Thursday, 10/02/08
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh | 7 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 26 |
| (10) South Florida | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Attendance | |
|---|---|
| Attendance | 50,307 |
Play-by-Play
| 1st Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| South Florida - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | South Florida kicks off. Stephens-Howling returns 19 yards to the Pitt23. | |
| Pittsburgh - 14:54 | ||
| 1-10, Pitt23 | 14:54 | Stull rush middle for -3 yards to the Pitt20. |
| 2-13, Pitt20 | 14:12 | Stull incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-13, Pitt20 | 14:11 | Stull pass completion to the middle to McCoy for 8 yards to the Pitt28. |
| 3-13, Pitt20 | 13:37 | South Florida penalized 15 yards. |
| 1-10, Pitt35 | 13:21 | McCoy rush middle for 0 yards to the Pitt35. |
| 2-10, Pitt43 | 12:44 | South Florida penalized 5 yards. |
| 2-5, Pitt48 | 12:34 | Stull sacked by McCaskill for a 8 yard loss to the Pitt40. |
| 3-13, Pitt40 | 11:57 | Stull pass completion to the right to McCoy for 1 yard to the Pitt41. |
| 4-12, Pitt41 | 11:39 | Brytus punts. Edwards returns 8 yards to the SoFla18. |
| South Florida - 11:14 | ||
| 1-10, SoFla18 | 11:14 | Grothe pass completion to the right to Hill for 15 yards to the SoFla33. |
| 1-10, SoFla33 | 10:50 | Grothe pass completion to the left to Johnson for 3 yards to the SoFla36. |
| 2-7, SoFla36 | 10:20 | Grothe incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-7, SoFla36 | 10:15 | South Florida penalized -5 yards. |
| 3-12, SoFla31 | 10:15 | Grothe sacked by Romeus for a 9 yard loss to the SoFla22. |
| 4-21, SoFla22 | 9:41 | Alvarado punts. No return. Ball on Pitt31. |
| Pittsburgh - 9:34 | ||
| 1-10, Pitt31 | 9:34 | McCoy rush middle for 6 yards to the Pitt37. |
| 2-4, Pitt37 | 9:02 | McCoy rush left for 1 yard to the Pitt38. |
| 3-3, Pitt38 | 8:25 | Stull incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-3, SoFla38 | 8:16 | Brytus punt blocked. Returned by Sinclair for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| South Florida - 8:16 | ||
| 8:16 | Bonani PAT - GOOD. | |
| 8:07 | South Florida kicks off. Stephens-Howling returns 20 yards to the Pitt33. | |
| Pittsburgh - 8:00 | ||
| 1-10, Pitt33 | 8:00 | Stull pass completion to the left to Baldwin for 7 yards to the Pitt40. |
| 2-3, Pitt40 | 7:22 | Collins rush middle for 5 yards to the Pitt45. |
| 1-10, Pitt45 | 6:54 | Stull incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, Pitt45 | 6:42 | Stephens-Howling rush middle for 3 yards to the Pitt48. |
| 3-7, Pitt48 | 6:11 | Stull pass completion to the right to Baldwin for 52 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 5:54 | Lee PAT - GOOD. | |
| 5:54 | Pittsburgh kicks off. Bogan returns 24 yards to the SoFla30. | |
| South Florida - 5:48 | ||
| 1-10, SoFla30 | 5:48 | Plancher rush middle for 2 yards to the SoFla32. |
| 2-8, SoFla32 | 5:13 | Grothe pass to the left intercepted by DeCicco and returned 0 yards. |
