Miami 29, Pittsburgh 24
When: 12:00 PM ET, Friday, November 27, 2015
Where: Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Temperature:
62°
Head Official:
Stuart Mullins
Attendance:
40126
By The Sports Xchange
Brad Kaaya accounted for two touchdowns, Michael Badgley made five field goals and Miami held off a Pittsburgh rally for a 29-24 win in ACC play at Heinz Field on Friday afternoon.
With the victory, Miami interim coach Larry Scott improved to 4-1 since taking over for the fired Al Golden.
The Panthers (8-4, 6-2) trailed by 20 at the half and made it a five-point game on quarterback Nate Peterman's 5-yard touchdown run with 4:22 remaining in the fourth quarter.
The ensuing two-point conversion attempt was unsuccessful and Miami (8-4, 5-3) recovered the onside kick. Pitt had one last gasp with six seconds left from its 20-yard line, but a completed pass and a few laterals still left them shy of midfield.
It was all Hurricanes in the first quarter when they took a 17-0 lead and outgained the Panthers 157-42. Kaaya's 1-yard touchdown run and a 22-yard scoring pass to Rashawn Scott sandwiched Badgley's 33-yard field goal.
A pair of second-quarter field goals by Badgley put Miami up at the half 23-3.
Pitt found the end zone for the first time on Darrin Hall's 35-yard touchdown run to make it 23-10 with 3:52 remaining in the third quarter. The Hurricanes answered with two more Badgley field goals for 29-10 advantage.
Peterman's 2-yard touchdown pass to Scott Orndorf and ensuing two-point run made it 29-18 with 6:34 remaining in the final quarter.
Miami has won 17 of the last 19 meetings and leads the all-time series 24-10-1.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Miami |
|
Pittsburgh |
Joseph Yearby |
Player |
Darrin Hall |
22 |
Attempts |
12 |
99 |
Yards |
103 |
4.5 |
Avg Yards |
8.6 |
0 |
Touchdowns |
1 |
0 |
Long |
0 |
Receiving
Miami |
|
Pittsburgh |
Mark Walton |
Player |
Tyler Boyd |
3 |
Receptions |
5 |
80 |
Yards |
70 |
26.7 |
Avg Yards |
14.0 |
0 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
0 |
Long |
0 |
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
Miami
|
377 |
116 |
261 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
3.0 |
1 |
Pittsburgh
|
331 |
189 |
142 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |