Final
Pittsburgh 34
(3-1, 1-0 Big East)
Syracuse 24
(1-4, 0-1 Big East)
12:00 PM ET, September 27, 2008
Carrier Dome, SYRACUSE, NY
Top Performers
Passing: C. Dantley (SYR) - 137 YDS, 2 TD
Rushing: L. McCoy (PITT) - 28 CAR, 149 YDS
Receiving: D. Kinder (PITT) - 8 REC, 92 YDS
1st Quarter Play by Play | ||||
| Syracuse at 15:00 | PITT | SYR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niko Rechul kickoff for 63 yards returned by Aundre Wright for 23 yards to the Pitt 30. | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pittsburgh at 14:45 | PITT | SYR | ||
| 1st and 10 at PITT 30 | Bill Stull pass complete to Derek Kinder for 12 yards to the Pitt 42 for a 1ST down. | 0 | 0 | |
| 1st and 10 at PITT 42 | LeSean McCoy rush for 5 yards to the Pitt 47. | |||
| 2nd and 5 at PITT 47 | Bill Stull pass complete to Derek Kinder for 9 yards to the Syrac 44 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at SYR 44 | Bill Stull pass incomplete to Oderick Turner, broken up by Bruce Williams. | |||
| 2nd and 10 at SYR 44 | LeSean McCoy rush for 7 yards to the Syrac 37. | |||
| 3rd and 3 at SYR 37 | Bill Stull pass complete to Dorin Dickerson for 9 yards to the Syrac 28 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at SYR 28 | LeSean McCoy rush for 4 yards to the Syrac 24. | |||
| 2nd and 6 at SYR 24 | Bill Stull pass incomplete to Oderick Turner. | |||
| 3rd and 6 at SYR 24 | Bill Stull pass complete to LeSean McCoy for 1 yard to the Syrac 23. | |||
| 4th and 5 at SYR 23 | Conor Lee 40 yard field goal GOOD. | 3 | 0 | |
| Luke Briggs kickoff for 60 yards returned by Michael Holmes for 90 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | 3 | 6 | ||
| DRIVE TOTALS: Pitt drive: 10 plays 47 yards, 04:23 Pitt FG | ||||
| Syracuse at 10:27 | PITT | SYR | ||
| Patrick Shadle extra point GOOD. | 3 | 7 | ||
| Niko Rechul kickoff for 59 yards returned by Aundre Wright for 15 yards to the Syrac 30, Pittsburgh penalty 10 yard holding accepted. | ||||
| DRIVE TOTALS: Syrac drive: 0 plays 90 yards, 00:00 Syrac TD | ||||
| Pittsburgh at 10:27 | PITT | SYR | ||
| 1st and 10 at PITT 16 | Bill Stull pass incomplete. | 3 | 7 | |
| 2nd and 10 at PITT 16 | Bill Stull pass incomplete to Cedric McGee. | |||
| 3rd and 10 at PITT 16 | Bill Stull pass complete to Oderick Turner for 9 yards to the Pitt 25. | |||
| 4th and 1 at PITT 25 | Pittsburgh penalty 5 yard delay of game accepted. | |||
| 4th and 6 at PITT 20 | Dave Brytus punt for 35 yards out-of-bounds. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: Pitt drive: 3 plays 4 yards, 01:22 Pitt PUNT | ||||
| Syracuse at 9:05 | PITT | SYR | ||
| 1st and 10 at SYR 45 | Curtis Brinkley rush for 4 yards to the Syrac 49. | 3 | 7 | |
| 2nd and 6 at SYR 49 | Cameron Dantley pass complete to Mike Owen for 5 yards to the Pitt 46. | |||
| 3rd and 1 at PITT 46 | Curtis Brinkley rush for 1 yard to the Pitt 45 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at PITT 45 | Curtis Brinkley rush for 9 yards to the Pitt 36. | |||
| 2nd and 1 at PITT 36 | Curtis Brinkley rush for 4 yards to the Pitt 32 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at PITT 32 | Curtis Brinkley rush for 5 yards to the Pitt 27. | |||
| 2nd and 5 at PITT 27 | Cameron Dantley pass incomplete to Da'Mon Merkerson. | |||
| 3rd and 6 at PITT 27 | Cameron Dantley pass complete to Donte Davis for 27 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | 3 | 14 | |
| Patrick Shadle extra point GOOD. | 3 | 14 | ||
| Niko Rechul kickoff for 58 yards returned by Aundre Wright for 18 yards to the Pitt 30. | ||||
| DRIVE TOTALS: Syrac drive: 8 plays 55 yards, 03:23 Syrac TD | ||||
| Pittsburgh at 5:42 | PITT | SYR | ||
| 1st and 10 at PITT 30 | LaRod Stephens-Howling rush for 6 yards to the Pitt 36. | 3 | 14 | |
| 2nd and 4 at PITT 36 | LaRod Stephens-Howling rush for 1 yard to the Pitt 37. | |||
| 3rd and 3 at PITT 37 | Pittsburgh penalty 5 yard false start accepted. | |||
| 3rd and 8 at PITT 32 | Bill Stull pass incomplete to Nate Byham. | |||
| 4th and 8 at PITT 32 | Dave Brytus punt for 37 yards, fair catch by Ryan Howard at the Syrac 31. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: Pitt drive: 3 plays 2 yards, 02:05 Pitt PUNT | ||||
| Syracuse at 3:37 | PITT | SYR | ||
| 1st and 10 at SYR 31 | Timeout PITTSBURGH, clock 03:37. | 3 | 14 | |
| 1st and 10 at SYR 31 | Curtis Brinkley rush for 22 yards to the Pitt 47 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at PITT 47 | Curtis Brinkley rush for 4 yards to the Pitt 43. | |||
| 2nd and 6 at PITT 43 | Doug Hogue rush for 5 yards to the Pitt 38. | |||
| 3rd and 1 at PITT 38 | Cameron Dantley pass incomplete to Mike Owen. | |||
| 4th and 1 at PITT 38 | Syracuse penalty 5 yard delay of game on Cameron Dantley accepted. | |||
| 4th and 6 at PITT 43 | Rob Long punt for 30 yards, fair catch by Aaron Berry at the Pitt 13. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: Syrac drive: 4 plays 26 yards, 01:43 Syrac PUNT | ||||
| Pittsburgh at 1:54 | PITT | SYR | ||
| 1st and 10 at PITT 13 | LeSean McCoy rush for 4 yards to the Pitt 17. | 3 | 14 | |
| 2nd and 6 at PITT 17 | LeSean McCoy rush for 8 yards to the Pitt 25 out-of-bounds for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at PITT 25 | Bill Stull pass incomplete to Dorin Dickerson. | |||
| 2nd and 10 at PITT 25 | Bill Stull pass complete to Derek Kinder for 9 yards to the Pitt 34. | |||
| 3rd and 1 at PITT 34 | LeSean McCoy rush for 6 yards to the Pitt 40 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at PITT 40 | End of 1st Quarter | |||
