st Down Best Play	53	28
1st Down Plays/Yards	34/345	29/102
Avg Yards on 1st Down	10.1	3.5
2nd Downs	PITT	VT
2nd Down Plays/Yards	20/72	23/115
Avg Yards on 2nd Down	3.6	5.0
3rd Downs	PITT	VT
3rd Down Plays/Yards	14/65	13/59
Avg Yards on 3rd Down	4.6	4.5
3rd & <=3 Conv/Att	2/4	1/4
3rd & 4-7 Conv/Att	2/4	1/3
3rd & >=8 Conv/Att	2/6	1/6
4th Downs	PITT	VT
4th Down Plays/Yards	1/1	2/-1
Avg Yards on 4th Down	1.0	-0.5
Play Breakdown	PITT	VT
Total Plays	69	67
Pass Plays	27	29
Rush Plays	42	38
Opp Territory Plays	30	32
Red-Zone Plays	11	4
Big Yard Plays	PITT	VT
Plays >= 10 Yards	18	7
Plays >= 20 Yards	7	2
Passes >= 10 Yards	8	5
Passes >= 20 Yards	4	1
Rushes >= 10 Yards	10	2
Rushes >= 20 Yards	3	1
Best Play	53	59
Best Pass Play	45	48
Best Rush Play	53	59

Pittsburgh Passing By Down

1st Down	Cmp-Att-Int	Yds	TD	Sack
Rod Rutherford	6-13-0	148	3	0
Total	6-13-0	148	3	0

2nd Down	Cmp-Att-Int	Yds	TD	Sack
Rod Rutherford	2-5-1	15	0	0
Total	2-5-1	15	0	0

3rd Down	Cmp-Att-Int	Yds	TD	Sack
Rod Rutherford	3-9-1	0	0	0
Total	3-9-1	45	0	0

4th Down	Cmp-Att-Int	Yds	TD	Sack
Rod Rutherford	0-0-0	0	0	0
Total	0-0-0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Rushing By Down

1st Down	Att	Net Yds	TD
Rod Rutherford	5	31	0
Brandon Miree	12	115	1
Lousaka Polite	2	0	0
TEAM	1	-1	0
Tim Murphy	1	52	0
Total	21	197	1

2nd Down	Att	Net Yds	TD
Rod Rutherford	6	21	0
Brandon Miree	8	35	0
Lousaka Polite	0	0	0
TEAM	0	0	0
Tim Murphy	1	6	0
Total	15	62	0

3rd Down	Att	Net Yds	TD
Rod Rutherford	2	15	0
Brandon Miree	3	11	0
Lousaka Polite	0	0	0
TEAM	0	0	0
Tim Murphy	0	0	0
Total	5	26	0

4th Down	Att	Net Yds	TD
Rod Rutherford	0	0	0
Brandon Miree	0	0	0
Lousaka Polite	0	0	0
TEAM	1	1	0
Tim Murphy	0	0	0
Total	1	1	0

Pittsburgh Drives
Start		Consumed						End
Qtr	Spot	Pass/Yds	Rush/Yds	Pen+/Yds	Pen-/Yds	Pl/Yds	TOP	Spot
1	PITT23	3/37	3/34	-/-	1/5	7/66	2:12	VT11
1	VT14	1/-5	1/-1	-/-	-/-	2/-6	0:45	VT20
1	PITT27	1/-6	3/17	-/-	1/5	4/6	2:27	PITT33
1	PITT20	3/-	1/1	-/-	-/-	4/1	0:31	PITT21
1	PITT23	4/63	1/14	-/-	-/-	5/77	1:32	VT00
1	PITT20	2/-	3/16	-/-	-/-	5/16	1:51	PITT36
2	PITT38	1/7	2/2	-/-	-/-	3/9	2:18	PITT47
2	PITT21	2/8	1/-4	-/-	-/-	3/4	1:35	PITT25
2	PITT35	-/-	1/-1	-/-	-/-	1/0	0:23	PITT35
3	PITT14	4/59	4/12	2/25	-/-	8/86	3:13	VT00
3	PITT28	1/10	2/62	-/-	-/-	3/72	0:48	VT00
3	VT46	2/11	6/29	-/-	-/-	8/41	3:21	VT05
4	PITT25	3/13	4/25	-/-	-/-	7/38	2:58	VT37
4	PITT20	-/-	3/9	-/-	-/-	3/9	1:49	PITT29
4	PITT47	-/-	1/53	-/-	-/-	1/53	0:09	VT00
4	PITT32	-/-	6/18	-/-	-/-	6/18	3:02	PITT50

Virginia Tech Passing By Down

1st Down	Cmp-Att-Int	Yds	TD	Sack
Bryan Randall	5-10-0	49	0	0
Total	5-10-0	49	0	0

2nd Down	Cmp-Att-Int	Yds	TD	Sack
Bryan Randall	4-8-0	39	0	0
Total	4-8-0	39	0	0

3rd Down	Cmp-Att-Int	Yds	TD	Sack
Bryan Randall	3-9-0	57	0	0
Total	3-9-0	57	0	0

4th Down	Cmp-Att-Int	Yds	TD	Sack
Bryan Randall	0-2-1	0	0	0
Total	0-2-1	0	0	0

Virginia Tech Rushing By Down

1st Down	Att	Net Yds	TD
Lee Suggs	14	47	0
Doug Easlick	1	0	0
Kevin Jones	1	3	1
Bryan Randall	3	5	0
Total	19	55	1

2nd Down	Att	Net Yds	TD
Lee Suggs	10	80	2
Doug Easlick	1	2	0
Kevin Jones	1	1	0
Bryan Randall	3	14	0
Total	15	97	2

