Cincinnati 26, Pittsburgh 23
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 5, 2011
Where: Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Temperature:
50°
Head Official:
Jerry McGinn
Attendance:
49362
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Tony Miliano kicked four field goals, including a 41-yarder in the fourth quarter that completed No. 22 Cincinnati's 26-23 comeback victory over host Pittsburgh on Saturday.
The Bearcats (7-1, 3-0 Big East) trailed 23-13 early in the third quarter before rallying with three consecutive scoring drives, pulling ahead by three on Miliano's kick with 14:49 remaining. The Panthers (4-5, 2-2) had a final opportunity to force overtime, but Kevin Harper narrowly missed a 50-yard field goal.
Pittsburgh had five chances to reclaim the upper hand in the fourth quarter but came up empty on all of them, including a drive that began in Cincinnati territory after K'Waun Williams' interception at the 4:44 mark. The Panthers passed on a long game-tying kick and Tino Sunseri's fourth-down pass was off target with 3:37 to go.
Harper kicked three first-half field goals for the Panthers, including a 52-yarder.
Isaiah Pead rushed for 118 yards on 22 yards to lead the Bearcats, while Devin Street paced Pittsburgh with eight catches for 118 yards.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Cincinnati |
|
Pittsburgh |
Isaiah Pead
|
Player |
Tino Sunseri
|
22 |
Attempts |
16 |
118 |
Yards |
64 |
5.4 |
Avg Yards |
4.0 |
0 |
Touchdowns |
1 |
0 |
Long |
0 |
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
Cincinnati
|
366 |
152 |
214 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
3.0 |
1 |
Pittsburgh
|
397 |
179 |
218 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
2.0 |
0 |