Friday, 10/05/12
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| Syracuse | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Attendance | |
|---|---|
| Attendance | 40,394 |
Play-by-Play
| 1st Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Syracuse - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | Syracuse kicks off. Pitts returns 31 yards to the Pitt33. | |
| Pittsburgh - 14:54 | ||
| 1-10, Pitt33 | 14:54 | Graham rush middle for 0 yards. |
| 2-10, Pitt33 | 14:17 | Sunseri sacked by Sharpe for -9 yards to the Pitt24. |
| 3-19, Pitt24 | 13:32 | Sunseri pass completion to the middle to Street for 12 yards to the Pitt36. |
| 4-7, Pitt36 | 13:04 | Yoklic punts. No return. Ball on Syr30. |
| Syracuse - 12:55 | ||
| 1-10, Syr30 | 12:55 | Smith rush left for 7 yards to the Syr37. |
| 2-3, Syr37 | 12:39 | Smith rush left for 7 yards to the Syr44. |
| 1-10, Syr44 | 12:19 | Nassib pass completion to the right to Sales for 14 yards to the Pitt42. |
| 1-10, Pitt42 | 11:56 | Nassib pass completion to the right to Lemon for 6 yards to the Pitt36. |
| 2-4, Pitt36 | 11:32 | Nassib pass completion to the middle to Lemon for 18 yards to the Pitt18. |
| 1-10, Pitt18 | 11:01 | Gulley rush right for 4 yards to the Pitt14. |
| 2-6, Pitt14 | 10:26 | Nassib pass completion to the right to Gulley for 13 yards to the Pitt1. |
| 1-1, Pitt1 | 9:59 | Ameen-Moore rush middle for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 9:54 | Krautman PAT - GOOD. | |
| 9:54 | Syracuse kicks off. Pitts returns 10 yards to the Pitt10. | |
| Pittsburgh - 9:50 | ||
| 1-10, Pitt10 | 9:50 | Graham rush middle for 5 yards to the Pitt15. |
| 2-5, Pitt15 | 9:11 | Sunseri pass completion to the left to Street for 15 yards to the Pitt30. |
| 1-10, Pitt30 | 8:48 | Sunseri pass completion to the left to Graham for 19 yards to the Pitt49. |
| 1-10, Pitt49 | 8:22 | Graham rush left for -2 yards to the Pitt47. |
| 2-12, Pitt47 | 7:45 | Graham rush left for 2 yards to the Pitt49. |
| 3-10, Pitt49 | 7:04 | Sunseri pass completion to the middle to Saddler for 21 yards to the Syr30. |
| 1-10, Syr30 | 6:35 | Graham rush left for 2 yards to the Syr28. |
| 2-8, Syr28 | 6:01 | Graham rush for 5 yards to the Syr23. |
| 3-3, Syr23 | 5:23 | Graham rush middle for -2 yards to the Syr25. |
| 4-5, Syr25 | 4:39 | 42 yard field goal attempt by Harper is NO GOOD. |
| Syracuse - 4:34 | ||
| 1-10, Syr25 | 4:34 | Smith rush right for 5 yards to the Syr30. |
| 2-5, Syr30 | 4:12 | Smith rush right for 3 yards to the Syr33. |
| 3-2, Syr33 | 3:36 | Nassib incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-2, Syr33 | 3:33 | Fisher punts. No return. Ball on Pitt26. |
| Pittsburgh - 3:25 | ||
| 1-10, Pitt26 | 3:25 | Bennett rush left for -1 yard to the Pitt25. |
| 2-11, Pitt25 | 2:53 | Sunseri incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-11, Pitt25 | 2:48 | Sunseri pass completion to the left to Street for 13 yards to the Pitt38. |
| 1-10, Pitt38 | 2:22 | Sunseri pass completion to the right to Street for 10 yards to the Pitt48. |
| 1-10, Pitt48 | 1:53 | Shell rush right for 2 yards to the 50. |
| 2-8, 50 | 1:19 | Sunseri pass completion to the middle to Carswell for 2 yards to the Syr48. Carswell fumbles, Davis of Syracuse recovers and returns 52 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. Syracuse penalized -15 yards. |
| Syracuse - 1:06 | ||
| 1:06 | Krautman PAT - GOOD. | |
| 1:06 | Syracuse kicks off. Pitts returns 24 yards to the Pitt38. | |
| Pittsburgh - 1:00 | ||
| 1-10, Pitt38 | 1:00 | Graham rush left for 0 yards. |