3rd Down	Att	Net Yds	TD
Lee Suggs	1	1	0
Doug Easlick	0	0	0
Kevin Jones	0	0	0
Bryan Randall	3	10	0
Total	4	11	0

4th Down	Att	Net Yds	TD
Lee Suggs	0	0	0
Doug Easlick	0	0	0
Kevin Jones	0	0	0
Bryan Randall	0	0	0
Total	0	0	0

Virginia Tech Drives
Start		Consumed						End
Qtr	Spot	Pass/Yds	Rush/Yds	Pen+/Yds	Pen-/Yds	Pl/Yds	TOP	Spot
1	VT20	1/-7	1/1	-/-	-/-	2/-6	0:53	VT14
1	VT20	1/-	2/8	-/-	-/-	3/9	1:33	VT29
1	PITT03	-/-	1/3	-/-	-/-	1/3	0:03	PITT00
1	PITT21	-/-	4/8	1/13	-/-	4/21	1:58	PITT00
1	VT29	1/7	2/1	-/-	-/-	3/8	2:09	VT37
2	VT45	4/23	5/14	-/-	1/10	9/27	5:24	PITT28
2	VT18	1/13	3/14	1/15	1/5	4/37	2:55	PITT45
2	VT34	8/31	-/-	-/-	-/-	8/31	1:31	PITT35
3	VT28	-/-	3/67	2/15	-/-	3/72	1:08	PITT00
3	VT20	2/4	2/2	-/-	1/10	4/-4	2:42	VT16
3	VT20	1/15	4/11	-/-	-/-	5/26	2:22	VT46
3	VT46	1/8	7/31	-/-	1/10	9/29	3:45	PITT25
4	VT50	1/-	2/4	-/-	-/-	3/4	1:21	PITT46
4	VT23	1/-1	2/-1	-/-	-/-	3/-2	2:13	VT21
4	VT20	3/-	-/-	-/-	-/-	3/0	0:32	VT20
4	VT20	4/19	-/-	1/15	-/-	4/34	0:37	PITT46

Play-By-Play

1st Quarter

Virginia Tech Captains: 22, 35, 26, 28

Pittsburgh Captains: 86, 12, 51, 28

Today's Weather: Temp: 39 Wind Chill: 32 Wind: WNW 10-12 mph

Forcast: Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

Virginia Tech wins the toss and defers.

Pittsburgh elects to receive and defend the South goal.

VT ball on VT35.

Mollerup,J. kickoff 60 yards to the PITT5, Cox, Torrie return 18 yards to the PITT23 (Wilds,G.;Trott,J.).

PITTSBURGH drive start at 15:00.

1 and 10 at PITT23

Rutherford, Rod post pass complete to Fitzgerald, L. for 37 yards to the VT40, 1ST DOWN PITT.

1 and 10 at VT40

Rutherford, Rod rush over left end for 13 yards to the VT27, 1ST DOWN PITT (Lallis,J.).

1 and 10 at VT27

Miree, Brandon rush up middle for 14 yards to the VT13, 1ST DOWN PITT (Manning,B.).

1 and 10 at VT13

PENALTY PITT delay of game 5 yards to the VT18.

1 and 15 at VT18

Rutherford, Rod pass incomplete to Fitzgerald, L..

2 and 15 at VT18

Rutherford, Rod rush right for 7 yards to the VT11, out-of-bounds (Pile,W.).

3 and 8 at VT11

Rutherford, Rod pass incomplete to Slade, Lamar (Manning,B.).

4 and 8 at VT11

Abdul, David field goal attempt from 28 MISSED - wide right, spot at VT20, clock 12:48.

DRIVE SUMMARY: 7 plays, 66 yards, TOP 2:12

VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 12:48.

1 and 10 at VT20

Suggs,L. rush over right end for 1 yard to the VT21 (Guzek, Brian).

2 and 9 at VT21

Randall,B. sacked for loss of 7 yards to the VT14 (Harriott, C.), fumble by Randall,B. recovered by PITT Hayes, Gerald at VT14.

DRIVE SUMMARY: 2 plays, -6 yards, TOP 0:53

PITTSBURGH drive start at 11:55.

1 and 10 at VT14

Polite, Lousaka rush over right tackle for loss of 1 yard to the VT15 (Lewis,K.).

2 and 11 at VT15

Rutherford, Rod sacked for loss of 5 yards to the VT20 (Baaqee,M.), fumble by Rutherford, Rod recovered by VT Lewis,K. at VT20.

DRIVE SUMMARY: 2 plays, -6 yards, TOP 0:45

VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 11:10.

VT ball on VT21.

1 and 10 at VT21

Suggs,L. rush up middle for 6 yards to the VT27 (Robinson, Shawn).

2 and 4 at VT27

Easlick,D. rush up middle for 2 yards to the VT29 (Harriott, C.).

3 and 2 at VT29

Randall,B. pass incomplete (Crochunis, V.).

4 and 2 at VT29

Burns,V. punt 57 yards to the PITT14, Robinson, Shawn return 13 yards to the PITT27 (Hardee,B.).

DRIVE SUMMARY: 3 plays, 9 yards, TOP 1:33

PITTSBURGH drive start at 09:37.

1 and 10 at PITT27

Miree, Brandon rush over left guard for 16 yards to the PITT43, 1ST DOWN PITT (Fuller,V.).

1 and 10 at PITT43

Polite, Lousaka rush up middle for 1 yard to the PITT44 (Cobb,L.).

2 and 9 at PITT44

Miree, Brandon rush up middle for no gain to the PITT44 (Anderson,J.;Baaqee,M.).

