
Pittsburgh 45
(6-4, 2-3 Big East)

Connecticut 46
(4-5, 1-3 Big East)
3:30 PM ET, November 11, 2006
Rentschler Field, EAST HARTFORD, CT
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | PITT | CONN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | FG | 9:56 | MATT NUZIE 47 YD FG Drive info: 11 plays, 50 yards. | 0 | 3 |
![]() | TD | 8:04 | STEVE BUCHES 14 YD PASS FROM TYLER PALKO (CONOR LEE KICK) Drive info: 4 plays, 47 yards. | 7 | 3 |
![]() | TD | 0:02 | STEVE BUCHES 3 YD PASS FROM TYLER PALKO (CONOR LEE KICK) Drive info: 10 plays, 70 yards. | 14 | 3 |
| SECOND QUARTER | PITT | CONN | |||
![]() | TD | 11:22 | TERENCE JEFFERS 11 YD PASS FROM D.J. HERNANDEZ (TONY CIARAVINO KICK) Drive info: 10 plays, 84 yards. | 14 | 10 |
![]() | TD | 6:55 | DONALD BROWN II 4 YD RUN (TONY CIARAVINO KICK) Drive info: 8 plays, 37 yards. | 14 | 17 |
![]() | TD | 2:55 | LAROD STEPHENS-HOWLING 26 YD RUN (CONOR LEE KICK) Drive info: 8 plays, 90 yards. | 21 | 17 |
| THIRD QUARTER | PITT | CONN | |||
![]() | FG | 6:42 | CONOR LEE 28 YD FG Drive info: 6 plays, 19 yards. | 24 | 17 |
![]() | TD | 1:27 | TYLER PALKO 1 YD RUN (CONOR LEE KICK) Drive info: 7 plays, 62 yards. | 31 | 17 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | PITT | CONN | |||
![]() | TD | 7:53 | DONALD BROWN II 8 YD PASS FROM D.J. HERNANDEZ (TONY CIARAVINO KICK) Drive info: 12 plays, 98 yards. | 31 | 24 |
![]() | TD | 0:03 | DAN MURRAY 1 YD PASS FROM D.J. HERNANDEZ (TONY CIARAVINO KICK) Drive info: 11 plays, 77 yards. | 31 | 31 |
| OVERTIME | PITT | CONN | |||
![]() | TD | 0:00 | BRANDON YOUNG 11 YD PASS FROM D.J. HERNANDEZ (TONY CIARAVINO KICK) Drive info: 4 plays, 25 yards. | 31 | 38 |
![]() | TD | 0:00 | CONREDGE COLLINS 1 YD PASS FROM TYLER PALKO (CONOR LEE KICK) Drive info: 7 plays, 25 yards. | 38 | 38 |
![]() | TD | 0:00 | LAROD STEPHENS-HOWLING 1 YD RUN (CONOR LEE KICK) Drive info: 3 plays, 25 yards. | 45 | 38 |
![]() | TD | 0:00 | DONALD BROWN II 10 YD RUN (D.J. HERNANDEZ 2PT RUSH) Drive info: 4 plays, 25 yards. | 45 | 46 |
Team Stat Comparison
| PITT | CONN | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 22 | 30 |
3rd down efficiency | 5-12 | 11-19 |
4th down efficiency | 2-2 | 2-4 |
| Total Yards | 414 | 481 |
| Passing | 234 | 164 |
Comp-Att | 20-25 | 20-29 |
Yards per pass | 9.4 | 5.7 |
| Rushing | 180 | 317 |
Rushing Attempts | 41 | 62 |
Yards per rush | 4.4 | 5.1 |
| Penalties | 6-40 | 5-30 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
Fumbles lost | 0 | 1 |
Interceptions thrown | 0 | 0 |
| Possession | 27:24 | 32:36 |
| Pittsburgh Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| Tyler Palko | 20/25 | 234 | 9.4 | 3 | 0 |
| Team | 20/25 | 234 | 9.4 | -- | -- |
| Connecticut Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| D.J. Hernandez | 20/29 | 164 | 5.7 | 4 | 0 |
| Team | 20/29 | 164 | 5.7 | -- | -- |
| Pittsburgh Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| LaRod Stephens-Howling | 32 | 154 | 4.8 | 2 | 32 |
| Tyler Palko | 6 | 14 | 2.3 | 1 | 11 |
| Conredge Collins | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Team | 41 | 180 | 4.4 | -- | -- |
| Connecticut Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Donald Brown II | 43 | 205 | 4.8 | 2 | 19 |
| D.J. Hernandez | 17 | 130 | 7.6 | 0 | 38 |
| Larry Taylor | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Team | 62 | 317 | 5.1 | -- | -- |
| Pittsburgh Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Steve Buches | 5 | 73 | 14.6 | 2 | 29 |
| Derek Kinder | 5 | 65 | 13.0 | 0 | 24 |
| Oderick Turner | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 0 | 20 |
| Marcel Pestano | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Conredge Collins | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 1 | 17 |
| LaRod Stephens-Howling | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Team | 20 | 234 | 9.4 | -- | -- |
| Connecticut Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Larry Taylor | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 0 | 14 |
| Terence Jeffers | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 1 | 13 |
| Donald Brown II | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 1 | 13 |
| Brandon Young | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 1 | 15 |
| Steve Brouse | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Deon Anderson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Terry Caulley | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Dan Murray | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| D.J. Hernandez | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 20 | 164 | 5.7 | -- | -- |
| Pittsburgh Kickoff Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Lowell Robinson | 4 | 107 | 26.8 | 49 | 0 |
| TJ Porter | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Team | 6 | 116 | 19.3 | -- | -- |
| Connecticut Kickoff Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Robert McClain III | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Darius Butler | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Larry Taylor | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Team | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | -- | -- |
| Pittsburgh Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Darrelle Revis | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Connecticut Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Larry Taylor | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Robert McClain III | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | -- | -- |
| Pittsburgh Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |||
| Adam Graessle | 4 | 155 | 38.8 | 50 | ||
| Team | 4 | 155 | 38.8 | -- | ||
| Connecticut Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |||
| Chris Pavasaris | 3 | 112 | 37.3 | 41 | ||
| Team | 3 | 112 | 37.3 | -- | ||