| 2-10, Pitt38 | 0:27 | Sunseri rush left for 3 yards to the Pitt41. |
| 2nd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh - 15:00 | ||
| 3-7, Pitt41 | 15:00 | Sunseri pass completion to the left to Graham for 8 yards to the Pitt49. |
| 1-10, Pitt49 | 14:40 | Sunseri pass completion to the right to Street for 8 yards to the Syr43. |
| 2-2, Syr43 | 14:06 | Sunseri pass completion to the left to Jones for 8 yards to the Syr35. |
| 1-10, Syr35 | 13:39 | Sunseri pass completion to the middle to Street for 12 yards to the Syr23. |
| 1-10, Syr23 | 13:07 | Graham rush middle for 4 yards to the Syr19. |
| 2-6, Syr19 | 12:33 | Sunseri incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-6, Syr19 | 12:27 | Sunseri pass completion to the middle to Street for 14 yards to the Syr5. |
| 1-5, Syr5 | 11:51 | Graham rush left for 3 yards to the Syr2. |
| 2-2, Syr2 | 11:15 | Graham rush middle for 1 yard to the Syr1. |
| Syr1 | 10:45 | Syracuse time out. |
| 3-1, Syr1 | 10:45 | Graham rush middle for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 10:41 | Harper PAT - GOOD. | |
| 10:41 | Pittsburgh kicks off. Rene returns 21 yards to the Syr21. | |
| Syracuse - 10:33 | ||
| 1-10, Syr21 | 10:33 | Nassib pass completion to the right to Sales for 16 yards to the Syr37. |
| 1-10, Syr37 | 10:10 | Nassib pass completion to the right to Lemon for 5 yards to the Syr42. |
| 2-5, Syr42 | 9:40 | Nassib rush left for 5 yards to the Syr47. |
| 1-10, Syr47 | 9:16 | Nassib pass completion to the left to Gulley for 9 yards to the Pitt44. |
| 2-1, Pitt44 | 8:40 | Nassib pass completion to the left to Sales for 10 yards to the Pitt34. |
| 1-10, Pitt34 | 8:17 | Nassib pass completion to the left to Clark for -3 yards to the Pitt37. |
| 2-13, Pitt37 | 7:46 | Nassib incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-13, Pitt37 | 7:39 | Nassib rush for 4 yards to the Pitt33. |
| Pitt33 | 6:55 | Pittsburgh time out. |
| 4-9, Pitt33 | 6:55 | Nassib pass completion to the left to West for 18 yards to the Pitt15. |
| 1-10, Pitt15 | 6:29 | Nassib pass completion to the middle to Lemon for 4 yards to the Pitt11. |
| 2-6, Pitt11 | 5:55 | Smith rush middle for 2 yards to the Pitt9. |
| 3-4, Pitt9 | 5:24 | Nassib pass to the right intercepted by Williams. No return. Touchback. Ball on Pitt20. |
| Pittsburgh - 5:19 | ||
| 1-10, Pitt20 | 5:19 | Sunseri incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, Pitt20 | 5:15 | Sunseri pass completion to the left to Street for 23 yards to the Pitt43. |
| 1-10, Pitt43 | 4:50 | Sunseri sacked by Sharpe for -9 yards to the Pitt34. |
| 2-19, Pitt34 | 4:16 | Sunseri incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-19, Pitt34 | 4:13 | Sunseri rush middle for 11 yards to the Pitt45. |
| 4-8, Pitt45 | 3:48 | Yoklic punts. No return. Ball on Syr7. |
| Syracuse - 3:36 | ||
| 1-10, Syr7 | 3:36 | Gulley rush for 3 yards to the Syr10. |
| 2-7, Syr10 | 3:10 | Nassib rush for 4 yards to the Syr14. |
| 3-3, Syr14 | 2:35 | Nassib sacked by Donald for -4 yards to the Syr10. |
| Syr10 | 2:26 | Pittsburgh time out. |
| 4-7, Syr10 | 2:26 | Fisher punts. No return. Ball on Syr45. |
| Pittsburgh - 2:22 | ||
| 1-10, Syr45 | 2:22 | Bennett rush right for 1 yard to the Syr44. |
| 2-9, Syr44 | 2:01 | Sunseri pass completion to the right to Shanahan for 4 yards to the Syr40. |
| 3-5, Syr40 | 1:36 | Sunseri pass completion to the right to Bennett for 9 yards to the Syr31. |
| 1-10, Syr31 | 1:17 | Sunseri incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-10, Syr31 | 1:02 | Pittsburgh penalized -5 yards. |
