Pittsburgh 26, (4) Notre Dame 29 (F-3OT)
Saturday, 11/03/12
| F-3OT | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | O1 | O2 | O3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 26 |
| (4) Notre Dame | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 29 |
| Attendance | |
|---|---|
| Attendance | 80,795 |
Scoring Summary
| Pitt - ND | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter | 8:28 | ND | FG | Kyle Brindza 37 yd FG | 0 - 3 |
| 5:00 | Pitt | FG | Kevin Harper 39 yd FG | 3 - 3 | |
| 2nd Quarter | 10:34 | ND | FG | Kyle Brindza 20 yd FG | 3 - 6 |
| 3:55 | Pitt | TD | Ray Graham 16 yd run (Kevin Harper kick) | 10 - 6 | |
| 3rd Quarter | 5:52 | Pitt | TD | J.P. Holtz 9 yd pass from Tino Sunseri (Kevin Harper kick) | 17 - 6 |
| 0:58 | Pitt | FG | Kevin Harper 21 yd FG | 20 - 6 | |
| 4th Quarter | 13:40 | ND | TD | TJ Jones 11 yd pass from Everett Golson (missed kick) | 20 - 12 |
| 2:11 | ND | TD | Theo Riddick 5 yd pass from Everett Golson (EVERETT GOLSON 2pt run) | 20 - 20 | |
| Overtime 1 | 0:00 | Pitt | FG | Kevin Harper 41 yd FG | 23 - 20 |
| 0:00 | ND | FG | Kyle Brindza 37 yd FG | 23 - 23 | |
| Overtime 2 | NONE | ||||
| Overtime 3 | 0:00 | Pitt | FG | Kevin Harper 44 yd FG | 26 - 23 |
| 0:00 | ND | TD | Everett Golson 1 yd run | 26 - 29 | |
Team Statistics
| Pitt | ND | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 13 | 34 |
| Passing | 6 | 17 |
| Rushing | 6 | 15 |
| Penalty | 1 | 2 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 1-14 | 10-20 |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| Net Yards | 308 | 522 |
| Total Plays | 62 | 104 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 144 | 231 |
| Rushes | 33 | 51 |
| Average Per Rush | 4.4 | 4.5 |
| Net Yards Passing | 164 | 291 |
| Completions - Attempts | 19-29 | 29-53 |
| Yards Per Pass Play | 5.7 | 5.5 |
| Times Sacked | 5 | 1 |
| Yards Lost to Sacks | -31 | -3 |
| Had Intercepted | 0 | 2 |
| Punts | 6 | 5 |
| Average Punt | 40.7 | 41.4 |
| Penalties | 7 | 6 |
| Penalty Yards | 45 | 46 |
| Fumbles | 2 | 2 |
| Fumbles Lost | 0 | 1 |
Passing
| Pittsburgh | Comp | Att | Yds | Pct | Y/A | Sack | YdsL | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Sunseri | 19 | 29 | 164 | 65.5 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Notre Dame | Comp | Att | Yds | Pct | Y/A | Sack | YdsL | TD | Int |
| E. Golson | 23 | 42 | 227 | 54.8 | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| T. Rees | 6 | 11 | 64 | 54.5 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Rushing
| Pittsburgh | Rush | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Graham | 24 | 172 | 7.2 | 55 | 1 |
| T. Sunseri | 8 | -30 | -3.7 | 6 | 0 |
| R. Shell | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Notre Dame | Rush | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| T. Riddick | 22 | 85 | 3.9 | 11 | 0 |
| E. Golson | 15 | 74 | 4.9 | 27 | 1 |
| C. Wood | 13 | 70 | 5.4 | 16 | 0 |
| G. Atkinson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
Receiving
| Pittsburgh | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Graham | 6 | 25 | 4.2 | 13 | 0 |
| M. Shanahan | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 16 | 0 |
| J. Holtz | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 43 | 1 |
| D. Street | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 18 | 0 |
| H. Graham | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| M. Giubilato | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| C. Saddler | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Notre Dame | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| D. Daniels | 7 | 86 | 12.3 | 45 | 0 |
| T. Eifert | 6 | 62 | 10.3 | 11 | 0 |
| R. Toma | 6 | 50 | 8.3 | 14 | 0 |
| T. Jones | 5 | 53 | 10.6 | 17 | 1 |
| T. Riddick | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 11 | 1 |
| D. Smith | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
Kicking
| Pittsburgh | XPM | XPA | Pct | FGM | FGA | Pct | Lng | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Harper | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 44 | 14 |
| Notre Dame | XPM | XPA | Pct | FGM | FGA | Pct | Lng | Pts |
| K. Brindza | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 37 | 9 |
Punting
| Pittsburgh | Punt | Avg | Blk | In20 | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Yoklic | 6 | 40.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Notre Dame | Punt | Avg | Blk | In20 | TB |
| B. Turk | 5 | 41.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kick/Punt Returns
| Pittsburgh | KR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. Pitts | 5 | 128 | 25.6 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Saddler | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Notre Dame | KR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| G. Atkinson | 4 | 74 | 18.5 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. McDaniel | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Neal | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense
| Pittsburgh | Tack | Ast | Sack | Yds | FFum | FumR | PD | Int | Yds | Int'TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| K. Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Notre Dame | Tack | Ast | Sack | Yds | FFum | FumR | PD | Int | Yds | Int'TD |
| -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |










