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Pinstripe Bowl: Pittsburgh vs. Northwestern: Box Score

Wednesday Dec 28, 2016 2:00 pm - New York, NY (Neutral Site)
Odds: Pittsburgh by 3.5, Total Points: 64

Matchup Menu: PITT @ NW

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  1 2 3 4
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Pittsburgh Panthers (3-9) 3 7 7 7
24
Northwestern Wildcats (7-5) 0 14 7 10
31

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter Time Pts Xtra Summary PITT
NW
Pittsburgh 11:53 3 Field Goal: Chris Blewitt kicks a 46 yard field goal. 3
0
2nd Quarter Time Pts Xtra Summary PITT
NW
Northwestern 14:31 6 1 Rushing TD: Justin Jackson 8 yard rush. Extra Point good by Jack Mitchell. 3
7
Northwestern 3:08 6 1 Rushing TD: Justin Jackson 16 yard rush. Extra Point good by Jack Mitchell. 3
14
Pittsburgh 2:51 6 1 Passing TD: Jester Weah 69 yard pass from Nathan Peterman. Extra Point good by Chris Blewitt. 10
14
3rd Quarter Time Pts Xtra Summary PITT
NW
Pittsburgh 13:13 6 1 Rushing TD: Nathan Peterman 5 yard rush. Extra Point good by Chris Blewitt. 17
14
Northwestern 7:47 6 1 Rushing TD: Justin Jackson 40 yard rush. Extra Point good by Jack Mitchell. 17
21
4th Quarter Time Pts Xtra Summary PITT
NW
Pittsburgh 13:15 6 1 Passing TD: George Aston 6 yard pass from Ben DiNucci. Extra Point good by Chris Blewitt. 24
21
Northwestern 8:23 6 1 Passing TD: Garrett Dickerson 21 yard pass from Clayton Thorson. Extra Point good by Jack Mitchell. 24
28
Northwestern 6:14 3 Field Goal: Jack Mitchell kicks a 37 yard field goal. 24
31
PITT
NW
1st Downs 18
27
Passing 1st downs 8
15
Rushing 1st downs 9
10
1st downs from Penalties 1
2
3rd down efficiency 6-13
9-19
3rd down conversion % 46.2%
47.4%
4th down efficiency 0-2
4-4
4th down conversion % 0.0%
100.0%
Total Plays 62
90
Total Yards 438
462
Net Yards Passing 269
214
Sacked-Yards lost 1-18
4-20
Gross yards passing 287
234
Completions-Attempts 16-29
23-36
Completion% 55.2%
63.9%
Net yards per pass play 9.0
5.3
Touchdowns 2
1
Interceptions 3
1
Passer Rating 135.2
117.4
Net Yards Rushing 169
248
Rushing attempts 32
50
Yards per rush 5.3
5.0
Touchdowns 1
3
PITT
NW
Red Zone (Made-Att) 3-7
3-4
Red Zone Success % 42.9%
75.0%
Penalties 5-50
4-35
Turnovers 4
2
Fumbles-Lost 2-1
1-1
Interceptions thrown 3
1
Punting (Punts-Yards) 1-41
3-120
Yards per Punt 41.0
40.0
Field Goals 1-2
1-1
Extra Points 3
4
Punt Returns (Returns-Yards) 2-2
1-0
Yards per return 1.0
0.0
Kickoff Returns (Returns-Yards) 5-50
3-47
Yards per return 10.0
15.7
Possession 24:38
35:22
1st Quarter 07:02
07:58
2nd Quarter 04:13
10:47
3rd Quarter 07:31
07:29
4th Quarter 05:52
09:08

Pittsburgh Panthers Passing

  C/ATT YDS AVG TD INT NCAAF RATING
Ben DiNucci 3/9 16 1.8 1 2 40.5
Brian O'Neill 0/1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Nathan Peterman 13/18 253 14.1 1 1 197.5
Team 16/29 287 9.9 2 3 135.2

Pittsburgh Panthers Rushing

  CAR YDS AVG TD
Quadree Henderson 6 76 12.7 0
James Conner 8 32 4.0 0
Oadree Ollison 6 24 4.0 0
Ben DiNucci 2 18 9.0 0
Rafael Araujo-Lopes 1 9 9.0 0
Darrin Hall 1 7 7.0 0
Chawntez Moss 4 6 1.5 0
George Aston 1 2 2.0 0
Nathan Peterman 3 -5 -1.7 1
Team 32 169 5.3 1

Pittsburgh Panthers Receiving

  REC YDS AVG TD
Quadree Henderson 3 45 15.0 0
James Conner 1 3 3.0 0
Oadree Ollison 1 30 30.0 0
George Aston 2 7 3.5 1
Jester Weah 2 75 37.5 1
Dontez Ford 3 53 17.7 0
Aaron Mathews 2 35 17.5 0
Scott Orndoff 2 21 10.5 0
Team 16 287 17.9 2

