Final
Rutgers 20
(7-0, 2-0 Big East)
Pittsburgh 10
(6-2, 2-1 Big East)
5:45 PM ET, October 21, 2006
Heinz Field, PITTSBURGH, PA
Top Performers
Passing: T. Palko (PITT) - 169 YDS, 1 TD
Rushing: R. Rice (RUTG) - 39 CAR, 225 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving: T. Underwood (RUTG) - 5 REC, 41 YDS, 1 TD
1st Quarter Play by Play | ||||
| Pittsburgh at 14:43 | RUTG | PITT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Graessle kickoff for 65 yards returned by Willie Foster for 40 yards to the Rutgr 40, fumbled at the Rutgr 40, recovered by Rutgr. | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rutgers at 14:09 | RUTG | PITT | ||
| 1st and 10 at RUTG 40 | Mike Teel pass complete to Tiquan Underwood for 7 yards to the Rutgr 47. | 0 | 0 | |
| 2nd and 3 at RUTG 47 | Brian Leonard rush for 3 yards to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at PITT 50 | Raymell Rice rush for 7 yards, fumbled at the Pitt 43, recovered by Darnell Stapleton at the Pitt 43. | |||
| 2nd and 3 at PITT 43 | Mike Teel pass complete to Brian Leonard for a loss of 2 yards to the Pitt 45. | |||
| 3rd and 5 at PITT 45 | Mike Teel pass incomplete to Clark Harris. | |||
| 4th and 5 at PITT 45 | Joe Radigan punt for 45 yards for a touchback. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: Rutgr drive: 5 plays 15 yards, 03:07 Rutgr PUNT | ||||
| Pittsburgh at 11:53 | RUTG | PITT | ||
| 1st and 10 at PITT 20 | Tyler Palko pass incomplete to Oderick Turner. | 0 | 0 | |
| 2nd and 10 at PITT 20 | Tyler Palko pass incomplete. | |||
| 3rd and 10 at PITT 20 | Tyler Palko rush for 11 yards to the Pitt 31 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at PITT 31 | Tyler Palko pass complete to LaRod Stephens-Howling for 16 yards to the Pitt 47 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at PITT 47 | LaRod Stephens-Howling rush for no gain to the Pitt 47. | |||
| 2nd and 10 at PITT 47 | Tyler Palko sacked by Brandon Renkart at the Pitt 41 for a loss of 6 yards. | |||
| 3rd and 16 at PITT 41 | Tyler Palko pass complete to Oderick Turner for a loss of 3 yards to the Pitt 38. | |||
| 4th and 19 at PITT 38 | Adam Graessle punt for 47 yards, returned by Willie Foster for 11 yards to the Rutgr 26, Rutgers penalty 10 yard illegal block accepted. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: Pitt drive: 7 plays 18 yards, 03:28 Pitt PUNT | ||||
| Rutgers at 8:25 | RUTG | PITT | ||
| 1st and 10 at RUTG 16 | Raymell Rice rush for 14 yards to the Rutgr 30 for a 1ST down. | 0 | 0 | |
| 1st and 10 at RUTG 30 | Brian Leonard rush for 3 yards to the Rutgr 33. | |||
| 2nd and 7 at RUTG 33 | Mike Teel pass complete to Brian Leonard for 2 yards to the Rutgr 35. | |||
| 3rd and 5 at RUTG 35 | Mike Teel pass incomplete to Kenny Britt. | |||
| 4th and 5 at RUTG 35 | Joe Radigan punt for 46 yards, fair catch by Darrelle Revis at the Pitt 19. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: Rutgr drive: 4 plays 19 yards, 02:11 Rutgr PUNT | ||||
| Pittsburgh at 6:14 | RUTG | PITT | ||
