#17 Pitt vs #24 West Virginia
November 30, 2002 1:09pm at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, PA
Pitt
West Virginia
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 45 | 201 | 6 | 195 | 0 | 23 | 4.3 |
| Brandon Miree | 25 | 121 | 0 | 121 | 0 | 23 | 4.8 |
| Rod Rutherford | 14 | 55 | 6 | 49 | 0 | 12 | 3.5 |
| Lousaka Polite | 4 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 4.3 |
| Jawan Walker | 2 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 4.0 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 53 | 246 | 15 | 231 | 2 | 22 | 4.4 |
| Avon Cobourne | 25 | 105 | 1 | 104 | 1 | 9 | 4.2 |
| Quincy Wilson | 10 | 68 | 1 | 67 | 0 | 22 | 6.7 |
| Rasheed Marshall | 15 | 43 | 13 | 30 | 1 | 19 | 2.0 |
| Travis Garvin | 2 | 30 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 16 | 15.0 |
| Phil Braxton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 17 | 30 | 2 | 252 | 2 | 32 | 1 |
| Rod Rutherford | 17 | 30 | 2 | 252 | 2 | 32 | 1 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 6 | 10 | 0 | 148 | 1 | 79 | 1 |
| Rasheed Marshall | 5 | 9 | 0 | 123 | 1 | 79 | 1 |
| Danny Embick | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 17 | 252 | 2 | 32 | 14.8 |
| Larry Fitzgerald | 11 | 159 | 2 | 32 | 14.5 |
| Kris Wilson | 2 | 35 | 0 | 22 | 17.5 |
| Brandon Miree | 2 | 32 | 0 | 21 | 16.0 |
| Lamar Slade | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| Lousaka Polite | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 6 | 148 | 1 | 79 | 24.7 |
| Phil Braxton | 2 | 108 | 1 | 79 | 54.0 |
| Rasheed Marshall | 1 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 25.0 |
| A.J. Nastasi | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 |
| Toby Brown | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 2 | 87 | 43.5 | 48 |
| Andy Lee | 2 | 87 | 43.5 | 48 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | 92 | 23.0 | 35 |
| Mark Fazzolari | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 27 |
| Danny Embick | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 |
| Todd James | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 63 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bernard Lay | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Torrie Cox | 3 | 63 | 24 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 1 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 57 | 29 | 2 | 33 | 23 |
| Lance Frazier | 1 | 9 | 9 | ||||||
| Phil Braxton | 2 | 57 | 29 | ||||||
| Angel Estrada | 1 | 10 | 10 | ||||||
| Brian King | 1 | 23 | 23 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 195 | 252 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 510 |
| Larry Fitzgerald | 159 | 159 | ||||
| Brandon Miree | 121 | 32 | 153 | |||
| Torrie Cox | 63 | 63 | ||||
| Rod Rutherford | 49 | 49 | ||||
| Kris Wilson | 35 | 35 | ||||
| Lousaka Polite | 17 | 6 | 23 | |||
| Lamar Slade | 20 | 20 | ||||
| Jawan Walker | 8 | 8 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 231 | 148 | 57 | 9 | 33 | 478 |
| Phil Braxton | 0 | 108 | 57 | 165 | ||
| Avon Cobourne | 104 | 104 | ||||
| Quincy Wilson | 67 | 67 | ||||
| Rasheed Marshall | 30 | 25 | 55 | |||
| Travis Garvin | 30 | 30 | ||||
| Brian King | 23 | 23 | ||||
| A.J. Nastasi | 11 | 11 | ||||
| Angel Estrada | 10 | 10 | ||||
| Lance Frazier | 9 | 9 | ||||
| Toby Brown | 4 | 4 |
| Pitt | West Virginia | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 25 | 17 |
| Rushing | 10 | 13 |
| Passing | 15 | 4 |
| Penalty | 0 | 0 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 195 | 231 |
| Rushing Attempts | 45 | 53 |
| Average Per Rush | 4.3 | 4.4 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 0 | 2 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 201 | 246 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 6 | 15 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 252 | 148 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 17-30-2 | 6-10-0 |
| Average Per Attempt | 8.4 | 14.8 |
| Average Per Completion | 14.8 | 24.7 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 2 | 1 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 447 | 379 |
| Total Offense Plays | 75 | 63 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 2-10 | 3-27 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 2-87 | 4-92 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 43.5 | 23.0 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 1-0-0 | 1-9-0 |
| Average Per Return | 0.0 | 9.0 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 3-63-0 | 2-57-0 |
