College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Pittsburgh 43, Marshall 27
When: 7:30 PM ET, Saturday, October 1, 2016
Where: Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Temperature: 66°
Head Official: Dan Gautreaux
Attendance: 45246

Pittsburgh held off visiting Marshall 43-27 on Saturday after nearly blowing a 27-0 halftime lead.

On third-and-3 at its own 46, Panthers quarterback Nathan Peterman clinched the victory with a 54-yard touchdown pass to Jester Weah with 1:04 remaining to make it 37-27. Weah finished with seven catches for 176 yards, the first career 100-yard game for the junior.

The game ended with a 33-yard interception return for a touchdown by Pitt cornerback Avonte Maddox off a pass from Marshall quarterback Chase Litton.

After Pittsburgh (3-2) engineered three touchdown drives of at least 75 yards on its first three possessions, the Panthers looked like they would cruise to victory with a 20-0 lead after the first quarter.

The Panthers increased the lead to 27-0 with 53 seconds left in the first half after receiver Tre Tripton caught a 15-yard touchdown pass from Peterman.

Marshall (1-3) immediately rallied in the second half, scoring on its first two possessions. The Panthers appeared to still be in control, leading 30-14 after kicker Chris Blewitt made a 20-yard field goal with 30 seconds left in the third quarter.

Litton engineered two scoring drives in the fourth quarter, the last one culminating with a 1-yard scoring run by running back Keion Davis with 4:01 remaining to cut the lead to 30-27.

Peterman finished 17 of 23 for 280 yards with two touchdowns. Pitt running back Chawntez Moss recorded 97 yards on 12 carries.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Marshall   Pittsburgh
Keion Davis Player Chawntez Moss
12 Attempts 12
68 Yards 97
5.7 Avg Yards 8.1
1 Touchdowns 0
0 Long 0
Receiving
Marshall   Pittsburgh
Michael Clark Player Jester Weah
4 Receptions 7
147 Yards 176
36.8 Avg Yards 25.1
1 Touchdowns 1
0 Long 0
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Marshall 344 104 240 4 0 0 0.0 0
Pittsburgh 532 252 280 5 1 1 2.0 0