| 2-15, Syr36 | 1:02 | Sunseri rush middle for 4 yards to the Syr32. |
| 3-11, Syr32 | 0:34 | Sunseri pass completion to the left to Shanahan for 9 yards to the Syr23. |
| Syr23 | 0:27 | Syracuse time out. |
| 4-2, Syr23 | 0:27 | Harper 40 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| Syr0 | 0:22 | Pittsburgh time out. |
| 0:22 | Pittsburgh kicks off. No return. Ball on Syr35. | |
| Syracuse - 0:22 | ||
| 1-10, Syr35 | 0:22 | Nassib pass completion to the left to West for 23 yards to the Pitt42. |
| 1-10, Pitt42 | 0:11 | TEAM incomplete pass. |
| 2-10, Pitt42 | 0:11 | Nassib incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-10, Pitt42 | 0:05 | Nassib incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3rd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | Pittsburgh kicks off. Touchback. Ball on Syr25. | |
| Syracuse - 15:00 | ||
| 1-10, Syr25 | 15:00 | Gulley rush right for 9 yards to the Syr34. |
| 2-1, Syr34 | 14:35 | Gulley rush right for 5 yards to the Syr39. |
| 1-10, Syr39 | 14:12 | Gulley rush middle for 6 yards to the Syr45. |
| 2-4, Syr45 | 13:48 | Gulley rush middle for -1 yard to the Syr44. |
| 3-5, Syr44 | 13:23 | Nassib pass completion to the middle to Sales for 11 yards to the Pitt45. |
| 1-10, Pitt45 | 12:56 | Nassib rush middle for 0 yards. |
| 2-10, Pitt45 | 12:25 | Nassib pass completion to the right to Gulley for 3 yards to the Pitt42. |
| 3-7, Pitt42 | 11:59 | Nassib incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-7, Pitt42 | 11:55 | Fisher punts. No return. Ball on Pitt6. |
| Pittsburgh - 11:46 | ||
| 1-10, Pitt6 | 11:46 | Graham rush middle for 0 yards. |
| 2-10, Pitt6 | 11:06 | Graham rush right for 5 yards to the Pitt11. |
| 3-5, Pitt11 | 10:33 | Sunseri pass completion to the right to Graham for 4 yards to the Pitt15. Syracuse penalized 15 yards. |
| 1-10, Pitt30 | 10:13 | Graham rush for 6 yards to the Pitt36. |
| 2-4, Pitt36 | 9:40 | Graham rush for 3 yards to the Pitt39. |
| 3-1, Pitt39 | 8:58 | Graham rush middle for 0 yards. |
| 4-1, Pitt39 | 8:22 | Yoklic punts. No return. Ball on Syr15. |
| Syracuse - 8:16 | ||
| 1-10, Syr15 | 8:16 | Nassib incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, Syr15 | 8:11 | Nassib pass completion to the left to Sales for 15 yards to the Syr30. |
| 1-10, Syr30 | 7:50 | Smith rush middle for 19 yards to the Syr49. |
| 1-10, Syr49 | 7:22 | Nassib pass completion to the middle to Sales for -3 yards to the Syr46. |
| 2-13, Syr46 | 6:51 | Nassib incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 3-13, Syr46 | 6:46 | Nassib incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-13, Syr46 | 6:39 | Fisher punts. Saddler returns -1 yard to the Pitt17. Saddler fumbles, Saddler of Pittsburgh recovers and returns 0 yards. |
| Pittsburgh - 6:30 | ||
| 1-10, Pitt17 | 6:30 | Graham rush left for -2 yards to the Pitt15. |
| 2-12, Pitt15 | 5:56 | Sunseri pass completion to the right to Graham for 6 yards to the Pitt21. |
| 3-6, Pitt21 | 5:17 | Sunseri pass completion to the middle to Saddler for 14 yards to the Pitt35. |
| 1-10, Pitt35 | 4:37 | Sunseri incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-10, Pitt35 | 4:32 | Sunseri pass completion to the right to Street for 8 yards to the Pitt43. |
| 3-2, Pitt43 | 3:47 | Sunseri pass completion to the middle to Shanahan for 46 yards to the Syr11. |
| 1-10, Syr11 | 3:15 | Bennett rush middle for 1 yard to the Syr10. |
| 2-9, Syr10 | 2:39 | Sunseri incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-9, Syr10 | 2:34 | Sunseri rush middle for 0 yards. |