| Pittsburgh - 5:13 | ||
| 1-10, Pitt37 | 5:13 | Cross rush right for 5 yards to the Pitt42. |
| 2-5, Pitt42 | 4:28 | Cross rush middle for 3 yards to the Pitt45. |
| 3-2, Pitt45 | 3:46 | Stull incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-2, Pitt45 | 3:42 | Brytus punts. No return. Ball on SoFla23. |
| South Florida - 3:35 | ||
| 1-10, SoFla23 | 3:35 | Grothe rush middle for 4 yards to the SoFla27. |
| 2-6, SoFla27 | 3:06 | Ford rush middle for 2 yards to the SoFla29. |
| 3-4, SoFla29 | 2:44 | Grothe pass completion to the left to Bogan for 6 yards to the SoFla35. |
| 1-10, SoFla35 | 1:50 | Ford rush middle for 4 yards to the SoFla39. |
| 2-6, SoFla39 | 1:13 | Grothe rush left for 27 yards to the Pitt34. |
| 1-10, Pitt34 | 0:45 | Ford rush middle for 2 yards to the Pitt32. |
| 2-8, Pitt32 | 0:11 | Grothe pass completion to the middle to Hester for 7 yards to the Pitt25. |
| 2nd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| South Florida - 15:00 | ||
| 2-8, Pitt32 | 15:00 | South Florida penalized -1 yards. |
| 3-2, Pitt26 | 14:47 | Ford rush middle for 1 yard to the Pitt25. |
| 4-1, Pitt25 | 14:10 | Bonani 42 yard field goal attempt - BLOCKED. recovered by Sheard. |
| Pittsburgh - 13:57 | ||
| 1-10, Pitt33 | 13:57 | McCoy rush left for 0 yards to the Pitt33. |
| 1-10, Pitt33 | 13:57 | McCoy fumbles, Genus of South Florida recovers and returns 0 yards to the Pitt34. |
| South Florida - 13:51 | ||
| 1-10, Pitt34 | 13:51 | Grothe pass completion to the right to Hester for 5 yards to the Pitt29. |
| 2-5, Pitt29 | 13:15 | Grothe incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 3-5, Pitt29 | 13:04 | Grothe incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-5, Pitt29 | 13:04 | Gregory rush middle for 1 yard to the Pitt28. |
| Pittsburgh - 13:04 | ||
| 1-10, Pitt28 | 13:04 | McCoy rush middle for 3 yards to the Pitt31. |
| 2-7, Pitt31 | 12:12 | Stull pass completion to the right to Collins for 8 yards to the Pitt39. |
| 1-10, Pitt39 | 11:52 | McCoy rush right for 8 yards to the Pitt47. |
| 2-2, Pitt47 | 11:07 | McCoy rush left for 5 yards to the SoFla48. |
| 1-10, SoFla48 | 10:43 | McCoy rush middle for 5 yards to the SoFla43. |
| 2-5, SoFla43 | 10:02 | Stephens-Howling rush middle for 0 yards to the SoFla43. |
| 3-5, SoFla43 | 9:15 | Stull pass completion to the right to McGee for 4 yards to the SoFla39. |
| 4-1, SoFla39 | 8:48 | Stull pass completion to the right to Collins for 6 yards to the SoFla33. |
| 1-10, SoFla33 | 8:17 | McCoy rush middle for 19 yards to the SoFla14. |
| 1-10, SoFla14 | 7:51 | McCoy rush middle for 0 yards to the SoFla14. |
| 1-10, SoFla14 | 7:14 | South Florida penalized 7 yards. |
| 1-7, SoFla7 | 7:01 | Stephens-Howling rush right for -3 yards to the SoFla10. |
| 1-7, SoFla7 | 7:01 | South Florida penalized 5 yards. |
| 1-5, SoFla5 | 6:55 | Stull incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-5, SoFla5 | 6:51 | Stephens-Howling rush middle for 2 yards to the SoFla3. |
| 2-5, SoFla5 | 6:13 | South Florida penalized 1 yards. |