| 1st and 10 at PITT 19 | Pittsburgh penalty 0 yard illegal touching accepted, no play. | 0 | 0 | |
| 2nd and 10 at PITT 19 | Tyler Tipton rush for 3 yards to the Pitt 22. | |||
| 3rd and 7 at PITT 22 | Tyler Palko sacked by Eric Foster at the Pitt 12 for a loss of 10 yards. | |||
| 4th and 17 at PITT 12 | Pittsburgh penalty 6 yard holding accepted, no play. | |||
| 4th and 23 at PITT 6 | Adam Graessle punt for 45 yards, returned by Willie Foster for 13 yards to the Pitt 38. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: Pitt drive: 2 plays -13 yards, 01:49 Pitt PUNT | ||||
| Rutgers at 4:25 | RUTG | PITT | ||
| 1st and 10 at PITT 38 | Raymell Rice rush for 8 yards to the Pitt 30. | 0 | 0 | |
| 2nd and 2 at PITT 30 | Raymell Rice rush for 10 yards to the Pitt 20 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at PITT 20 | Raymell Rice rush for no gain to the Pitt 20. | |||
| 2nd and 10 at PITT 20 | Mike Teel pass complete to Tiquan Underwood for 5 yards to the Pitt 15. | |||
| 3rd and 5 at PITT 15 | Mike Teel pass incomplete to Tiquan Underwood. | |||
| 4th and 5 at PITT 15 | Jeremy Ito 32 yard field goal GOOD. | 3 | 0 | |
| Jeremy Ito kickoff for 64 yards returned by Steve Buches for 14 yards to the Pitt 15. | ||||
| DRIVE TOTALS: Rutgr drive: 6 plays 23 yards, 02:57 Rutgr FG | ||||
| Pittsburgh at 1:14 | RUTG | PITT | ||
| 1st and 10 at PITT 15 | LaRod Stephens-Howling rush for a loss of 4 yards to the Pitt 11. | 3 | 0 | |
| 2nd and 14 at PITT 11 | LaRod Stephens-Howling rush for 1 yard to the Pitt 12. | |||
| End of 1st Quarter | ||||
2nd Quarter Play by Play | ||||
| Pittsburgh at 15:00 | RUTG | PITT | ||
| 3rd and 13 at PITT 12 | Tyler Palko pass incomplete to Marcel Pestano. | 3 | 0 | |
| 4th and 13 at PITT 12 | Adam Graessle punt for 48 yards, fair catch by Willie Foster at the Rutgr 40. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: Pitt drive: 3 plays -3 yards, 01:28 Pitt PUNT | ||||
| Rutgers at 14:46 | RUTG | PITT | ||
| 1st and 10 at RUTG 40 | Raymell Rice rush for no gain to the Rutgr 40. | 3 | 0 | |
| 2nd and 10 at RUTG 40 | Mike Teel pass incomplete to Clark Harris. | |||
| 3rd and 10 at RUTG 40 | Mike Teel pass complete to Clark Harris for 7 yards to the Rutgr 47. | |||
| 4th and 3 at RUTG 47 | Joe Radigan punt for 51 yards downed at the Pitt 2. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: Rutgr drive: 3 plays 7 yards, 01:49 Rutgr PUNT | ||||
| Pittsburgh at 12:57 | RUTG | PITT | ||
| 1st and 10 at PITT 2 | Tyler Tipton rush for 3 yards to the Pitt 5. | 3 | 0 | |
| 2nd and 7 at PITT 5 | Tyler Tipton rush for 1 yard to the Pitt 6, Pittsburgh penalty holding on Derek Kinder declined. | |||
| 3rd and 6 at PITT 6 | Tyler Palko rush for 8 yards to the Pitt 14 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at PITT 14 | Tyler Palko pass incomplete to Steve Buches. | |||
| 2nd and 10 at PITT 14 | LaRod Stephens-Howling rush for 5 yards to the Pitt 19. | |||
| 3rd and 5 at PITT 19 | Tyler Palko pass complete to Steve Buches for 9 yards to the Pitt 28, Pittsburgh penalty 10 yard illegal block accepted. | |||
