NCAAF Game Recap - Pittsburgh at Virginia
Fri Nov 2, 2018 7:30 PM EDT

Bama
29
LSU
0
F
Lou
16
Clem
77
F
ND
31
NW
21
F
PSU
7
Mich
42
F
UGA
34
KY
17
F
Okla
51
TxTch
46
F
Neb
31
OSU
36
F
Temp
40
UCF
52
F
Cal
13
WaSt
19
F
WVU
42
Tex
41
F
MIZ
38
Fla
17
F
Utah
20
AzSt
38
F
Hou
31
SMU
45
F
UtSt
56
Hawaii
17
F
Iowa
36
Purd
38
F
Fres
48
UNLV
3
F
LT
3
MissSt
45
F
Syr
41
Wake
24
F
Pitt
23
UVA
13
F
BC
31
VaTec
21
F
TxAM
24
Aub
28
F
MiaOH
42
Buff
51
F
Kent
35
BGSU
28
F
Ball
13
Toled
45
F
Ohio
59
WestMI
14
F
NIU
36
Akr
26
F
W Ky
10
MidTN
29
F
Colo
34
Ariz
42
F
Rut
17
Wisc
31
F
SCar
48
Miss
44
F
IASt
27
Kans
3
F
OkSt
31
Bayl
35
F
MSU
24
MD
3
F
C Mi
7
E Mi
17
F
Mem
59
ECU
41
F
AF
14
Army
17
F
GATec
38
UNC
28
F
JMU
24
UNH
35
F
SJSU
9
Wyo
24
F
TxSt
40
GASt
31
F
UT-M
14
JacSt
21
F
GaSo
25
ULMon
44
F
SoAl
14
ArkSt
38
F
Marsh
24
SMiss
26
F
SamHu
26
(N/A)
43
F
ULLaf
16
Troy
26
F
K St
13
TCU
14
F
UTEP
34
Rice
26
F
MIN
31
Ill
55
F
Tul
41
SoFL
15
F
FlaSt
28
NCSt
47
F
Lib
59
UMass
62
F(2OT)
Navy
0
Cin
42
F
AlcSt
42
NMS
52
F
UNCC
3
Tenn
14
F
App
23
CoCar
7
F
UConn
19
Tuls
49
F
Duke
20
MiaFL
12
F
UCLA
21
Oreg
42
F
UTSA
3
UAB
52
F
FlAtl
49
FLInt
14
F
Stan
23
Wash
27
F
USC
38
OreSt
21
F
SDSU
31
NM
23
F
BYU
16
Boise
21
F
Kent
14
Buff
48
F

Nov 2, 2018, 7:30 PM EDT

Final

1

2

3

4

T

Pittsburgh (5-4)

7

0

7

9

23

(23) Virginia (6-3)

7

3

0

3

13

Hall runs wild and Pitt beats No. 23 Virginia, 23-13
Sat Nov 3, 2018 12:17 AM

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) Darrin Hall had already had a big night against a team that game-planned to stop him when he put a dazzling cap on it.

Hall ran for 229 yards and three touchdowns, the last a 75-yard burst one play after Virginia had awakened it fans by closing to within 14-13, and Pittsburgh beat No. 23 Virginia for the fourth year in a row, 23-13 on Friday night.

Hall also had a 41-yard scoring run in the first half and a two-yard run in the third quarter, capping a drive that ended with an injury-depleted Cavaliers defense looking incapable of stopping the bruising 225-pound tailback.

"That's all we do. We just continue to fight, continue to wear down the defense," said Hall, who carried just 19 times.

The two-yard run capped a 15-play, 84-yard march and gave the Panthers a 14-10 lead and seemed to wear Virginia down.

"Even on short yardage, I was getting 4 yards before I was even touched," he said.

The Panthers (5-4, 4-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) moved into first place in the Coastal Division.

"That's great. That's awesome," left guard Connor Dintino said. "But next week we've got (Virginia Tech). We've got to go 1-0. That's it. We're not thinking ahead."

With 738 rushing yards in the last two games, they seem to be hitting their stride.

"We did it the old fashioned way, running the football for 250 yards," coach Pat Narduzzi said. "Darrin Hall was a beast."

Bryce Perkins threw for 205 yards and a touchdown for Virginia (6-3, 4-2, No. 23 CFP), but Pittsburgh never allowed him to get untracked in the running game and sacked him five times for 46 yards in losses. The Cavaliers' three-game winning streak was snapped.

"We got him a couple times in the backfield. That's the first thing," Narduzzi said of Perkins, who has three 100-plus-yard games this season but finished with minus 7 yards. "Put pressure on him and force him to have to make some throws or make some decisions."