3 and 9 at PITT44

PENALTY PITT substitution infraction 5 yards to the PITT39.

3 and 14 at PITT39

Rutherford, Rod sacked for loss of 6 yards to the PITT33 (Manning,B.).

4 and 20 at PITT33

TEAM punt BLOCKED, recovered by VT F. Williams,J at PITT3 (blocked by Adibi,N.).

DRIVE SUMMARY: 4 plays, 6 yards, TOP 2:27

VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 07:10.

1 and Goal at PITT03

Jones,K. rush over left guard for 3 yards to the PITT0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:07.

Pittsburgh: - Virginia Tech:

Schmitt,N. kick attempt good.

Pittsburgh: - Virginia Tech:

Mollerup,J. kickoff 65 yards to the PITT0, touchback.

DRIVE SUMMARY: 1 plays, 3 yards, TOP 0:03

PITTSBURGH drive start at 07:07.

1 and 10 at PITT20

Rutherford, Rod sideline pass incomplete to Fitzgerald, L. (Whitaker,R.).

2 and 10 at PITT20

Rutherford, Rod sideline pass incomplete, QB hurry by Colas,C..

Timeout Pittsburgh, clock 06:49.

3 and 10 at PITT20

Rutherford, Rod slant pass incomplete to Slade, Lamar (Hall,D.), QB hurry by Anderson,J..

4 and 10 at PITT20

TEAM rush left for 1 yard to the PITT21, fumble by TEAM recovered by PITT TEAM at PITT21, out-of-bounds (Fuller,V.).

DRIVE SUMMARY: 4 plays, 1 yards, TOP 0:31

VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 06:36.

1 and 10 at PITT21

Randall,B. rush left for 5 yards to the PITT16 (Moore, Lewis;Cox, Torrie).

2 and 5 at PITT16

Jones,K. rush over left tackle for 1 yard to the PITT15 (Belnecke, Brian).

Kevin Jones injured on the play.

3 and 4 at PITT15

Randall,B. pass incomplete to Wilford,E. (Robinson, Shawn), PENALTY PITT pass interference 13 yards to the PITT2, 1ST DOWN VT, NO PLAY.

1 and Goal at PITT02

Suggs,L. rush over right guard for 1 yard to the PITT1.

2 and Goal at PITT01

Suggs,L. rush over left guard for 1 yard to the PITT0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:38.

Pittsburgh: - Virginia Tech:

Schmitt,N. kick attempt good.

Pittsburgh: - Virginia Tech:

Mollerup,J. kickoff 61 yards to the PITT4, Cox, Torrie return 19 yards to the PITT23.

DRIVE SUMMARY: 4 plays, 21 yards, TOP 1:58

PITTSBURGH drive start at 04:38.

1 and 10 at PITT23

Rutherford, Rod rush right for 14 yards to the PITT37, 1ST DOWN PITT, out-of-bounds (Hardee,B.).

1 and 10 at PITT37

Rutherford, Rod pass incomplete to Slade, Lamar.

2 and 10 at PITT37

Rutherford, Rod shovel pass complete to Miree, Brandon for 7 yards to the PITT44 (E. Williams,J).

3 and 3 at PITT44

Rutherford, Rod crossing pass complete to Wilson, Kris for 25 yards to the VT31, 1ST DOWN PITT (Wilds,G.;Pile,W.).

1 and 10 at VT31

Rutherford, Rod deep pass complete to Fitzgerald, L. for 31 yards to the VT0, 1ST DOWN PITT, TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:06.

Pittsburgh: - Virginia Tech:

Abdul, David kick attempt good.

Pittsburgh: - Virginia Tech:

Abdul, David kickoff 46 yards to the VT19, Easlick,D. return 10 yards to the VT29.

DRIVE SUMMARY: 5 plays, 77 yards, TOP 1:32

VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 03:06.

1 and 10 at VT29

Randall,B. sideline pass complete to Wilford,E. for 7 yards to the VT36 (Cox, Torrie).

2 and 3 at VT36

Suggs,L. rush right for no gain to the VT36 (Hayes, Gerald;Harriott, C.).

3 and 3 at VT36

Suggs,L. rush over left tackle for 1 yard to the VT37 (Crochunis, V.;Belnecke, Brian).

4 and 2 at VT37

Burns,V. punt 43 yards to the PITT20, downed.

DRIVE SUMMARY: 3 plays, 8 yards, TOP 2:09

PITTSBURGH drive start at 00:57.

1 and 10 at PITT20

Rutherford, Rod slant pass incomplete to Fitzgerald, L..

Timeout Pittsburgh, clock 00:50.

2 and 10 at PITT20

Rutherford, Rod rush right for 6 yards to the PITT26 (Anderson,J.).

3 and 4 at PITT26

Rutherford, Rod rush over left end for 13 yards to the PITT39, 1ST DOWN PITT (Lallis,J.).

1st Quarter Stats

		Time	1st Downs				Conversions
Quarter Summary	Score	Poss	R	P	X	T	3rd	4th	Rushing	Passing	Penalties
Pittsburgh	7	08:24	5	3	0	8	1-4	0-1	13-73	4-11-0-100	3-23
Virginia Tech	14	06:36	0	0	1	1	0-2	0-0	11-14	1-2-0-7	0-0

2nd Quarter

Start of 2nd quarter, clock 15:00.

1 and 10 at PITT39

Rutherford, Rod post pass incomplete to Fitzgerald, L. (Hall,D.).

2 and 10 at PITT39

Miree, Brandon rush over left guard for loss of 3 yards to the PITT36 (Manning,B.;Anderson,J.).

Palko, Tyler at QB for Pittsburgh.