| Average Per Return | 21.0 | 28.5 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 0-0-0 | 2-33-0 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Miscellaneous Yards | 0 | 0 |
| Possession Time | 31:33 | 28:27 |
| Third Down Conversions | 6 of 13 | 6 of 13 |
| Fourth Down Conversions | 2 of 4 | 0 of 2 |
| Red Zone Scores-Chances | 1-3 | 2-2 |
| Sacks By: Number-Yards | 1-10 | 1-2 |
Pitt
| # | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks | Yds | TFL | Yds | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | BrUp | Blks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 54 | 34 | 88 | 0 | 6.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 20 | Tez Morris | 7 | 8 | 15 | 0.0 | ||||||||||
| 90 | Claude Harriott | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1.5 | 11 | |||||||||
| 5 | Torrie Cox | 8 | 1 | 9 | 0.0 | ||||||||||
| 48 | Lewis Moore | 8 | 1 | 9 | 1.5 | 1 | |||||||||
| 51 | Gerald Hayes | 7 | 2 | 9 | 0.5 | 0 | |||||||||
| 96 | Vince Crochunis | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.0 | ||||||||||
| 28 | Gary Urschler | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.5 | 1 | |||||||||
| 94 | Dan Stephens | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.0 | ||||||||||
| 15 | Brian Beinecke | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.0 | ||||||||||
| 47 | Brian Guzek | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.0 | 1 | |||||||||
| 17 | Corey Humphries | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||||
| 7 | Shawn Robinson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||||
| 55 | Thomas Smith | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | |||||||||
| 27 | William Ferguson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||||
| 31 | Tyrone Gilliard | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||||
| 93 | Jake Holthaus | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||||
| 83 | Kris Wilson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||||
| 56 | Charles Spencer | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
West Virginia
| # | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks | Yds | TFL | Yds | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | BrUp | Blks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 46 | 26 | 72 | 0 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | Angel Estrada | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0.0 | 1 | 10 | ||||||||
| 1 | James "Dirty" Davis | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0.0 | ||||||||||
| 48 | Jahmile Addae | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0.0 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Grant Wiley | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1.0 | 2 | |||||||||
| 24 | Jermaine Thaxton | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1.0 | 3 | |||||||||
| 90 | Jason Davis | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.0 | ||||||||||
| 32 | Ben Collins | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | ||||||||||
| 91 | Adam Lehnortt | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | ||||||||||
| 89 | Tim Love | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | ||||||||||
| 95 | David Upchurch | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | ||||||||||
| 11 | Brian King | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 23 | ||||||||
| 19 | Lance Frazier | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | ||||||||||
| 39 | Thandi Smith | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||||
| 26 | Michael Page | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||||
| 92 | Ben Lynch | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Lewis Daniels | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Kahli Gamble | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
Scoring Summary
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10:53 | Pitt - Larry Fitzgerald 32 yd TD pass from Rod Rutherford (Kick by David Abdul Good), 6-63 2:43 | 0-7 |
| 1 | 7:06 | WVU - Todd James 42 yd FG, 8-40 3:47 | 3-7 |
| 1 | 0:00 | WVU - Rasheed Marshall 19 yd rush TD (Kick by Todd James Good), 9-66 3:30 | 10-7 |
| 2 | 10:01 | Pitt - David Abdul 33 yd FG, 12-64 4:59 | 10-10 |
| 2 | 1:45 | WVU - Avon Cobourne 2 yd rush TD (Kick by Todd James Good), 6-64 2:22 | 17-10 |
| 3 | 6:55 | WVU - Phil Braxton 79 yd TD pass from Rasheed Marshall (Kick by Todd James Good), 3-84 1:35 | 24-10 |