Pittsburgh trailed 10-7 at halftime, but used the drive that lasted 8:40 to go ahead. The Panthers converted four third downs on the march and Hall finished it with runs of 18 and 2 yards as the Virginia defense, which lost three starters during the game, began to wear down.

After being limited to 24 plays in the first half, the Panthers ran 21 in the third quarter alone, mostly grinding on the ground.

"I don't think anything changed" from the first half to the second half, Virginia linebacker Jordan Mack said. "They were just executing at a high level and lack of execution from us."

The Cavaliers drove for Brian Delaney's second field goal, bringing the crowd alive, but Hall quieted them with his long scoring burst.

FOOT LOOSE

The Panthers special teams botched a pair of extra point tries, but converted one when a penalty gave them a do-ver.

Narduzzi said placekicker Alex Kessman was not to blame, and he clinched the victory with a 53-yard field goal, his fourth from 50 or more yards this season and the sixth of his career.

"That was a gigantic kick," Narduzzi said.

THE TAKEAWAY

Pittsburgh: The Panthers are very much a power running team, but Darrin Hall especially has break-away speed, too, as he showed on his long scoring runs. With tailbacks Hall and Qadree Ollison each weighing in at 225 pounds, their bruising style wore Virginia down during two long possessions to begin the second half.

Virginia: The Cavaliers to find more offensive weapons to employ when teams focus great attention on Perkins, Olamide Zaccheaus and Jordan Ellis. Terrell Jana's 42-yard touchdown catch more than doubled his receiving yardage for the season (29), and he caught two more passes before halftime. And tight end Tanner Cowley had just three catches for 28 yards in the first eight games before taking a pass from Perkins 40 yards down the Virginia sideline in the first half.

UP NEXT

Pittsburgh returns home to face long-time rival Virginia Tech in its final home game.

Virginia wraps up a three-game homestand with its final home game, and last out-of-conference game, against Liberty.

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Passing

Pitt Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
K. Pickett 14 7 50.0 0 61 31 0 61.9
UVA Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
B. Perkins 24 17 70.8 1 205 42 0 110.6

Rushing

Pitt Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
D. Hall 19 229 12.1 75 3
Q. Ollison 7 24 3.4 12 0
UVA Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
J. Ellis 10 46 4.6 22 0
O. Zaccheaus 1 5 5.0 5 0

Receiving

Pitt Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
A. Mathews 1 31 31.0 31 0
T. Mack 1 11 11.0 11 0
UVA Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
T. Jana 3 71 23.7 42 1
T. Cowley 1 40 40.0 40 0

Fumbles

Pitt F FL
K. Pickett 1 0
UVA F FL
J. Reed 1 0
J. Ellis 1 0

Returning

Pitt KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
M. Ffrench 1 28.0 0 28 0 0 0
D. Hall 1 12.0 0 12 0 0 0
UVA KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
J. Reed 3 24.3 0 37 0 0 0
T. Kelly Jr. 0 0 0 2 7.5 0 8

Punting

Pitt Punt Yds Avg LgPu
K. Christodoulou 4 187 46.8 51
UVA Punt Yds Avg LgPu
L. Coleman 4 179 44.8 53

Takeaways

Pitt Int Yds InTD
D. Jackson 0 0 0

Team Stats Comparison

Pitt UVA
Points For 23 13
Total Yards 315 249
Rushing Yards 254 44
Passing Yards 61 205
Passing Completions / Attempts 7/14 17/24
Turnovers 0 1
Interceptions Thrown 0 0
Fumbles - Lost 1/0 3/1
First Downs 16 13
Penalties - Yards 7/72 10/80
Time Of Possession 24:24 36:36
Third Down Conversions/Attempts 4/12 5/12
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts 2/2 0/2
Punts - Average Yards 4/47 4/45

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter Pitt UVA
Pitt 08:51 TD Darrin Hall 41 yd run (Alex Kessman kick) 7 0
UVA 09:06 TD Terrell Jana 42 yd pass from Bryce Perkins (Brian Delaney kick) 7 7
2nd Quarter Pitt UVA
UVA 14:58 FG Brian Delaney 29 yd FG 7 10
3rd Quarter Pitt UVA
Pitt 14:39 TD Darrin Hall 2 yd run (Alex Kessman kick) 14 10
4th Quarter Pitt UVA
UVA 05:09 FG Brian Delaney 42 yd FG 14 13
Pitt 05:20 TD Darrin Hall 75 yd run (failed 2pt rush) 20 13
Pitt 10:35 FG Alex Kessman 53 yd FG 23 13

Game Information

Stadium: David A. Harrison III Field at Scott Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia
Attendance: 36,256
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