Pittsburgh 35, Virginia Tech 33 · Box Score

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Final · Week 5 · Fri, Oct 2, 2026

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PITT	7	14	7	7	35
VT	14	10	0	9	33

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Team stats

PITT		VT
18	First downs	21
295	Total yards	499
191	Passing yards	434
18-30	Comp-Att	30-41
6.4	Yards per pass	10.6
104	Rushing yards	65
31	Rushes	32
3.4	Yards per rush	2.0
4-13	3rd down	6-16
1-3	4th down	1-1
7-58	Penalties-yards	8-82
0	Turnovers	4
0	Fumbles lost	2
0	Interceptions thrown	2
28:38	Time of possession	31:22
2	Sacks	1
5	Tackles for loss	6
4	QB hurries	3
1	Passes defended	5
0	Defensive TDs	0
—	Kick return yards	89
36	Punt return yards	—
2	Passing TDs	3
3	Rushing TDs	1
5	Kicking points	7

Advanced stats

PITT		VT
+0.07	EPA per play	+0.12
29%	Success rate	40%
1.65	Explosiveness	1.61
-0.01	Rushing EPA per play	-0.34
35%	Rushing success rate	29%
+0.23	Passing EPA per play	+0.68
26%	Passing success rate	50%
36%	Standard downs success	47%
19%	Passing downs success	27%
2.32	Line yards per rush	1.66
1.00	Second-level yards	0.58
0.93	Open-field yards	0.13
24%	Stuff rate	26%
100%	Power success	75%
13%	Havoc caused	18%
6	Scoring chances	7
7.00	Points per chance	4.43
Own 36	Avg. starting field position	Own 29
5	Explosive plays	10
51%	Postgame win expectancy	49%

Offense unless noted. EPA, success rate, explosiveness and the rushing numbers leave out garbage time. The better number in each row is bold. Hover or tap-and-hold a stat for what it means.

Scoring summary

Q113:44
Virginia TechTD
(13:53) Shotgun #17 E.Grunkemeyer pass complete short left to #3 Q.Brown caught at UP 40, for 38 yards to the UP 00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 13:44, 1ST DOWN #17 J.Love kick attempt good (H: #95 N.Totten, LS: #96 C.Epling)
Drive: 4 plays, 75 yds
0-7
Q110:08
Virginia TechTD
(10:12) #17 E.Grunkemeyer rush middle for 1 yard gain to the UP 00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:08 #17 J.Love kick attempt good (H: #95 N.Totten, LS: #96 C.Epling)
Drive: 6 plays, 77 yds
0-14
Q16:05
PittsburghPUNT
7-14
Q14:12
PittsburghPUNT
Drive: 3 plays, 8 yds
0-14
Q10:10
PittsburghTD
(00:17) No Huddle-Shotgun #9 J.Turner rush middle for 20 yards gain to the Hokies00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:10, 1ST DOWN #48 A.Chadha kick attempt good (H: #92 K.Tijerina, LS: #59 J.Schmidt)
Drive: 5 plays, 65 yds
7-14
Q29:24
Virginia TechFG
(09:24) #17 J.Love field goal attempt from 26 yards GOOD (H: #95 N.Totten, LS: #96 C.Epling), clock 09:24
Drive: 12 plays, 64 yds
7-17
Q25:11
Virginia TechTD
(05:14) Shotgun #11 L.Wright rush middle for 1 yard gain to the Hokies00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:11 #48 A.Chadha kick attempt good (H: #92 K.Tijerina, LS: #59 J.Schmidt)
21-24
Q23:18
PittsburghTD
(03:24) Shotgun #17 E.Grunkemeyer pass complete deep right to #0 A.Greene caught at UP 00, for 22 yards to the UP 00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:18, 1ST DOWN #17 J.Love kick attempt good (H: #95 N.Totten, LS: #96 C.Epling)
14-24
Q20:31
PittsburghTD
(00:36) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 M.Heintschel pass complete short right to #3 C.Hicks caught at Hokies18, for 22 yards to the Hokies00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:31, 1ST DOWN #48 A.Chadha kick attempt good (H: #92 K.Tijerina, LS: #59 J.Schmidt)
Drive: 2 plays, 23 yds
21-24
Q310:13
PittsburghTD
(10:20) No Huddle-Shotgun #26 D.Ferguson Jr. rush middle for 15 yards gain to the Hokies00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:13, 1ST DOWN #48 A.Chadha kick attempt good (H: #92 K.Tijerina, LS: #59 J.Schmidt)
Drive: 10 plays, 75 yds
28-24
Q413:55
PittsburghTD
(13:58) Shotgun #15 H.Geriner pass complete deep right to #3 C.Hicks caught at Hokies01, for 29 yards to the Hokies00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 13:55, 1ST DOWN #48 A.Chadha kick attempt good (H: #92 K.Tijerina, LS: #59 J.Schmidt)
Drive: 4 plays, 41 yds
35-24
Q411:02
Virginia TechSF
Team Safety
35-26
Q410:07
Virginia TechTD
(10:13) Shotgun #17 E.Grunkemeyer pass complete deep right to #11 D.Brown caught at UP 02, for 28 yards to the UP 00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:07, 1ST DOWN #17 J.Love kick attempt good (H: #95 N.Totten, LS: #96 C.Epling)
Drive: 2 plays, 30 yds
35-33