| 1-2, SoFla2 | 6:11 | McCoy rush middle for 1 yard to the SoFla1. |
| 2-1, SoFla1 | 5:32 | Pittsburgh penalized -5 yards. |
| 2-6, SoFla6 | 5:07 | McCoy rush left for 6 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 4:59 | Lee PAT - GOOD. | |
| 4:59 | Pittsburgh kicks off. Johnson returns 16 yards to the SoFla17. | |
| South Florida - 4:52 | ||
| 4:52 | South Florida time out. | |
| 1-10, SoFla17 | 4:52 | Grothe incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, SoFla17 | 4:48 | Grothe incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 3-10, SoFla17 | 4:43 | Grothe incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-10, SoFla17 | 4:40 | Alvarado punts. Berry returns 15 yards to the SoFla49. |
| Pittsburgh - 4:30 | ||
| 1-10, SoFla49 | 4:30 | Stull incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, SoFla49 | 4:22 | Stephens-Howling rush left for 7 yards to the SoFla42. |
| 2-10, SoFla49 | 3:42 | Pittsburgh penalized -10 yards. |
| 2-10, SoFla49 | 3:13 | South Florida penalized 15 yards. |
| 1-10, SoFla37 | 3:06 | Stull incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, SoFla37 | 2:58 | Stull pass completion to the middle to Stephens-Howling for 11 yards to the SoFla26. |
| 1-10, SoFla26 | 2:28 | McCoy rush left for 2 yards to the SoFla24. |
| 1-10, SoFla24 | 1:42 | Pittsburgh time out. |
| 2-8, SoFla24 | 1:42 | Stull pass completion to the left to Stephens-Howling for 6 yards to the SoFla18. |
| 3-2, SoFla18 | 1:06 | McCoy rush middle for 0 yards to the SoFla18. |
| 3-2, SoFla18 | 0:25 | Pittsburgh time out. |
| 4-2, SoFla18 | 0:25 | Lee 35 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 0:22 | Pittsburgh kicks off. Johnson returns 14 yards to the SoFla28. | |
| South Florida - 0:17 | ||
| 1-10, SoFla28 | 0:17 | Williams rush middle for -1 yards to the SoFla27. |
| 3rd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | Pittsburgh kicks off. Bogan returns 15 yards to the SoFla24. | |
| South Florida - 14:56 | ||
| 1-10, SoFla24 | 14:56 | Johnson rush left for 0 yards to the SoFla24. |
| 2-10, SoFla24 | 14:23 | Grothe pass completion to the right to Hill for 6 yards to the SoFla30. |
| 3-4, SoFla30 | 13:43 | Grothe rush middle for 4 yards to the SoFla34. |
| 1-10, SoFla34 | 13:14 | Plancher rush right for 5 yards to the SoFla39. |
| 2-5, SoFla39 | 12:48 | Plancher rush right for 4 yards to the SoFla43. |
| 3-1, SoFla43 | 12:09 | Plancher rush right for 3 yards to the SoFla46. |
| 1-10, SoFla46 | 11:42 | Grothe pass completion to the right to Love for 38 yards to the Pitt16. |
| 1-10, Pitt16 | 11:20 | Grothe rush right for 11 yards to the Pitt5. |
| 1-5, Pitt5 | 10:55 | Plancher rush middle for 2 yards to the Pitt3. |
| 1-5, Pitt5 | 10:15 | Pittsburgh penalized 1 yards. |
| 1-2, Pitt2 | 10:11 | Ford rush middle for 1 yard to the Pitt1. |
| 2-1, Pitt1 | 9:35 | Grothe rush middle for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 9:27 | Bonani PAT - GOOD. | |
| 9:27 | South Florida kicks off. Stephens-Howling returns 23 yards to the Pitt29. | |
| Pittsburgh - 9:20 | ||
