PITTSBURGH -- Pittsburgh's Larry Fitzgerald caught a
touchdown pass for the 13th consecutive game Saturday, tying the
NCAA record set last season by Charles Rogers of Michigan State.
Running a fade route, Fitzgerald stumbled momentarily but
recovered to make the catch of Rod Rutherford's 3-yard throw midway
through the first quarter against Syracuse.
The touchdown catch was Rutherford's 14th in seven games this
season, breaking the Big East single season record of 13 by Pitt's
Terry Murphy in 1997.
Fitzgerald, a sophomore, has caught 23 touchdown passes during
his 13-game streak.
Fitzgerald needs two touchdowns catches to tie Julius Dawkins'
single-season school record of 16, set as Dan Marino threw for 37
touchdowns in 1981.
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