Score shown PITT-VT.

Player stats

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	QBR
Mason Heintschel	10/18	113	6.3	1	0	32.2
Holden Geriner	8/12	78	6.5	1	0	23.1

Rushing

Player	Car	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Ja'Kyrian Turner	14	65	4.6	1	20
Damon Ferguson Jr.	6	31	5.2	1	15
La'Vell Wright	4	4	1.0	1	4
Holden Geriner	1	3	3.0	0	3
Carson Kent	1	2	2.0	0	2
Mason Heintschel	4	2	0.5	0	7
Team	1	-3	-3.0	0	0

Receiving

Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Cataurus Hicks	3	63	21.0	2	29
Bryce Yates	2	47	23.5	0	30
Censere Lee	5	38	7.6	0	12
Ja'Kyrian Turner	6	35	5.8	0	14
Damon Ferguson Jr.	1	5	5.0	0	5
Carson Kent	1	3	3.0	0	3

Defense

Player	Tot	Solo	Sacks	TFL	PD	QB Hur
Cruce Brookins	8	5	0	0	0	0
Raion Strader	6	4	0	0	1	0
Sean FitzSimmons	6	3	0	0	0	0
Isaiah Neal	6	3	0.5	0.5	0	1
Demarco Ward	6	2	0	0	0	2
Nick James	5	4	0	1.5	0	0
Braylan Lovelace	5	2	0	0	0	0
Jeremiah Marcelin	5	1	0	0.5	0	1
Cole Woodson	4	3	0	0	0	0
Shawn Lee Jr.	4	3	0	1	0	0
Jaeden Moore	3	2	1	1	0	0
Alex Sanford	3	2	0	0	0	0
Josh Guerrier	2	0	0	0	0	0
Shadarian Harrison	1	1	0	0	0	0
Zion Ferguson	1	1	0	0	0	0
Cameron Lindsey	1	1	0	0	0	0
Abe Ibrahim	1	1	0	0	0	0
Rashan Murray	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jimmy Scott	1	0	0	0	0	0
BJ Williams	1	0	0	0	0	0
Eliyt Nairne	1	0	0.5	0.5	0	0

Interceptions

Player	Int	Yds	TD
Cameron Lindsey	1	0	0
Shawn Lee Jr.	1	0	0

Fumbles

Player	Fum	Rec
Isaiah Neal	0	1
Nick James	0	1
Team	1	0

Kicking

Player	FG	Pct	Long	XP	Pts
Antonio Chadha	0/0	0.0	0	5/5	5

Punting

Player	No	Yds	Avg	TB	In 20	Long
Gabriel Russo	6	281	46.8	0	1	57

Punt returns

Player	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Cataurus Hicks	3	36	12.0	25	0