| 3rd and 6 at PITT 18 | Tyler Palko pass incomplete to Darrell Strong. | |||
| 4th and 6 at PITT 18 | Adam Graessle punt for 34 yards, fair catch by Willie Foster at the Rutgr 48. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: Pitt drive: 7 plays 16 yards, 02:29 Pitt PUNT | ||||
| Rutgers at 10:28 | RUTG | PITT | ||
| 1st and 10 at RUTG 48 | Mike Teel pass complete to Clark Harris for 8 yards to the Pitt 44. | 3 | 0 | |
| 2nd and 2 at PITT 44 | Raymell Rice rush for no gain to the Pitt 44. | |||
| 3rd and 2 at PITT 44 | Raymell Rice rush for 5 yards to the Pitt 39 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at PITT 39 | Mike Teel pass complete to Tiquan Underwood for 8 yards to the Pitt 31. | |||
| 2nd and 2 at PITT 31 | Raymell Rice rush for 6 yards to the Pitt 25 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at PITT 25 | Kordell Young rush for 1 yard to the Pitt 24. | |||
| 2nd and 9 at PITT 24 | Brian Leonard rush for 3 yards to the Pitt 21. | |||
| 3rd and 6 at PITT 21 | Timeout RUTGERS, clock 05:55. | |||
| 3rd and 6 at PITT 21 | Mike Teel pass incomplete to Dennis Campbell. | |||
| 4th and 6 at PITT 21 | Jeremy Ito 38 yard field goal MISSED. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: Rutgr drive: 9 plays 31 yards, 04:44 Rutgr FGA | ||||
| Pittsburgh at 5:44 | RUTG | PITT | ||
| 1st and 10 at PITT 21 | LaRod Stephens-Howling rush for 8 yards to the Pitt 29. | 3 | 0 | |
| 2nd and 2 at PITT 29 | LaRod Stephens-Howling rush for 7 yards to the Pitt 36 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at PITT 36 | Tyler Palko pass complete to Derek Kinder for 25 yards, fumbled at the Rutgr 39, recovered by Ron Girault at the Rutgr 39. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: Pitt drive: 3 plays 40 yards, 01:14 Pitt FUMB | ||||
| Rutgers at 4:30 | RUTG | PITT | ||
| 1st and 10 at RUTG 39 | Raymell Rice rush for 7 yards to the Rutgr 46. | 3 | 0 | |
| 2nd and 3 at RUTG 46 | Raymell Rice rush for 2 yards to the Rutgr 48. | |||
| 3rd and 1 at RUTG 48 | Raymell Rice rush for 6 yards to the Pitt 46 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at PITT 46 | Raymell Rice rush for 15 yards to the Pitt 31 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at PITT 31 | Brian Leonard rush for 6 yards to the Pitt 25. | |||
| 2nd and 4 at PITT 25 | Raymell Rice rush for 2 yards to the Pitt 23. | |||
| 3rd and 2 at PITT 23 | Timeout RUTGERS, clock 01:17. | |||
| 3rd and 2 at PITT 23 | Raymell Rice rush for 3 yards to the Pitt 20 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at PITT 20 | Mike Teel pass incomplete to Clark Harris. | |||
| 2nd and 10 at PITT 20 | Mike Teel pass complete to Clark Harris for 15 yards to the Pitt 5 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and Goal at PITT 5 | Raymell Rice rush for 3 yards to the Pitt 2. | |||
| 2nd and Goal at PITT 2 | Raymell Rice rush for a loss of 2 yards to the Pitt 4. | |||
| 3rd and Goal at PITT 4 | Timeout RUTGERS, clock 00:35. | |||
| 3rd and Goal at PITT 4 | Timeout PITTSBURGH, clock 00:35. | |||