| 1-10, Pitt29 | 9:20 | Stull pass completion to the right to Turner for 13 yards to the Pitt42. |
| 1-10, Pitt29 | 8:52 | McCoy fumbles, McCoy of Pittsburgh recovers and returns -18 yards to the Pitt24. |
| 2-28, Pitt24 | 8:08 | Stull incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 3-28, Pitt24 | 8:01 | Stull pass completion to the middle to Byham for 24 yards to the Pitt48. |
| 4-4, Pitt48 | 7:34 | Brytus incomplete pass to the middle. |
| South Florida - 7:34 | ||
| 1-10, Pitt48 | 7:34 | Williams rush left for 5 yards to the Pitt43. |
| 2-5, Pitt43 | 6:45 | Grothe incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-5, Pitt43 | 6:34 | Grothe sacked by McKillop for a 10 yard loss to the SoFla47. |
| 4-15, SoFla47 | 6:00 | Alvarado punts. No return. Ball on Pitt15. |
| Pittsburgh - 5:52 | ||
| 1-10, Pitt15 | 5:52 | McCoy rush middle for 26 yards to the Pitt41. |
| 1-10, Pitt15 | 5:52 | South Florida penalized 15 yards. |
| 1-10, SoFla44 | 5:33 | McCoy rush middle for 0 yards to the SoFla44. |
| 2-10, SoFla44 | 4:45 | Stull rush right for -5 yards to the SoFla49. |
| 2-10, SoFla44 | 4:45 | Stull fumbles, Wilson of South Florida recovers and returns 3 yards to the SoFla46. |
| South Florida - 4:39 | ||
| 1-10, SoFla46 | 4:39 | Plancher rush left for -2 yards to the SoFla44. |
| 2-12, SoFla44 | 4:00 | Grothe sacked by Duncan for a 8 yard loss to the SoFla36. |
| 3-20, SoFla36 | 3:23 | Grothe pass completion to the middle to Johnson for 6 yards to the SoFla42. |
| 4-14, Pitt50 | 3:23 | Alvarado punts. No return. Ball on Pitt4. |
| Pittsburgh - 2:42 | ||
| 1-10, Pitt4 | 2:42 | McCoy rush middle for 4 yards to the Pitt8. |
| 2-6, Pitt8 | 2:15 | Stull pass completion to the right to Turner for 9 yards to the Pitt17. |
| 1-10, Pitt17 | 1:45 | McCoy rush middle for -2 yards to the Pitt15. |
| 2-12, Pitt15 | 1:05 | Stull incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 3-12, Pitt15 | 0:59 | Stull pass completion to the middle to McCoy for 12 yards to the Pitt27. |
| 1-10, Pitt27 | 0:18 | Stephens-Howling rush right for 1 yard to the Pitt28. |
| 4th Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh - 15:00 | ||
| 2-9, Pitt28 | 15:00 | Pittsburgh penalized -5 yards. |
| 2-14, Pitt23 | 15:00 | Stull pass completion to the middle to Stephens-Howling for 16 yards to the Pitt39. |
| 1-10, Pitt39 | 14:32 | Stephens-Howling rush middle for 1 yard to the Pitt40. |
| 2-9, Pitt40 | 13:48 | Stull pass completion to the right to Collins for 11 yards to the SoFla49. |
| 1-10, SoFla49 | 13:16 | Dickerson rush left for 16 yards to the SoFla33. |
| 1-10, SoFla33 | 12:42 | Stephens-Howling rush middle for 3 yards to the SoFla30. |
| 2-7, SoFla30 | 12:05 | South Florida penalized 5 yards. |
| 2-7, SoFla25 | 11:37 | Pittsburgh time out. |
| 2-2, SoFla25 | 11:37 | Stull incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 3-2, SoFla25 | 11:31 | McCoy rush middle for 7 yards to the SoFla18. |
| 1-10, SoFla18 | 11:15 | McCoy rush middle for 2 yards to the SoFla16. |