| 4-9, Syr10 | 2:01 | Harper 27 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 1:52 | Pittsburgh kicks off. Rene returns 25 yards to the Syr30. Pittsburgh penalized 15 yards. | |
| Syracuse - 1:33 | ||
| 1-10, Syr45 | 1:33 | Gulley rush left for 1 yard to the Syr46. |
| 2-9, Syr46 | 1:05 | Nassib sacked by Ezell for -4 yards to the Syr42. |
| 3-13, Syr42 | 0:30 | Nassib incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-13, Syr42 | 0:24 | Fisher punts. No return. Ball on Pitt29. |
| Pittsburgh - 0:16 | ||
| 1-10, Pitt29 | 0:16 | Graham rush middle for 10 yards to the Pitt39. |
| 4th Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh - 15:00 | ||
| 1-10, Pitt39 | 15:00 | Graham rush right for 3 yards to the Pitt42. Syracuse penalized 15 yards. |
| 1-10, Syr43 | 14:34 | Graham rush right for 9 yards to the Syr34. |
| 2-1, Syr34 | 14:02 | Graham rush middle for 5 yards to the Syr29. |
| 1-10, Syr29 | 13:32 | Pittsburgh penalized -5 yards. |
| 1-15, Syr34 | 13:08 | Graham rush middle for 0 yards. |
| 2-15, Syr34 | 12:31 | Sunseri pass completion to the middle to Graham for 0 yards. |
| 3-15, Syr34 | 11:54 | Pittsburgh penalized -5 yards. |
| 3-20, Syr39 | 11:37 | Sunseri sacked by Sharpe for -9 yards to the Syr48. |
| 4-29, Syr48 | 11:10 | Pittsburgh penalized -5 yards. |
| 4-34, Pitt47 | 11:01 | Yoklic punts. No return. Ball on Syr16. |
| Syracuse - 10:54 | ||
| 1-10, Syr16 | 10:54 | Nassib incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, Syr16 | 10:50 | Nassib pass completion to the right to West for 9 yards to the Syr25. |
| 3-1, Syr25 | 10:23 | Smith rush right for 5 yards to the Syr30. |
| 1-10, Syr30 | 9:56 | Smith rush left for 0 yards. |
| 2-10, Syr30 | 9:23 | Nassib rush middle for 1 yard to the Syr31. |
| 3-9, Syr31 | 8:44 | Nassib pass completion to the left to Clark for 8 yards to the Syr39. |
| 4-1, Syr39 | 8:12 | Fisher punts. No return. Ball on Pitt30. |
| Pittsburgh - 8:05 | ||
| 1-10, Pitt30 | 8:05 | Graham rush right for -1 yard to the Pitt29. |
| 2-11, Pitt29 | 7:28 | Sunseri pass completion to the right to Street for 15 yards to the Pitt44. |
| 1-10, Pitt44 | 6:55 | Sunseri pass completion to the right to Holtz for 15 yards to the Syr41. |
| 1-10, Syr41 | 6:47 | Sunseri pass completion to the right to Shanahan for 24 yards to the Syr17. |
| 1-10, Syr17 | 5:55 | Sunseri sacked by Sharpe for -15 yards to the Syr32. Pittsburgh penalized 0 yards. |
| 2-25, Syr32 | 5:46 | Sunseri sacked by Reddish for -9 yards to the Syr41. |
| 3-34, Syr41 | 5:04 | Sunseri incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-34, Syr41 | 5:00 | Yoklic punts. Touchback. Ball on Syr20. |
| Syracuse - 4:52 | ||
| 1-10, Syr20 | 4:52 | Smith rush right for 7 yards to the Syr27. |
| 2-3, Syr27 | 4:24 | Smith rush for 6 yards to the Syr33. |
| 1-10, Syr33 | 4:01 | Gulley rush for 3 yards to the Syr36. |
| 2-7, Syr36 | 3:38 | Gulley rush right for 1 yard to the Syr37. |
| 3-6, Syr37 | 2:59 | Nassib rush right for 8 yards to the Syr45. |
| 1-10, Syr45 | 2:25 | Gulley rush for 0 yards. |
| Syr45 | 2:15 | Pittsburgh time out. |
| 2-10, Syr45 | 2:15 | Nassib pass completion to the right to Lemon for 9 yards to the Pitt46. |
| 3-1, Pitt46 | 1:46 | Ameen-Moore rush left for 2 yards to the Pitt44. |
| Pitt44 | 1:36 | Pittsburgh time out. |
| 1-10, Pitt44 | 1:36 | Ameen-Moore rush left for 5 yards to the Pitt39. |
| Pitt39 | 1:27 | Pittsburgh time out. |
| 2-5, Pitt39 | 1:27 | Ameen-Moore rush left for 2 yards to the Pitt37. |
| Pitt37 | 0:41 | Syracuse time out. |
| 3-3, Pitt37 | 0:41 | Ameen-Moore rush left for 4 yards to the Pitt33. |