| 3rd and Goal at PITT 4 | Mike Teel pass incomplete to Dennis Campbell. | |||
| 4th and Goal at PITT 4 | Jeremy Ito 21 yard field goal GOOD. | 6 | 0 | |
| Jeremy Ito kickoff for 65 yards returned by Lowell Robinson for 15 yards to the Pitt 15. | ||||
3rd Quarter Play by Play | ||||
| DRIVE TOTALS: Rutgr drive: 13 plays 57 yards, 04:01 Rutgr FG | ||||
| Rutgers at 15:00 | RUTG | PITT | ||
| Jeremy Ito kickoff for 63 yards out-of-bounds. | 6 | 0 | ||
| DRIVE TOTALS: Pitt drive: 1 play 0 yards, 00:19 Pitt END HALF | ||||
| Pittsburgh at 14:56 | RUTG | PITT | ||
| 1st and 10 at PITT 35 | LaRod Stephens-Howling rush for 18 yards to the Rutgr 47 for a 1ST down. | 6 | 0 | |
| 1st and 10 at RUTG 47 | LaRod Stephens-Howling rush for no gain to the Rutgr 47. | |||
| 2nd and 10 at RUTG 47 | Tyler Palko rush for 7 yards to the Rutgr 40. | |||
| 3rd and 3 at RUTG 40 | Tyler Palko pass complete to Marcel Pestano for 9 yards to the Rutgr 31 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at RUTG 31 | Tyler Palko rush for 4 yards to the Rutgr 27. | |||
| 2nd and 6 at RUTG 27 | Tyler Palko pass complete to Derek Kinder for a loss of 1 yard to the Rutgr 28. | |||
| 3rd and 7 at RUTG 28 | Tyler Palko pass incomplete. | |||
| 4th and 7 at RUTG 28 | Conor Lee 46 yard field goal GOOD. | 6 | 3 | |
| Adam Graessle kickoff for 29 yards fair catch by Kevin Malast at the Rutgr 36. | ||||
| DRIVE TOTALS: Pitt drive: 8 plays 37 yards, 03:57 Pitt FG | ||||
| Rutgers at 10:55 | RUTG | PITT | ||
| 1st and 10 at RUTG 36 | Raymell Rice rush for 6 yards to the Rutgr 42. | 6 | 3 | |
| 2nd and 4 at RUTG 42 | Raymell Rice rush for 3 yards to the Rutgr 45. | |||
| 3rd and 1 at RUTG 45 | Raymell Rice rush for no gain to the Rutgr 45. | |||
| 4th and 1 at RUTG 45 | Joe Radigan punt for 42 yards, fair catch by Darrelle Revis at the Pitt 13. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: Rutgr drive: 3 plays 9 yards, 01:57 Rutgr PUNT | ||||
| Pittsburgh at 8:58 | RUTG | PITT | ||
| 1st and 10 at PITT 13 | Tyler Palko pass incomplete to Derek Kinder. | 6 | 3 | |
| 2nd and 10 at PITT 13 | LaRod Stephens-Howling rush for 1 yard to the Pitt 14. | |||
| 3rd and 9 at PITT 14 | Tyler Palko pass complete to Steve Buches for 14 yards to the Pitt 28 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at PITT 28 | Tyler Palko pass complete to Derek Kinder for 9 yards to the Pitt 37. | |||
| 2nd and 1 at PITT 37 | LaRod Stephens-Howling rush for 1 yard to the Pitt 38 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at PITT 38 | Tyler Palko sacked by Brandon Renkart at the Pitt 30 for a loss of 8 yards. | |||
| 2nd and 18 at PITT 30 | Tyler Palko pass complete to Tyler Tipton for a loss of 2 yards to the Pitt 28. | |||
| 3rd and 20 at PITT 28 | Timeout PITTSBURGH, clock 05:28. | |||
| 3rd and 20 at PITT 28 | Tyler Palko rush for 6 yards to the Pitt 34. | |||
| 4th and 14 at PITT 34 | Adam Graessle punt for 38 yards, fair catch by Willie Foster at the Rutgr 28. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: Pitt drive: 8 plays 21 yards, 04:17 Pitt PUNT | ||||
| Rutgers at 4:41 | RUTG | PITT | ||