3 and 13 at PITT36

Palko, Tyler punt 19 yards to the VT45, downed.

DRIVE SUMMARY: 5 plays, 16 yards, TOP 1:51

VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 14:06.

1 and 10 at VT45

Randall,B. rush over right end for no gain to the VT45 (Spencer, C.).

2 and 10 at VT45

Randall,B. rush left for 11 yards to the PITT44, 1ST DOWN VT (Moore, Lewis).

1 and 10 at PITT44

Easlick,D. rush over left guard for no gain to the PITT44 (Hayes, Gerald;Smith, Thomas).

2 and 10 at PITT44

Randall,B. rush over right end for 4 yards to the PITT40 (Gillard, Tyrone).

3 and 6 at PITT40

Randall,B. sideline pass complete to Wilford,E. for 19 yards to the PITT21, 1ST DOWN VT (Robinson, Shawn).

1 and 10 at PITT21

Suggs,L. rush left for 3 yards to the PITT18 (Moore, Lewis), PENALTY VT holding 10 yards to the PITT31, NO PLAY.

1 and 20 at PITT31

Randall,B. screen pass complete to Suggs,L. for 8 yards to the PITT23, out-of-bounds (Morris, Tez;Moore, Lewis).

2 and 12 at PITT23

Randall,B. rush up middle for loss of 1 yard to the PITT24 (Belnecke, Brian;Stephens, Dan).

3 and 13 at PITT24

Randall,B. sacked for loss of 4 yards to the PITT28 (Guzek, Brian).

Timeout Virginia Tech, clock 09:00.

4 and 17 at PITT28

Randall,B. pass intercepted by Cox, Torrie at the PITT0, Cox, Torrie return 38 yards to the PITT38 (Wilford,E.).

DRIVE SUMMARY: 9 plays, 27 yards, TOP 5:24

PITTSBURGH drive start at 08:42.

Rutherford, Rod at QB for Pittsburgh.

1 and 10 at PITT38

Rutherford, Rod rush for no gain to the PITT38, fumble by Rutherford, Rod recovered by PITT Rutherford, Rod at PITT38.

2 and 10 at PITT38

Rutherford, Rod rush over right end for 2 yards to the PITT40 (Anderson,J.;Baaqee,M.).

3 and 8 at PITT40

Rutherford, Rod middle pass complete to Wilson, Kris for 7 yards to the PITT47 (Baaqee,M.;Sandidge,T.).

4 and 1 at PITT47

Lee, Andy punt 35 yards to the VT18, downed.

DRIVE SUMMARY: 3 plays, 9 yards, TOP 2:18

VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 06:24.

1 and 10 at VT18

Randall,B. pass complete to Witten,S. for 13 yards to the VT31, 1ST DOWN VT (Spencer, S.), PENALTY PITT roughing passer 15 yards to the VT46, 1ST DOWN VT.

1st and 10.

1 and 10 at VT46

PENALTY VT false start 5 yards to the VT41.

1 and 15 at VT41

Suggs,L. rush over left guard for 7 yards to the VT48 (Morris, Tez;Spencer, C.).

2 and 8 at VT48

Suggs,L. rush left for 2 yards to the 50 yardline (Morris, Tez).

3 and 6 at VT50

Randall,B. rush over right tackle for 5 yards to the PITT45 (Guzek, Brian).

4 and 1 at PITT45

Burns,V. punt 24 yards to the PITT21, downed.

DRIVE SUMMARY: 4 plays, 37 yards, TOP 2:55

PITTSBURGH drive start at 03:29.

1 and 10 at PITT21

Rutherford, Rod rush for loss of 4 yards to the PITT17 (Lallis,J.).

2 and 14 at PITT17

Rutherford, Rod middle pass complete to Wilson, Kris for 8 yards to the PITT25 (Pile,W.).

3 and 6 at PITT25

Rutherford, Rod slant pass incomplete to Fitzgerald, L..

4 and 6 at PITT25

Lee, Andy punt 46 yards to the VT29, Hall,D. return 5 yards to the VT34 (Furman, Marcus).

DRIVE SUMMARY: 3 plays, 4 yards, TOP 1:35

VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 01:54.

1 and 10 at VT34

Randall,B. slant pass complete to Parham,T. for 13 yards to the VT47, 1ST DOWN VT (Gillard, Tyrone).

1 and 10 at VT47

Randall,B. sacked for loss of 2 yards to the VT45 (Crochunis, V.).

Timeout Virginia Tech, clock 01:25.

2 and 12 at VT45

Randall,B. sideline pass complete to Witten,S. for 9 yards to the PITT46, out-of-bounds (Spencer, S.).

3 and 3 at PITT46

Randall,B. middle pass complete to Wilford,E. for 5 yards to the PITT41, 1ST DOWN VT (Robinson, Shawn).

1 and 10 at PITT41

Randall,B. pass incomplete (Moore, Lewis).

2 and 10 at PITT41

Randall,B. crossing pass complete to Witten,S. for 7 yards to the PITT34 (Spencer, S.).

3 and 3 at PITT34

Randall,B. deep pass incomplete to Parham,T. (Spencer, S.).

4 and 3 at PITT34

Randall,B. sacked for loss of 1 yard to the PITT35 (Harriott, C.).

DRIVE SUMMARY: 8 plays, 31 yards, TOP 1:31

PITTSBURGH drive start at 00:23.

PITT ball on PITT36.

1 and 10 at PITT36

TEAM rush for loss of 1 yard to the PITT35.

End of half, clock 00:00.