| 4 | 14:48 | Pitt - Larry Fitzgerald 25 yd TD pass from Rod Rutherford (Kick by David Abdul Good), 5-50 1:28 | 24-17 |
Attendance: 66,731
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| Pitt | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
Start Time: 1:09pm
Officials: Ron Boyd (Back Judge), Paul Vargo (Field Judge), Todd LaPenta (Head Linesman), John Salmon (Line Judge), John Smith (Referee), Milt Hagans (Side Judge), Bruce Palmer (Umpire)
Temperature: 39 • Wind: 16mph SW • Weather: Cloudy with flurries
| Team | Quarter | Start Spot | Start Time | Obtained | End Spot | End Time | Result | Plays | Yards | Possession |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WVU | 1 | own 33 | 15:00 | KO | own 36 | 13:36 | PUNT | 3 | 3 | 1:24 |
| Pitt | 2 | own 20 | 15:00 | KO | opp 16 | 10:01 | FG | 12 | 64 | 4:59 |
| Pitt | 3 | own 34 | 15:00 | KO | opp 16 | 8:30 | FUMB | 13 | 50 | 6:30 |
| WVU | 4 | own 35 | 14:48 | KO | own 44 | 12:47 | PUNT | 3 | 9 | 2:01 |
| Pitt | 1 | own 37 | 13:36 | PUNT | opp 0 | 10:53 | TD | 6 | 63 | 2:43 |
| WVU | 4 | opp 34 | 12:47 | FUMB | opp 30 | 11:28 | DOWNS | 4 | 4 | 1:19 |
| Pitt | 4 | own 30 | 11:28 | DOWNS | own 47 | 8:35 | PUNT | 5 | 17 | 2:53 |
| WVU | 1 | own 35 | 10:53 | KO | opp 25 | 7:06 | FG | 8 | 40 | 3:47 |
| WVU | 2 | own 35 | 10:01 | KO | opp 36 | 6:07 | DOWNS | 10 | 29 | 3:54 |
| WVU | 4 | own 23 | 8:35 | PUNT | opp 42 | 3:54 | PUNT | 9 | 35 | 4:41 |
| WVU | 3 | own 16 | 8:30 | FUMB | opp 0 | 6:55 | TD | 3 | 84 | 1:35 |
| Pitt | 1 | own 36 | 7:06 | KO | opp 34 | 3:30 | DOWNS | 8 | 30 | 3:36 |
| Pitt | 3 | own 21 | 6:55 | KO | own 40 | 4:07 | PUNT | 6 | 19 | 2:48 |
| Pitt | 2 | own 36 | 6:07 | DOWNS | opp 32 | 4:07 | INT | 4 | 32 | 2:00 |
| WVU | 2 | own 36 | 4:07 | INT | opp 0 | 1:45 | TD | 6 | 64 | 2:22 |
| WVU | 3 | own 12 | 4:07 | PUNT | own 42 | 1:16 | PUNT | 6 | 30 | 2:51 |
| Pitt | 4 | own 7 | 3:54 | PUNT | opp 14 | 0:12 | DOWNS | 13 | 79 | 3:42 |
| WVU | 1 | own 34 | 3:30 | DOWNS | opp 0 | 0:00 | TD | 9 | 66 | 3:30 |
| Pitt | 2 | own 35 | 1:45 | KO | opp 32 | 0:51 | INT | 4 | 33 | 0:54 |
| Pitt | 3 | midfield | 1:16 | PUNT | opp 0 | 14:48 | TD | 5 | 50 | 1:28 |
| WVU | 2 | own 35 | 0:51 | INT | own 35 | 15:00 | HALF | 2 | 0 | 0:51 |
| WVU | 4 | own 14 | 0:12 | DOWNS | own 6 | 0:00 | HALF | 1 | -8 | 0:12 |
| Pitt | 4 | own 34 | 0:00 | PUNT | own 34 | 12:47 | FUMB | 0 | 0 | 0:00 |
Pitt
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| TE | Kris Wilson |
| LT | Rob Petitti |
| LG | Dan LaCarte |
| C | Chad Reed |
| RG | Bryan Anderson |
| RT | Matt Morgan |
| SE | Lamar Slade |
| FL | Larry Fitzgerald |
| QB | Rod Rutherford |
| TB | Brandon Miree |
| FB | Lousaka Polite |
West Virginia
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| TE | Josh Bailey |
| LT | Lance Nimmo |
| LG | Jeff Berk |
| C | Zack Dillow |
| RG | Ken Sandor |
| RT | Tim Brown |
| WR | Derrick Smith |
| WR | Phil Braxton |
| WR | A.J. Nastasi |
| QB | Rasheed Marshall |
| RB | Avon Cobourne |
| Pos | Defense |
|---|---|
| CB | Shawn Robinson |
| CB | Torrie Cox |
| MLB | Gerald Hayes |
| SS | Tyrone Gilliard |
| DE | Brian Guzek |
| DE | Claude Harriott |
| FS | Tez Morris |
| SLB | Lewis Moore |
| WLB | Brian Beinecke |
| DT | Dan Stephens |
| NT | Vince Crochunis |
| Pos | Defense |
|---|---|
| CB | Lance Frazier |
| CB | Brian King |
| BS | Jermaine Thaxton |
| RLB | James "Dirty" Davis |
| DE | Tim Love |
| DE | David Upchurch |
| MLB | Ben Collins |
| LLB | Grant Wiley |
| SS | Angel Estrada |
| FS | Jahmile Addae |
| DT | Jason Davis |
2-Marcus Furman, 3-Taron Gray, 4-Chris Curd, 6-Malcolm Postell, 9-Bernard Lay, 16-David Abdul, 17-Corey Humphries, 18-Jay Junko, 19-Shawntae Spencer, 22-Shane Leichty, 23-Tim Murphy, 24-Mike Jemison, 27-William Ferguson, 28-Gary Urschler, 34-Jawan Walker, 36-Andy Lee, 41-Scott McCurley, 45-Erik Gill, 55-Thomas Smith, 56-Charles Spencer, 57-Andy Alleman, 66-Penny Samaia, 82-Yogi Roth, 87-Roosevelt Bynes, 91-Jonathan Sitter, 93-Jake Holthaus, 97-Kevin Harris
3-Quincy Wilson, 4-Lewis Daniels, 5-Kahli Gamble, 8-Arthur Harrison, 14-Charles Hales, 15-Danny Embick, 16-Mark Fazzolari, 18-Travis Garvin, 20-Cassel Smith, 25-Hikee Johnson, 26-Michael Page, 26-Jerry White, 29-Toby Brown, 33-Scott Gyorko, 36-Chris Flanagan, 38-Todd James, 39-Thandi Smith, 40-Mike Henshaw, 44-Tory Johnson, 50-Mo Howard, 52-Leandre Washington, 54-Shane Graham, 59-Jeff Noechel, 61-Geoff Lewis, 62-Rod Olds, 75-Fred Blueford, 86-John Pennington, 89-Darnell Glover, 91-Adam Lehnortt, 92-Ben Lynch, 93-Kelvin Dubouse, 94-Scott Fleming
