2016 Syracuse vs. Pittsburgh football game

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2016 Syracuse vs. Pittsburgh football game
Conference game
1234Total
Syracuse147132761
Pittsburgh1421212076
DateNovember 26, 2016
Season 2016
Stadium Heinz Field
Location Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Referee Jeff Heaser [1]
Attendance34,049 [1]

The 2016 Syracuse vs. Pittsburgh football game was a regular-season college football game between the Syracuse Orange and the Pittsburgh Panthers, played on November 26, 2016, at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The game held the record [2] for the most combined points scored in an NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) regulation game [lower-alpha 1] with 137 total points, [3] breaking the previous record (136 points, set in a 2007 game played between Navy and North Texas) by a single point. [4] The record was broken on November 5, 2022 when the SMU Mustangs defeated the Houston Cougars 77–63 for a combined 140 points. [5]

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Before the game

Syracuse

With first-year head coach Dino Babers in command, the Syracuse Orange entered their final game of 2016 with a record of 4–7, 2–5 in ACC play. [6] The Orange had experienced ups and downs throughout the 2016 season, with peaks including wins against seventeenth-ranked Virginia Tech and rival Boston College a week later. However, the lows of the season tended to outweigh the highs, as the Orange defense had allowed at least 20 points in all but two games, and the team had suffered blowout losses at the hands of nationally ranked Louisville (No. 13), Clemson (No. 3), and Florida State (No. 17). The aforementioned loss to Florida State was Syracuse's seventh of the season, which put a bowl game out of reach coming into their final game. [7]

Pittsburgh

Under second-year head coach Pat Narduzzi, Pittsburgh entered this game 7–4, 4–3 in ACC play, having clinched a bowl game berth the week prior. [8] The Panthers entered their final regular-season with a few very impressive wins on their schedule, namely an early-season win against eventual Big Ten champions Penn State and a road win against eventual national champions Clemson. These two victories proved to be the only two against ranked opponents, however, as they lost at home to No. 25 Virginia Tech on October 27. The Panthers offense had been doing its job throughout the 2016 season, scoring no less than 28 points in each of their previous 11 contests.

Rivalry series

Coming into the game, the Pitt–Syracuse series stood 37–31 in favor of Pitt, with three ties; previously, the highest-scoring meeting in the series was a 45–28 Syracuse win in 1998, totaling 73 points. Pittsburgh had won the last three matchups; furthermore, Syracuse's last victory in Pittsburgh against the Panthers came in 2001, as their two victories in the series since then had come in Syracuse.

Game summary

Game information

Game TimeWeather

Kickoff: 12:31 p.m. EST
End of Game: 4:14 p.m. EST
Duration: 3 hours, 43 minutes

Temperature:38 °F (3 °C)
Wind: W 13 mph
Weather: Cloudy with showers

Game officials

J. Heaser (referee), M. Wilson (umpire), T. Lynch (linesman), D. Short (line judge)
D. Bell (back judge), C. Clougherty (field judge), G. Hocker (side judge)

Sources: [1] [9]

Scoring summary

Scoring summary
QuarterTime Drive TeamScoring informationScore
Plays Yards TOP CUSEPITT
17:427452:13CUSEZach Mahoney 2-yard touchdown run, Cole Murphy kick good70
16:293651:13PITTJester Weah 59-yard touchdown reception from Nathan Peterman, Chris Blewitt kick good77
13:351350:08PITT James Conner 35-yard touchdown reception from Nathan Peterman, Chris Blewitt kick good714
10:2810743:07CUSEDontae Strickland 5-yard touchdown run, Cole Murphy kick good1414
210:3610654:52PITTGeorge Aston 6-yard touchdown run, Chris Blewitt kick good1421
26:574691:40PITTJames Conner 9-yard touchdown run, Chris Blewitt kick good1428
21:3614685:21CUSE Amba Etta-Tawo 5-yard touchdown reception from Zack Mahoney, Cole Murphy kick good2128
20:108641:26PITTNathan Peterman 13-yard touchdown run, Chris Blewitt kick good2135
311:37PITTInterception returned 20 yards for touchdown by Dane Jackson, Chris Blewitt kick good2142
38:591660:11PITT Quadree Henderson 66-yard touchdown run, Chris Blewitt kick good2149
37:544851:05CUSEMoe Neal 42-yard touchdown run, Cole Murphy kick no good (blocked)2749
37:301770:24PITT Maurice Ffrench 77-yard touchdown run, Chris Blewitt kick good2756
31:536452:03CUSEAmba Etta-Tawo 12-yard touchdown reception from Zack Mahoney, Cole Murphy kick good3456
411:167632:11CUSEZack Mahoney 19-yard touchdown run, Cole Murphy kick good4156
49:333781:43PITTDontez Ford 79-yard touchdown reception from Nathan Peterman, Chris Blewitt kick good4163
47:217652:12CUSEAmba Etta-Tawo 7-yard touchdown reception from Zack Mahoney, Cole Murphy kick good4863
45:065442:15PITTJester Weah 6-yard touchdown reception from Nathan Peterman, Chris Blewitt kick good4870
43:475691:19CUSEAmba Etta-Tawo 49-yard touchdown reception from Zack Mahoney, Cole Murphy kick good5570
43:152430:32PITTJames Conner 1-yard touchdown run, Chris Blewitt kick no good5576
40:5810772:17CUSEAmba Etta-Tawo 13-yard touchdown reception from Zack Mahoney, Cole Murphy kick no good6176
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.6176

Game statistics

Aftermath

This game was Syracuse's last of the season, as they finished the 2016 campaign with a 4–8 record. Pittsburgh improved to 8–4 and accepted an invitation to the New Era Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium. The Panthers were favored by five, [10] but lost to Northwestern, 31–24 [11] and finished their season with a record of 8–5.

See also

Notes

  1. A "regulation game" is one that does not go into overtime.

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