
Pittsburgh 38
(9-4, 5-2 Big East)

Oregon St 13
(8-5, 4-4 Pac-12)
9:30 PM ET, December 26, 2002
Wagner Stadium, STATEN ISLAND, NY
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | PITT | ORST | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | TD | 11:50 | LARRY FITZGERALD 40 YD PASS FROM ROD RUTHERFORD (DAVID ABDUL KICK) Drive info: 6 plays, 69 yards. | 7 | 0 |
![]() | TD | 9:54 | JAMES NEWSON 65 YD PASS FROM DEREK ANDERSON (KIRK YLINIEMI KICK) Drive info: 3 plays, 72 yards. | 7 | 7 |
| SECOND QUARTER | PITT | ORST | |||
![]() | FG | 7:56 | KIRK YLINIEMI 50 YD FG Drive info: 10 plays, 58 yards. | 7 | 10 |
![]() | FG | 0:00 | DAVID ABDUL 45 YD FG Drive info: 7 plays, 5 yards. | 10 | 10 |
| THIRD QUARTER | PITT | ORST | |||
![]() | TD | 12:08 | ROD RUTHERFORD 1 YD RUN (DAVID ABDUL KICK) Drive info: 2 plays, 23 yards. | 17 | 10 |
![]() | TD | 3:26 | SHAWN ROBINSON 66 YD PUNT RETURN (DAVID ABDUL KICK) | 24 | 10 |
![]() | FG | 0:36 | KIRK YLINIEMI 31 YD FG Drive info: 10 plays, 56 yards. | 24 | 13 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | PITT | ORST | |||
![]() | TD | 5:38 | BRANDON MIREE 7 YD RUN (DAVID ABDUL KICK) Drive info: 7 plays, 44 yards. | 31 | 13 |
![]() | TD | 3:02 | TYLER PALKO 8 YD RUN (DAVID ABDUL KICK) Drive info: 4 plays, 18 yards. | 38 | 13 |
Team Stat Comparison
| PITT | ORST | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 21 | 20 |
3rd down efficiency | 5-13 | 8-18 |
4th down efficiency | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Total Yards | 300 | 327 |
| Passing | 183 | 319 |
Comp-Att | 13-26 | 21-45 |
Yards per pass | 5.9 | 6.6 |
| Rushing | 117 | 8 |
Rushing Attempts | 41 | 32 |
Yards per rush | 2.9 | 0.3 |
| Penalties | 7-55 | 9-90 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
Fumbles lost | 0 | 1 |
Interceptions thrown | 0 | 1 |
| Possession | 30:20 | 29:40 |
| Pittsburgh Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| Rod Rutherford | 13/26 | 183 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 13/26 | 183 | 5.9 | -- | -- |
| Oregon State Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| Derek Anderson | 21/45 | 319 | 7.1 | 1 | 1 |
| Team | 21/45 | 319 | 6.6 | -- | -- |
| Pittsburgh Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Brandon Miree | 20 | 113 | 5.7 | 1 | 23 |
| Lousaka Polite | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 6 |
| Tyler Palko | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 1 | 8 |
| Jawan Walker | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tim Murphy | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -2 |
| Rod Rutherford | 12 | -14 | -1.2 | 1 | 9 |
| Team | 41 | 117 | 2.9 | -- | -- |
| Oregon State Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Steven Jackson | 19 | 34 | 1.8 | 0 | 9 |
| Dwight Wright, Jr. | 7 | 22 | 3.1 | 0 | 7 |
| Derek Anderson | 6 | -48 | -8.0 | 0 | -3 |
| Team | 32 | 8 | 0.3 | -- | -- |
| Pittsburgh Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Larry Fitzgerald | 5 | 88 | 17.6 | 1 | 40 |
| Lamar Slade | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 0 | 18 |
| Brandon Miree | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | 26 |
| Marcus Furman | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 12 |
| Kris Wilson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Team | 13 | 183 | 5.9 | -- | -- |
| Oregon State Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| James Newson | 10 | 165 | 16.5 | 1 | 65 |
| Tim Euhus | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 0 | 35 |
| Cole Clasen | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | 19 |
| Shawn Kintner | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 13 |
| Steven Jackson | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Kenny Farley | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Team | 21 | 319 | 6.6 | -- | -- |
| Pittsburgh Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| Tez Morris | 1 | 37 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 37 | -- |
| Pittsburgh Kickoff Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Torrie Cox | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Shawntae Spencer | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Team | 4 | 61 | 15.3 | -- | -- |
| Oregon State Kickoff Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Brandon Catenese | 5 | 115 | 23.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Calvin Carlyle | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Team | 6 | 152 | 25.3 | -- | -- |
| Pittsburgh Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Shawn Robinson | 4 | 83 | 20.8 | 66 | 1 |
| Team | 4 | 83 | 20.8 | -- | -- |
| Oregon State Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Aric Williams | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Team | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | -- | -- |
| Pittsburgh Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |||
| Andy Lee | 7 | 287 | 41.0 | 55 | ||
| Team | 7 | 287 | 41.0 | -- | ||
| Oregon State Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |||
| Carl Tobey | 6 | 241 | 40.2 | 54 | ||
| Team | 6 | 241 | 40.2 | -- | ||