| 1st and 10 at RUTG 28 | Raymell Rice rush for 2 yards to the Rutgr 30. | 6 | 3 | |
| 2nd and 8 at RUTG 30 | Raymell Rice rush for 7 yards to the Rutgr 37. | |||
| 3rd and 1 at RUTG 37 | Raymell Rice rush for 3 yards to the Rutgr 40 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at RUTG 40 | Brian Leonard rush for 21 yards to the Pitt 39 for a 1ST down, Pittsburgh penalty 15 yard personal foul accepted. | |||
| 1st and 10 at PITT 24 | Brian Leonard rush for no gain to the Pitt 24. | |||
| 2nd and 10 at PITT 24 | Raymell Rice rush for 3 yards to the Pitt 21. | |||
| 3rd and 7 at PITT 21 | Timeout RUTGERS, clock 01:13. | |||
| 3rd and 7 at PITT 21 | Mike Teel pass complete to Tiquan Underwood for 14 yards to the Pitt 7 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and Goal at PITT 7 | Raymell Rice rush for no gain to the Pitt 7. | |||
| 2nd and Goal at PITT 7 | Mike Teel pass complete to Tiquan Underwood for 7 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | 12 | 3 | |
| Jeremy Ito extra point GOOD. | 13 | 3 | ||
| Jeremy Ito kickoff for 60 yards returned by Lowell Robinson for 30 yards to the Pitt 35. | ||||
| End of 3rd Quarter | ||||
4th Quarter Play by Play | ||||
| Pittsburgh at 15:00 | RUTG | PITT | ||
| 1st and 10 at PITT 35 | Tyler Palko pass complete to Derek Kinder for 17 yards to the Rutgr 48 for a 1ST down. | 13 | 3 | |
| 1st and 10 at RUTG 48 | Tyler Palko pass complete to Oderick Turner for 20 yards to the Rutgr 28 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at RUTG 28 | Tyler Palko pass complete to Darrell Strong for 18 yards to the Rutgr 10 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and Goal at RUTG 10 | Tyler Palko pass incomplete to Darrell Strong. | |||
| 2nd and Goal at RUTG 10 | LaRod Stephens-Howling rush for 2 yards to the Rutgr 8. | |||
| 3rd and Goal at RUTG 8 | Tyler Palko pass complete to Oderick Turner for 8 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | 13 | 10 | |
| Conor Lee extra point GOOD. | 13 | 10 | ||
| Adam Graessle kickoff for 65 yards returned by Willie Foster for 10 yards to the Rutgr 10. | ||||
| DRIVE TOTALS: Pitt drive: 6 plays 65 yards, 01:37 Pitt TD | ||||
| Rutgers at 13:13 | RUTG | PITT | ||
| 1st and 10 at RUTG 10 | Raymell Rice rush for 63 yards to the Pitt 27 for a 1ST down. | 13 | 10 | |
| 1st and 10 at PITT 27 | Brian Leonard rush for 3 yards to the Pitt 24. | |||
| 2nd and 7 at PITT 24 | Raymell Rice rush for 21 yards to the Pitt 3 for a 1ST down, Pittsburgh penalty 2 yard face mask accepted. | |||
| 1st and Goal at PITT 1 | Raymell Rice rush for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN. | 19 | 10 | |
| Jeremy Ito extra point GOOD. | 20 | 10 | ||
| Jeremy Ito kickoff for 65 yards returned by Lowell Robinson for 20 yards to the Pitt 20. | ||||
| DRIVE TOTALS: Rutgr drive: 4 plays 90 yards, 02:00 Rutgr TD | ||||
| Pittsburgh at 11:03 | RUTG | PITT | ||
| 1st and 10 at PITT 20 | Tyler Palko pass incomplete, Pittsburgh penalty 17 yard intentional grounding accepted. | 20 | 10 | |