Pittsburgh Panthers Fumbles

  FUM LOST
Quadree Henderson 2 1
Team 2 1

Pittsburgh Panthers Interceptions

  INT YDS
Avonte Maddox 1 0
Team 1 0

Pittsburgh Panthers Defensive

  TACKLES MISC
  TOT SOLO SACKS TFL PD
Quadree Henderson 1 0 0 0 0
James Conner 1 0 0 0 0
Ben DiNucci 1 1 0 0 0
Rafael Araujo-Lopes 1 0 0 0 0
George Aston 1 0 0 0 0
Matt Galambos 15 6 0 2 1
Avonte Maddox 7 3 0 0.5 2
Reggie Mitchell 7 5 0 0 1
Oluwaseun Idowu 6 4 0 0 0
Dennis Briggs 6 4 0 1 0
Jeremiah Taleni 5 2 1 1.5 0
Mike Caprara 4 1 0 0.5 0
James Folston 4 2 0.5 0.5 0
Allen Edwards 3 1 0.5 1 0
Ejuan Price 3 2 1 2 1
Shakir Soto 3 1 1 1 0
Ryan Lewis 2 1 0 0 0
Devon Edwards 2 1 0 0 0
Saleem Brightwell 2 2 0 0 0
Rachid Ibrahim 2 0 0 0 0
Amir Watts 2 1 0 0 0
Bam Bradley 1 1 0 0 0
Elijah Zeise 1 1 0 0 0
Jay Stocker 1 1 0 0 0
Pat Quirin 1 1 0 0 0
Phillipie Motley 1 1 0 0 0
Quintin Wirginis 1 0 0 0 0
Team 84 42 4 10 5

Pittsburgh Panthers Kick Returns

  NO YDS AVG LG
Quadree Henderson 2 43 21.5 26
George Aston 1 0 0.0 0
Rachid Ibrahim 2 7 3.5 7
Team 5 50 10.0

Pittsburgh Panthers Punt Returns

  NO YDS AVG LG
Quadree Henderson 2 2 1.0 2
Team 2 2 1.0

Pittsburgh Panthers Kicking

  FG PCT LONG XP PTS
Chris Blewitt 1/2 50.0% 46 3 3
Team 1/2 50.0% 3 3

Pittsburgh Panthers Punting

  TOT YDS AVG LG
Ryan Winslow 1 41 41.0 41
Team 1 41 41.0

Northwestern Wildcats Passing

  C/ATT YDS AVG TD INT NCAAF RATING
Clayton Thorson 23/36 214 5.9 1 1 117.4
Team 23/36 234 6.5 1 1 117.4

Northwestern Wildcats Rushing

  CAR YDS AVG TD
Justin Jackson 32 224 7.0 3
Clayton Thorson 12 16 1.3 0
John Moten IV 3 11 3.7 0
Jalani Roberts 1 -1 -1.0 0
Team 50 248 5.0 3

Northwestern Wildcats Receiving

  REC YDS AVG TD
Justin Jackson 2 9 4.5 0
Austin Carr 6 51 8.5 0
Macan Wilson 3 47 15.7 0
Garrett Dickerson 5 46 9.2 1
Andrew Scanlan 4 35 8.8 0
Flynn Nagel 3 26 8.7 0
Team 23 234 10.2 1

Northwestern Wildcats Fumbles

  FUM LOST
Clayton Thorson 1 1
Team 1 1

Northwestern Wildcats Interceptions

  INT YDS
Godwin Igwebuike 1 12
Kyle Queiro 1 13
Jared McGee 1 0
Team 3 25

Northwestern Wildcats Defensive

  TACKLES MISC
  TOT SOLO SACKS TFL PD
Justin Jackson 3 1 0 0 0
Trae Williams 8 5 0 0 0
Anthony Walker 7 4 0 0 0
Nate Hall 7 2 0 0 1
Godwin Igwebuike 7 3 0 0.5 1
Joe Gaziano 4 1 0.5 0.5 0
Montre Hartage 4 2 0 0 0
C.J. Robbins 3 3 0 0 0
Brett Walsh 3 0 0 0 0
Joseph Jones 3 2 0 1 0
Kyle Queiro 3 2 0 0 0
Xavier Washington 2 1 0.5 0.5 0
Joe Bergin 2 1 0 0 0
Tyler Lancaster 2 1 0 0 0
Jordan Thompson 1 0 0 0.5 0
Corey Acker 1 1 0 0 0
Alex Miller 1 0 0 0 0
Nathan Fox 1 0 0 0 0
Jared McGee 1 1 0 0 1
Team 63 30 1 3 3

Northwestern Wildcats Kick Returns

  NO YDS AVG LG
Solomon Vault 3 47 15.7 24
Team 3 47 15.7

Northwestern Wildcats Punt Returns

  NO YDS AVG LG
Flynn Nagel 1 0 0.0 0
Team 1 0 0.0

Northwestern Wildcats Kicking

  FG PCT LONG XP PTS
Jack Mitchell 1/1 100.0% 37 4 4
Team 1/1 100.0% 4 4

Northwestern Wildcats Punting

  TOT YDS AVG LG
Hunter Niswander 3 120 40.0 52
Team 3 120 40.0