2nd Quarter Stats

		Time	1st Downs				Conversions
Quarter Summary	Score	Poss	R	P	X	T	3rd	4th	Rushing	Passing	Penalties
Pittsburgh	0	05:10	0	0	0	0	1-3	0-0	5--6	2-4-0-15	1-15
Virginia Tech	0	09:50	1	4	1	6	2-5	0-2	11-21	7-10-1-74	2-15

3rd Quarter

Start of 3rd quarter, clock 15:00, PITT ball on PITT35.

Abdul, David kickoff 47 yards to the VT18, Johnson,R. return 10 yards to the VT28 (Humphries, C.).

DRIVE SUMMARY: 1 plays, 0 yards, TOP 0:23

VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 15:00.

1 and 10 at VT28

Suggs,L. rush over left tackle for 8 yards to the VT36 (Belnecke, Brian;Morris, Tez), PENALTY PITT face mask 5 yards to the VT41, 1ST DOWN VT.

1 and 10 at VT41

Randall,B. rush over right tackle for no gain to the VT41 (Guzek, Brian).

2nd and 10.

2 and 10 at VT41

Suggs,L. rush left for 59 yards to the PITT0, 1ST DOWN VT, TOUCHDOWN, clock 13:52.

Pittsburgh: - Virginia Tech:

Schmitt,N. kick attempt good.

Pittsburgh: - Virginia Tech:

Mollerup,J. kickoff 65 yards to the PITT0, Cox, Torrie return 24 yards to the PITT24 (F. Williams,J), PENALTY PITT holding 10 yards to the PITT14, 1st and 10, PITT ball on PITT14.

DRIVE SUMMARY: 3 plays, 72 yards, TOP 1:08

PITTSBURGH drive start at 13:52.

1 and 10 at PITT14

Miree, Brandon rush over right tackle for 6 yards to the PITT20 (Hall,D.;Daniels,M.).

2 and 4 at PITT20

Miree, Brandon rush draw play for 3 yards to the PITT23 (Pile,W.;Daniels,M.).

3 and 1 at PITT23

Rutherford, Rod rush up middle for 2 yards to the PITT25, 1ST DOWN PITT (Baaqee,M.).

1 and 10 at PITT25

Rutherford, Rod deep pass incomplete to Wilson, Kris (Pile,W.).

2 and 10 at PITT25

Rutherford, Rod rush left for 1 yard to the PITT26 (Baaqee,M.).

Temp:39 Wind Chill:31

3 and 9 at PITT26

Rutherford, Rod sideline pass incomplete to Fitzgerald, L., QB hurry by Hardee,B., PENALTY VT personal foul 15 yards to the PITT41, 1ST DOWN PITT.

1st and 10.

1 and 10 at PITT41

Rutherford, Rod deep pass complete to Wilson, Kris for 45 yards to the VT14, 1ST DOWN PITT (F. Williams,J).

1 and 10 at VT14

Rutherford, Rod flag pass complete to Fitzgerald, L. for 14 yards to the VT0, 1ST DOWN PITT, TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:39.

Pittsburgh: - Virginia Tech:

Abdul, David kick attempt good.

Pittsburgh: - Virginia Tech:

Abdul, David kickoff 51 yards to the VT14, Johnson,R. return 16 yards to the VT30, PENALTY VT holding 10 yards to the VT20, 1st and 10, VT ball on VT20.

DRIVE SUMMARY: 8 plays, 86 yards, TOP 3:13

VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 10:39.

1 and 10 at VT20

Randall,B. screen pass complete to Wilford,E. for 8 yards to the VT28 (Gillard, Tyrone), PENALTY VT holding 10 yards to the VT18.

1st and 12.

1 and 12 at VT18

Suggs,L. rush right for 3 yards to the VT21 (Hayes, Gerald).

2 and 9 at VT21

Suggs,L. rush right for loss of 1 yard to the VT20 (Hayes, Gerald;Moore, Lewis).

3 and 10 at VT20

Randall,B. sacked for loss of 4 yards to the VT16 (Moore, Lewis).

4 and 14 at VT16

Burns,V. punt 56 yards to the PITT28.

DRIVE SUMMARY: 4 plays, -4 yards, TOP 2:42

PITTSBURGH drive start at 07:57.

1 and 10 at PITT28

Miree, Brandon rush right for 10 yards to the PITT38, 1ST DOWN PITT (Manning,B.).

1 and 10 at PITT38

Murphy, Tim rush up middle for 52 yards to the VT10, 1ST DOWN PITT (Manning,B.).

1st and 9.

1 and 9 at VT10

Rutherford, Rod post pass complete to Fitzgerald, L. for 10 yards to the VT0, 1ST DOWN PITT, TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:09.

Pittsburgh: - Virginia Tech:

Abdul, David kick attempt good.

Pittsburgh: - Virginia Tech:

Abdul's kick bounced off of the left upright and went in.

Abdul, David kickoff 65 yards to the VT0, touchback.

DRIVE SUMMARY: 3 plays, 72 yards, TOP 0:48

VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 07:09.

1 and 10 at VT20

Suggs,L. rush right for 8 yards to the VT28 (Gillard, Tyrone).

2 and 2 at VT28

Suggs,L. rush over left tackle for 3 yards to the VT31, 1ST DOWN VT (Belnecke, Brian;Moore, Lewis).

1 and 10 at VT31

Suggs,L. rush up middle for 3 yards to the VT34 (Hayes, Gerald;Stephens, Dan).

2 and 7 at VT34

Randall,B. screen pass complete to Humes,C. for 15 yards to the VT49, 1ST DOWN VT (Spencer, S.).

1 and 10 at VT49

Suggs,L. rush for loss of 3 yards to the VT46, fumble by Suggs,L. recovered by PITT Spencer, C. at VT46.