| 2-8, SoFla16 | 10:35 | Stull incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-8, SoFla16 | 10:24 | McCoy rush middle for 2 yards to the SoFla14. |
| 4-6, SoFla14 | 9:43 | Lee 31 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 9:40 | Pittsburgh kicks off. Bogan returns 9 yards to the SoFla14. | |
| South Florida - 9:34 | ||
| 1-10, SoFla14 | 9:34 | Ford rush left for 9 yards to the SoFla23. |
| 2-1, SoFla23 | 9:06 | Ford rush left for 9 yards to the SoFla32. |
| 1-10, SoFla32 | 8:33 | Ford rush right for 9 yards to the SoFla41. |
| 2-1, SoFla41 | 8:18 | Ford rush middle for 14 yards to the Pitt45. |
| 1-10, Pitt45 | 7:50 | Ford rush middle for 2 yards to the Pitt43. |
| 2-8, Pitt43 | 7:25 | Grothe rush right for 11 yards to the Pitt32. |
| 1-10, Pitt32 | 7:03 | Ford rush middle for 11 yards to the Pitt21. |
| 1-10, Pitt21 | 6:36 | Ford rush right for -1 yards to the Pitt22. |
| 2-11, Pitt22 | 6:05 | Grothe pass completion to the right to Hester for 22 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 5:57 | Bonani PAT - GOOD. | |
| 5:57 | South Florida kicks off. No return. Ball on Pitt40. | |
| Pittsburgh - 5:57 | ||
| 1-10, Pitt40 | 5:57 | Stull pass completion to the middle to Turner for 38 yards to the SoFla22. |
| 1-10, SoFla22 | 5:18 | McCoy rush left for 19 yards to the SoFla3. |
| 1-3, SoFla3 | 4:47 | McCoy rush left for 3 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 1-3, SoFla0 | 4:43 | South Florida time out. |
| 4:43 | Stull two point rush middle -FAILED. | |
| 4:43 | Pittsburgh kicks off. Bogan returns 33 yards to the SoFla35. | |
| South Florida - 4:36 | ||
| 1-10, SoFla35 | 4:36 | Grothe pass completion to the left to Love for 6 yards to the SoFla41. |
| 2-4, SoFla41 | 4:12 | Ford rush right for 1 yard to the SoFla42. |
| 3-3, SoFla42 | 3:57 | Grothe incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 3-3, SoFla42 | 3:57 | South Florida penalized -14 yards. |
| 4-17, SoFla28 | 3:34 | Alvarado punts. No return. Ball on Pitt28. |
| Pittsburgh - 3:28 | ||
| 1-10, Pitt28 | 3:28 | Stephens-Howling rush middle for -1 yards to the Pitt27. |
| 1-10, Pitt27 | 3:22 | South Florida time out. |
| 2-11, Pitt27 | 3:22 | McCoy rush right for 2 yards to the Pitt29. |
| 3-9, Pitt29 | 2:47 | McCoy rush right for 12 yards to the Pitt41. |
| 1-10, Pitt41 | 2:10 | McCoy rush left for 4 yards to the Pitt45. |
| 1-10, Pitt45 | 1:58 | South Florida time out. |
| 2-6, Pitt45 | 1:58 | McCoy rush right for 3 yards to the Pitt48. |
| 3-3, Pitt48 | 1:28 | Pittsburgh penalized -5 yards. |
| 3-8, Pitt43 | 1:19 | McCoy rush middle for 4 yards to the Pitt47. |
| 3-8, Pitt47 | 0:31 | Pittsburgh time out. |
| 4-4, Pitt47 | 0:31 | Brytus punts. Bogan returns 12 yards to the SoFla28. |
| South Florida - 0:22 | ||
| 1-10, SoFla28 | 0:22 | Grothe rush right for 8 yards to the SoFla36. |
| 2-2, SoFla36 | 0:16 | Grothe pass completion to the left to Bogan for 15 yards to the Pitt49. |
| 1-10, Pitt49 | 0:08 | Grothe incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-10, Pitt49 | 0:06 | Grothe incomplete pass to the right. |










