
Pittsburgh 21
(5-1, 2-0 Big East)

Syracuse 11
(3-3, 0-1 Big East)
12:00 PM ET, October 7, 2006
Carrier Dome, SYRACUSE, NY
Top Performers
Passing: P. Patterson (SYR) - 225 YDS, 1 TD
Rushing: L. Stephens-Howling (PITT) - 27 CAR, 221 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving: M. Williams (SYR) - 3 REC, 57 YDS, 1 TD
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | PITT | SYR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | TD | 12:31 | TYLER PALKO 4 YD RUN (CONOR LEE KICK) Drive info: 6 plays, 71 yards. | 7 | 0 |
| SECOND QUARTER | PITT | SYR | |||
![]() | FG | 12:16 | PATRICK SHADLE 44 YD FG Drive info: 11 plays, 48 yards. | 7 | 3 |
![]() | TD | 6:28 | LAROD STEPHENS-HOWLING 70 YD RUN (CONOR LEE KICK) Drive info: 1 plays, 70 yards. | 14 | 3 |
| THIRD QUARTER | PITT | SYR | |||
![]() | TD | 2:31 | STEVE BUCHES 1 YD PASS FROM TYLER PALKO (CONOR LEE KICK) Drive info: 11 plays, 63 yards. | 21 | 3 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | PITT | SYR | |||
![]() | TD | 4:05 | MIKE WILLIAMS 29 YD PASS FROM PERRY PATTERSON JR. (MIKE WILLIAMS 2PT PASS FROM PERRY PATTERSON JR.) Drive info: 5 plays, 70 yards. | 21 | 11 |
Team Stat Comparison
| PITT | SYR | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 16 | 18 |
3rd down efficiency | 4-11 | 5-13 |
4th down efficiency | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| Total Yards | 413 | 317 |
| Passing | 177 | 225 |
Comp-Att | 20-24 | 20-29 |
Yards per pass | 7.4 | 7.8 |
| Rushing | 236 | 92 |
Rushing Attempts | 35 | 33 |
Yards per rush | 6.7 | 2.8 |
| Penalties | 8-55 | 8-60 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
Fumbles lost | 1 | 3 |
Interceptions thrown | 0 | 0 |
| Possession | 31:14 | 28:46 |
| Pittsburgh Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| Tyler Palko | 20/24 | 177 | 7.4 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 20/24 | 177 | 7.4 | -- | -- |
| Syracuse Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| Perry Patterson Jr. | 20/29 | 225 | 7.8 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 20/29 | 225 | 7.8 | -- | -- |
| Pittsburgh Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| LaRod Stephens-Howling | 27 | 221 | 8.2 | 1 | 70 |
| Dorin Dickerson | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Tyler Palko | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 1 | 10 |
| Conredge Collins | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 35 | 236 | 6.7 | -- | -- |
| Syracuse Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Delone Carter | 16 | 57 | 3.6 | 0 | 27 |
| Curtis Brinkley | 7 | 27 | 3.9 | 0 | 11 |
| Perry Patterson Jr. | 10 | 8 | 0.8 | 0 | 12 |
| Team | 33 | 92 | 2.8 | -- | -- |
| Pittsburgh Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Oderick Turner | 6 | 37 | 6.2 | 0 | 9 |
| Steve Buches | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 1 | 30 |
| Cedric McGee | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 0 | 21 |
| Derek Kinder | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | 11 |
| Conredge Collins | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 7 |
| TJ Porter | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Team | 20 | 177 | 7.4 | -- | -- |
| Syracuse Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Donte Davis | 5 | 53 | 10.6 | 0 | 26 |
| Tom Ferron | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 0 | 19 |
| Mike Williams | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 1 | 29 |
| Delone Carter | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 15 |
| Paul Chiara | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Curtis Brinkley | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 7 |
| Timothy Lane | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| J.J. Nesheiwat | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Team | 20 | 225 | 7.8 | -- | -- |
| Pittsburgh Kickoff Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Lowell Robinson | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | -- | -- |
| Syracuse Kickoff Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Curtis Brinkley | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | -- | -- |
| Pittsburgh Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Darrelle Revis | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | -- | -- |
| Syracuse Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Bruce Williams | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Max Meisel | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | -- | -- |
| Pittsburgh Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |||
| Adam Graessle | 5 | 171 | 34.2 | 57 | ||
| Team | 5 | 171 | 34.2 | -- | ||
| Syracuse Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |||
| Brendan Carney | 5 | 204 | 40.8 | 45 | ||
| Team | 5 | 204 | 40.8 | -- | ||