DRIVE SUMMARY: 5 plays, 26 yards, TOP 2:22

PITTSBURGH drive start at 04:47.

PITT ball on VT45.

1 and 10 at VT45

Miree, Brandon rush over right tackle for 6 yards to the VT39 (Lewis,K.;Whitaker,R.).

Ronyell Whitaker injured on the play for Virginia Tech.

2 and 4 at VT39

Murphy, Tim rush up middle for 6 yards to the VT33, 1ST DOWN PITT (Manning,B.).

1 and 10 at VT33

Rutherford, Rod screen pass complete to Slade, Lamar for 11 yards to the VT22, 1ST DOWN PITT (Crawford,M.).

1 and 10 at VT22

Miree, Brandon rush over left guard for 7 yards to the VT15 (Pile,W.;Wilds,G.).

2 and 3 at VT15

Miree, Brandon rush over right guard for 6 yards to the VT9, 1ST DOWN PITT (Cobb,L.).

1 and Goal at VT09

Miree, Brandon rush draw play for loss of 1 yard to the VT10 (Anderson,J.).

2 and Goal at VT10

Rutherford, Rod rush right for 5 yards to the VT5 (Lewis,K.;Cobb,L.).

3 and Goal at VT05

Rutherford, Rod pass intercepted by Hall,D. at the VT0, Hall,D. return 46 yards to the VT46 (Petitti, Rob).

DRIVE SUMMARY: 8 plays, 41 yards, TOP 3:21

VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 01:26.

1 and 10 at VT46

Suggs,L. rush over right tackle for 4 yards to the 50 yardline (Morris, Tez).

2 and 6 at VT50

Suggs,L. rush right for 8 yards to the PITT42 (Morris, Tez;Belnecke, Brian), PENALTY VT holding 10 yards to the VT48.

2nd and 8.

2 and 8 at VT48

Randall,B. slant pass complete to Wilford,E. for 8 yards to the PITT44, 1ST DOWN VT, out-of-bounds (Morris, Tez).

1 and 10 at PITT44

Suggs,L. rush over left end for 4 yards to the PITT40 (Belnecke, Brian).

3rd Quarter Stats

		Time	1st Downs				Conversions
Quarter Summary	Score	Poss	R	P	X	T	3rd	4th	Rushing	Passing	Penalties
Pittsburgh	14	07:22	5	4	1	10	1-3	0-0	12-103	4-7-1-80	2-15
Virginia Tech	7	07:38	2	2	1	5	0-1	0-0	13-92	3-3-0-31	4-45

4th Quarter

Start of 4th quarter, clock 15:00.

2 and 6 at PITT40

Suggs,L. rush left for 8 yards to the PITT32, 1ST DOWN VT (Cox, Torrie;Morris, Tez).

1 and 10 at PITT32

Suggs,L. rush over left tackle for 3 yards to the PITT29 (Hayes, Gerald).

2 and 7 at PITT29

Suggs,L. rush over right tackle for 3 yards to the PITT26 (Morris, Tez;Guzek, Brian).

3 and 4 at PITT26

Randall,B. rush over right end for 1 yard to the PITT25 (Stephens, Dan;Guzek, Brian).

Timeout Virginia Tech, clock 12:47.

4 and 3 at PITT25

Schmitt,N. field goal attempt from 42 MISSED - short, spot at PITT25, clock 12:41.

DRIVE SUMMARY: 9 plays, 29 yards, TOP 3:45

PITTSBURGH drive start at 12:41.

1 and 10 at PITT25

Miree, Brandon rush over left guard for 6 yards to the PITT31 (Lallis,J.;Daniels,M.).

2 and 4 at PITT31

Miree, Brandon rush up middle for 22 yards to the VT47, 1ST DOWN PITT (Hardee,B.).

1 and 10 at VT47

Rutherford, Rod pass incomplete to Slade, Lamar (Hall,D.).

2 and 10 at VT47

Rutherford, Rod rush over left end for no gain to the VT47 (Davis,J.).

3 and 10 at VT47

Rutherford, Rod post pass complete to Fitzgerald, L. for 13 yards to the VT34, 1ST DOWN PITT (Hall,D.).

1 and 10 at VT34

Miree, Brandon rush up middle for loss of 3 yards to the VT37 (Lewis,J.).

Timeout Pittsburgh, clock 09:55.

2 and 13 at VT37

Rutherford, Rod pass intercepted by Pile,W. at the VT35, Pile,W. return 15 yards to the 50 yardline (Fitzgerald, L.), QB hurry by Colas,C..

DRIVE SUMMARY: 7 plays, 38 yards, TOP 2:58

VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 09:43.

1 and 10 at VT50

Suggs,L. rush over left guard for no gain to the 50 yardline (Moore, Lewis).

2 and 10 at VT50

Randall,B. pass incomplete (Moore, Lewis).

3 and 10 at VT50

Randall,B. rush for 4 yards to the PITT46 (Harriott, C.).

4 and 6 at PITT46

Burns,V. punt 46 yards to the PITT0, touchback.

DRIVE SUMMARY: 3 plays, 4 yards, TOP 1:21

PITTSBURGH drive start at 08:22.

Attendance: 64,791

1 and 10 at PITT20

Rutherford, Rod rush left for 8 yards to the PITT28 (Pile,W.).

2 and 2 at PITT28

Miree, Brandon rush up middle for no gain to the PITT28 (Lewis,J.).

3 and 2 at PITT28

Miree, Brandon rush up middle for 1 yard to the PITT29 (E. Williams,J;Anderson,J.).