| 2nd and 27 at PITT 3 | Tyler Palko pass complete to LaRod Stephens-Howling for 10 yards to the Pitt 13. | |||
| 3rd and 17 at PITT 13 | Pittsburgh penalty 5 yard delay of game accepted. | |||
| 3rd and 22 at PITT 8 | Tyler Palko rush for 17 yards to the Pitt 25. | |||
| 4th and 5 at PITT 25 | Adam Graessle punt for 47 yards, returned by Willie Foster for no gain to the Rutgr 28, fumbled at the Rutgr 28, recovered by Willie Foster. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: Pitt drive: 3 plays 5 yards, 02:00 Pitt PUNT | ||||
| Rutgers at 9:03 | RUTG | PITT | ||
| 1st and 10 at RUTG 28 | Raymell Rice rush for 6 yards to the Rutgr 34. | 20 | 10 | |
| 2nd and 4 at RUTG 34 | Brian Leonard rush for 2 yards to the Rutgr 36. | |||
| 3rd and 2 at RUTG 36 | Mike Teel pass incomplete to Clark Harris. | |||
| 4th and 2 at RUTG 36 | Joe Radigan punt for 42 yards, returned by Darrelle Revis for 15 yards to the Pitt 37. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: Rutgr drive: 3 plays 8 yards, 02:12 Rutgr PUNT | ||||
| Pittsburgh at 6:51 | RUTG | PITT | ||
| 1st and 10 at PITT 37 | Tyler Palko pass complete to Derek Kinder for 7 yards to the Pitt 44. | 20 | 10 | |
| 2nd and 3 at PITT 44 | LaRod Stephens-Howling rush for 16 yards to the Rutgr 40 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at RUTG 40 | Tyler Palko sacked by Jamaal Westerman at the Rutgr 47 for a loss of 7 yards. | |||
| 2nd and 17 at RUTG 47 | Tyler Palko pass incomplete to Steve Buches. | |||
| 3rd and 17 at RUTG 47 | Tyler Palko pass complete to Derek Kinder for 13 yards to the Rutgr 34. | |||
| 4th and 4 at RUTG 34 | Timeout RUTGERS, clock 05:13. | |||
| 4th and 4 at RUTG 34 | Tyler Palko pass incomplete to Derek Kinder. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: Pitt drive: 6 plays 29 yards, 01:43 Pitt DOWNS | ||||
| Rutgers at 5:08 | RUTG | PITT | ||
| 1st and 10 at RUTG 34 | Raymell Rice rush for 3 yards to the Rutgr 37. | 20 | 10 | |
| 2nd and 7 at RUTG 37 | Timeout PITTSBURGH, clock 04:39. | |||
| 2nd and 7 at RUTG 37 | Raymell Rice rush for 6 yards to the Rutgr 43. | |||
| 3rd and 1 at RUTG 43 | Raymell Rice rush for 2 yards to the Rutgr 45 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at RUTG 45 | Raymell Rice rush for 2 yards to the Rutgr 47. | |||
| 2nd and 8 at RUTG 47 | Timeout PITTSBURGH, clock 03:22. | |||
| 2nd and 8 at RUTG 47 | Raymell Rice rush for 6 yards to the Pitt 47. | |||
| 3rd and 2 at PITT 47 | Timeout RUTGERS, clock 02:37. | |||
| 3rd and 2 at PITT 47 | Raymell Rice rush for 3 yards to the Pitt 44 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at PITT 44 | Raymell Rice rush for 2 yards to the Pitt 42. | |||
| 2nd and 8 at PITT 42 | Raymell Rice rush for no gain to the Pitt 42. | |||
| 3rd and 8 at PITT 42 | Raymell Rice rush for 2 yards to the Pitt 40. | |||
| 4th and 6 at PITT 40 | Rutgers penalty 5 yard delay of game accepted. | |||
| 4th and 11 at PITT 45 | Raymell Rice rush for a loss of 1 yard to the Pitt 46. | |||
| 4th and 11 at PITT 45 | End of 4th Quarter | |||
| 4th and 11 at PITT 45 | End of 4th Quarter | |||
