NCAA - Football

FINAL Thursday, September 17, 2026
Syracuse Orange 13
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Pittsburgh Panthers 27
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Acrisure Stadium · 42,087 att.

Match Report

Pitt stays perfect, improves to 3-0 by grinding its way to a 27-13 win over sloppy Syracuse

— Damon Ferguson Jr., La'Vell Wright and Mason Heintschel ran for touchdowns, and Pittsburgh continued its perfect start with a 27-13 win over Syracuse on Thursday night.

Full story at ESPN →

Team Stats

23
1st Downs
22
6-15
3rd down efficiency
5-10
0-1
4th down efficiency
0-0
347
Total Yards
368
212
Passing
123
21/33
Comp/Att
10/23
6.4
Yards per pass
5.3
135
Rushing
245
38
Rushing Attempts
37
3.6
Yards per rush
6.6
10-94
Penalties
8-72
2
Turnovers
1
0
Fumbles lost
0
2
Interceptions thrown
1
33:12
Possession
26:48

Top Performers

SYR

  • Jimmy Gregg NO 3 · YDS 125 · AVG 41.7
  • Steve Angeli C/ATT 13/25 · YDS 161 · AVG 6.4
  • Shay Barker FG 2/2 · PCT 100.0 · LONG 42
  • Amari Odom C/ATT 8/8 · YDS 51 · AVG 6.4

PITT

  • Gabe Russo NO 3 · YDS 145 · AVG 48.3
  • Mason Heintschel C/ATT 10/23 · YDS 123 · AVG 5.3
  • Damon Ferguson Jr. CAR 10 · YDS 102 · AVG 10.2
  • Antonio Chadha FG 2/2 · PCT 100.0 · LONG 42

Highlights

01:16 Syracuse Orange vs. Pittsburgh Panthers: Full Highlights Watch on ESPN 00:27 Pitt's La'Vell Wright powers through for opening TD Watch on ESPN 00:08 Antonio Chadha makes 42-yard field goal Watch on ESPN 00:16 Ahmad Miller finds the end zone for a Syracuse TD Watch on ESPN

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