4 and 1 at PITT29

Lee, Andy punt 50 yards to the VT21, Hall,D. return 0 yards to the VT21, fumble by Hall,D. recovered by VT Hall,D. at VT21, Hall,D. for 2 yards to the VT23 (Ferguson, W.).

DRIVE SUMMARY: 3 plays, 9 yards, TOP 1:49

VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 06:33, VT ball on VT23.

1 and 10 at VT23

Suggs,L. rush over right tackle for 2 yards to the VT25 (Guzek, Brian;Harriott, C.).

2 and 8 at VT25

Suggs,L. rush left for loss of 3 yards to the VT22 (Gillard, Tyrone).

3 and 11 at VT22

Randall,B. sacked for loss of 1 yard to the VT21 (Crochunis, V.).

4 and 12 at VT21

Burns,V. punt 32 yards to the PITT47, downed.

DRIVE SUMMARY: 3 plays, -2 yards, TOP 2:13

PITTSBURGH drive start at 04:20.

1 and 10 at PITT47

Miree, Brandon rush over left guard for 53 yards to the VT0, 1ST DOWN PITT, TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:11.

Pittsburgh: - Virginia Tech:

Abdul, David kick attempt good.

Pittsburgh: - Virginia Tech:

Abdul, David kickoff 62 yards to the VT3, Johnson,R. return 17 yards to the VT20 (Leichty, Shane).

DRIVE SUMMARY: 1 plays, 53 yards, TOP 0:09

VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 04:11.

1 and 10 at VT20

Randall,B. slant pass incomplete to Johnson,R..

2 and 10 at VT20

Randall,B. sideline pass incomplete to Witten,S..

3 and 10 at VT20

Randall,B. deep pass incomplete to Wilford,E..

4 and 10 at VT20

Burns,V. punt 47 yards to the PITT33, Robinson, Shawn return -1 yards to the PITT32 (Fuller,V.).

DRIVE SUMMARY: 3 plays, 0 yards, TOP 0:32

PITTSBURGH drive start at 03:39.

1 and 10 at PITT32

Miree, Brandon rush over right guard for 1 yard to the PITT33 (Adibi,N.;Manning,B.).

2 and 9 at PITT33

Miree, Brandon rush over left tackle for 3 yards to the PITT36 (Lewis,K.;Cobb,L.).

Timeout Virginia Tech, clock 02:51.

3 and 6 at PITT36

Miree, Brandon rush over left end for 10 yards to the PITT46, 1ST DOWN PITT (Wilds,G.).

1 and 10 at PITT46

Miree, Brandon rush over left guard for no gain to the PITT46 (Cobb,L.;Manning,B.).

Timeout Virginia Tech, clock 02:12.

2 and 10 at PITT46

Miree, Brandon rush right for 4 yards to the 50 yardline (Hall,D.;Hardee,B.).

3 and 6 at PITT50

Miree, Brandon rush up middle for no gain to the 50 yardline (Colas,C.;Manning,B.).

Timeout Pittsburgh, clock 00:44.

4 and 6 at PITT50

Lee, Andy punt 50 yards to the VT0, touchback.

DRIVE SUMMARY: 6 plays, 18 yards, TOP 3:02

VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 00:37.

1 and 10 at VT20

Randall,B. post pass incomplete to Witten,S..

Clock 00:32.

2 and 10 at VT20

Randall,B. sacked for loss of 14 yards to the VT6 (Harriott, C.), fumble by Randall,B. recovered by VT Randall,B. at VT6.

3 and 24 at VT06

Randall,B. pass complete to Wilford,E. for 33 yards to the VT39, 1ST DOWN VT (Spencer, S.), PENALTY PITT roughing passer 15 yards to the PITT46, 1ST DOWN VT.

1st and 10.

Clock 00:13.

1 and 10 at PITT46

Randall,B. pass incomplete to Wilford,E..

End of game, clock 00:00.

DRIVE SUMMARY: 4 plays, 34 yards, TOP 0:37

4th Quarter Stats

		Time	1st Downs				Conversions
Quarter Summary	Score	Poss	R	P	X	T	3rd	4th	Rushing	Passing	Penalties
Pittsburgh	7	07:58	3	1	0	4	2-4	0-0	14-105	1-3-1-13	1-15
Virginia Tech	0	07:02	1	1	1	3	1-5	0-0	10-3	1-7-0-33	0-0

Participation

Pittsburgh - Starters
Pos	No.	Offense











Pos	No.	Defense

Pittsburgh: 1-Larry Fitzgerald , 2-Marcus Furman , 5-Torrie Cox , 7-Shawn Robinson , 10-Tyler Palko , 12-Rod Rutherford , 15-Brian Belnecke , 16-David Abdul , 17-Corey Humphries , 19-Shawntae Spencer , 20-Tez Morris , 22-Shane Leichty , 23-Tim Murphy , 25-Brandon Miree , 27-William Ferguson , 31-Tyrone Gillard , 32-Lousaka Polite , 36-Andy Lee , 47-Brian Guzek , 48-Lewis Moore , 51-Gerald Hayes , 55-Thomas Smith , 56-Charles Spencer , 78-Rob Petitte , 83-Kris Wilson , 86-Lamar Slade , 90-Claude Harriott , 94-Dan Stephens , 96-Vince Crochunis .

Virginia Tech - Starters
Pos	No.	Offense
QB	3	Bryan Randall
SE	19	Ernest Wilford
TB	22	Lee Suggs
FL	26	Shawn Witten
FB	43	Doug Easlick
RT	52	Jimmy Martin
LT	57	Anthony Davis
LG	60	Jacob Gibson
C	64	Jake Grove
RG	74	Luke Owens
TE	90	Jeff King
Pos	No.	Defense
FC	2	Ronyell Whitaker
BC	4	DeAngelo Hall
ROV	21	Michael Crawford
FS	35	Willie Pile
ILB	45	Mikal Baaqee
ILB	47	James Anderson
OLB	48	Brandon Manning
DT	70	Kevin Lewis
DE	83	Nathaniel Adibi
DT	91	Jason Lallis
DE	95	Jim Davis

Virginia Tech: 7-Kevin Jones , 8-Vincent Fuller , 9-Terrell Parham , 12-Richard Johnson , 16-Chris Clifton , 17-Garnell Wilds , 18-Jimmy F. Williams , 23-Nic Schmitt , 24-D.J. Walton , 25-Billy Hardee , 27-Justin Hamilton , 28-Lamar Cobb , 30-Cary Wade , 31-Mike Daniels , 32-Cedric Humes , 33-Chad Cooper , 38-Vinnie Burns , 40-Blake Warren , 41-Jordan Trott , 42-Josh Spence , 55-Ken Keister , 56-Jonathan Lewis , 58-Darryl Tapp , 67-Anthony Nelson , 71-Tim Sandidge , 76-James Miller , 79-Jon Dunn , 81-Chris Shreve , 85-Jared Mazzetta , 86-Keith Willis , 97-Jon Mollerup , 98-Jimmy E. Williams , 99-Cols Colas .

Progressions

Pittsburgh Quarterback Progression

#12 - Rod Rutherford
11-25, 208 yds (3 TD, 2 INT)

DOWN & DISTANCE	ATT	YDS	RESULT	TARGET
1st Quarter
1st & 10 on the PITT23	1	37	1st	L. Fitzgerald
1st & 15 on the VT18	2	-		L. Fitzgerald
3rd & 8 on the VT11	3	-		Lamar Slade
2nd & 11 on the VT15	4	-5	SACK/FUMBLE
3rd & 14 on the PITT39	5	-6	SACK
1st & 10 on the PITT20	6	-		L. Fitzgerald
2nd & 10 on the PITT20	7	-
3rd & 10 on the PITT20	8	-		Lamar Slade
1st & 10 on the PITT37	9	-		Lamar Slade
2nd & 10 on the PITT37	10	7		Brandon Miree
3rd & 3 on the PITT44	11	25	1st	Kris Wilson
1st & 10 on the VT31	12	31	TD	L. Fitzgerald
1st & 10 on the PITT20	13	-		L. Fitzgerald
2nd Quarter
1st & 10 on the PITT39	1 14	-		L. Fitzgerald
3rd & 8 on the PITT40	2 15	7		Kris Wilson
2nd & 14 on the PITT17	3 16	8		Kris Wilson
3rd & 6 on the PITT25	4 17	-		L. Fitzgerald
3rd Quarter
1st & 10 on the PITT25	1 18	-		Kris Wilson
3rd & 9 on the PITT26	2 19	-	1st	L. Fitzgerald
1st & 10 on the PITT41	3 20	45	1st	Kris Wilson
1st & 10 on the VT14	4 21	14	TD	L. Fitzgerald
1st & 9 on the VT10	5 22	10	TD	L. Fitzgerald
1st & 10 on the VT33	6 23	11	1st	Lamar Slade
3rd & Goal on the VT05	7 24	-	INT
4th Quarter
1st & 10 on the VT47	1 25	-		Lamar Slade
3rd & 10 on the VT47	2 26	13	1st	L. Fitzgerald
2nd & 13 on the VT37	3 27	-	INT

Virginia Tech Quarterback Progression

#3 - Bryan Randall
12-22, 145 yds (0 TD, 1 INT)

DOWN & DISTANCE	ATT	YDS	RESULT	TARGET
1st Quarter
2nd & 9 on the VT21	1	-7	SACK/FUMBLE
3rd & 2 on the VT29	2	-
1st & 10 on the VT29	3	7		E. Wilford
2nd Quarter
3rd & 6 on the PITT40	1 4	19	1st	E. Wilford
1st & 20 on the PITT31	2 5	8		L. Suggs
3rd & 13 on the PITT24	3 6	-4	SACK
4th & 17 on the PITT28	4 7	-	INT
1st & 10 on the VT18	5 8	13	1st	S. Witten
1st & 10 on the VT34	6 9	13	1st	T. Parham
1st & 10 on the VT47	7 10	-2	SACK
2nd & 12 on the VT45	8 11	9		S. Witten
3rd & 3 on the PITT46	9 12	5	1st	E. Wilford
1st & 10 on the PITT41	10 13	-
2nd & 10 on the PITT41	11 14	7		S. Witten
3rd & 3 on the PITT34	12 15	-		T. Parham
4th & 3 on the PITT34	13 16	-1	SACK
3rd Quarter
1st & 10 on the VT20	1 17	8	1st	E. Wilford
3rd & 10 on the VT20	2 18	-4	SACK
2nd & 7 on the VT34	3 19	15	1st	C. Humes
2nd & 8 on the VT48	4 20	8	1st	E. Wilford
4th Quarter
2nd & 10 on the VT50	1 21	-
3rd & 11 on the VT22	2 22	-1	SACK
1st & 10 on the VT20	3 23	-		R. Johnson
2nd & 10 on the VT20	4 24	-		S. Witten
3rd & 10 on the VT20	5 25	-		E. Wilford
1st & 10 on the VT20	6 26	-		S. Witten
2nd & 10 on the VT20	7 27	-14	SACK/FUMBLE
3rd & 24 on the VT06	8 28	33	1st	E. Wilford
1st & 10 on the PITT46	9 29	-		E. Wilford