College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Western Michigan 44, Pittsburgh 41
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, September 18, 2021
Where: Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Temperature: 81°
Head Official: Tim O'Dey
Attendance: 40581

Kaleb Eleby went 23-of-35 passing for 336 yards and three touchdowns to lead Western Michigan to a 44-41 win at Pittsburgh on Saturday.

Kenny Pickett was 23-of-31 passing for 382 yards and six touchdowns in defeat for Pitt, which scored a big road win last week at Tennessee.

The first half was a display of offensive fireworks, with the teams tied 27-27 at halftime.

Pitt (2-1) opened the scoring with 8:08 left in the first quarter on a 67-yard touchdown pass from Pickett to Jordan Addison.

Western Michigan then scored 20 unanswered points on a 1-yard touchdown run by Sean Tyler with 3:42 left in the first quarter, a 1-yard touchdown run by La'Darius Jefferson with 1:28 to go in the first quarter and a 30-yard touchdown pass from Eleby to Skyy Moore with 12:01 left in the second quarter.

The Panthers answered as Pickett threw a 2-yard touchdown pass to Lucas Krull with 8:54 remaining in the second quarter and then found Addison for a 23-yard touchdown pass with 7:25 to go in the second to tie the game at 20.

Western Michigan (2-1) regained the lead at 27-20 on a 5-yard touchdown from Eleby to Tyler with 4:17 left in the second, but Pitt tied the game with 1:07 left until halftime on a 28-yard touchdown pass from Pickett to Addison.

The Broncos took a 34-27 lead with 7:31 left in the third quarter on a 54-yard touchdown pass from Eleby to Corey Crooms, but Pitt tied the game at 34 with 5:00 remaining in the third on a 24-yard touchdown pass from Pickett to Krull.

Western Michigan went back up 41-34 with 14:10 remaining in the game on a 3-yard touchdown run by Jefferson.

Western Michigan took a 44-34 lead with 5:37 left on a 29-yard field goal by Parker Sampson, but Pitt closed to within 44-41 on a 22-yard touchdown pass from Pickett to Jaylon Barden with 3:48 left.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
Rushing
Western Michigan   Pittsburgh
Sean Tyler Player Kenny Pickett
14 Attempts 9
84 Yards 57
6.0 Avg Yards 6.3
1 Touchdowns 0
0 Long 0
Receiving
Western Michigan   Pittsburgh
Corey Crooms Player Jordan Addison
8 Receptions 6
161 Yards 124
20.1 Avg Yards 20.7
1 Touchdowns 3
0 Long 0
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Western Michigan 517 160 357 6 1 1 2.0 1
Pittsburgh 508 93 415 6 0 0 3.0 0