Pittsburgh Tops Florida State 34-31, Covers Double-Digit Spread
Pittsburgh defeated Florida State 34-31 in Week 7, with the Panthers covering the 10.5-point spread in an offensive showcase that exceeded the 57-point over-under.
Mason Heintschel led Pittsburgh's passing attack with 321 yards, connecting with receivers including Raphael Williams, who led all receivers with 78 yards. The Panthers' scoring was distributed across four quarters, with touchdowns coming in the first, third, and fourth quarters alongside an opening field goal.
Florida State kept pace early, scoring 14 points in the second quarter to trail just 14-21 at halftime. However, the Seminoles managed only 10 combined points in the final two quarters. Gavin Sawchuk rushed for 71 yards for Florida State in the losing effort.
The game featured several pivotal plays. A 50-yard Heintschel completion to Desmond Reid in the third quarter set up Pittsburgh territory, and Reid later caught a touchdown pass from Heintschel. An interception by Edwin Joseph in the second quarter provided Florida State a brief advantage, but Pittsburgh's defense ultimately made crucial stops down the stretch.
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| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pittsburgh | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 34 |
 Florida State | 7 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
Scoring Timeline
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Box Score
| Statistic | Pittsburgh | Florida State |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 21-29 | 16-23 |
| Pass Yards | 321 | 245 |
| Rush Yards | 158 | 170 |
| Total Yards | 479 | 415 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| 3rd Down | 5-14 | 6-12 |
| Penalties | 5-55 | 8-72 |
| Possession | 32:35 | 27:25 |
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Play-by-Play
Desmond Reid run for 3 yds to the PITT 28
Mason Heintschel pass complete to Justin Holmes for no gain to the PITT 28
Mason Heintschel run for 6 yds to the PITT 34
Mason Heintschel pass complete to Desmond Reid for 8 yds to the PITT 42 for a 1ST down
Mason Heintschel pass complete to Desmond Reid for 9 yds to the FSU 49
Mason Heintschel pass complete to Raphael Williams Jr. for 15 yds to the FSU 34 for a 1ST down
Juelz Goff run for 4 yds to the FSU 30
Mason Heintschel run for 7 yds to the FSU 37 Mason Heintschel fumbled, recovered by PITT Justin Holmes
Mason Heintschel pass complete to Desmond Reid for 12 yds to the FSU 25
Mason Heintschel run for 5 yds to the FSU 20 for a 1ST down
Mason Heintschel run for 5 yds to the FSU 15
Mason Heintschel sacked for a loss of 1 yard to the FSU 16
Mason Heintschel run for 5 yds to the FSU 11
Deuce Spann run for 1 yd to the FSU 10 for a 1ST down
Ja'Kyrian Turner run for 10 yds for a TD (Trey Butkowski KICK)
PENALTY FSU Illegal Snap (Petitbon,Luke) 5 yards from FSU35 to FSU30. NO PLAY.
Tommy Castellanos run for 4 yds to the FSU 34
Gavin Sawchuk run for 7 yds to the FSU 41
(05:56) No Huddle-Shotgun Castellanos,Tommy pass incomplete deep right to Robinson,Duce thrown to PITT20 PENALTY PITT Pass Interference (Battle,Rashad) 15 yards from FSU41 to PITT44, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Gavin Sawchuk run for 1 yd to the PITT 43
Gavin Sawchuk run for 3 yds to the PITT 40
Gavin Sawchuk run for 33 yds to the PITT 7 for a 1ST down
Tommy Castellanos run for 6 yds to the PITT 1
Gavin Sawchuk run for no gain to the PITT 1
Caziah Holmes run for 1 yd for a TD (Jake Weinberg KICK)
Cataurus Hicks run for no gain to the PITT 25
Mason Heintschel pass complete to Ja'Kyrian Turner for 17 yds to the PITT 42 for a 1ST down
Ja'Kyrian Turner run for a loss of 1 yard to the PITT 41
Mason Heintschel pass incomplete to Ja'Kyrian Turner
Mason Heintschel pass complete to Raphael Williams Jr. for 15 yds to the FSU 44 for a 1ST down
Ja'Kyrian Turner run for 4 yds to the FSU 40
Mason Heintschel pass complete to Ja'Kyrian Turner for 4 yds to the FSU 36
Mason Heintschel pass complete to Jake Overman for 12 yds to the FSU 24 for a 1ST down
Mason Heintschel pass complete to Desmond Reid for 24 yds for a TD (Trey Butkowski KICK)
Ousmane Kromah run for 8 yds to the FSU 33
Tommy Castellanos pass complete to Micahi Danzy for no gain to the FSU 33
(13:22) No Huddle-Shotgun Castellanos,Tommy pass incomplete deep right to Robinson,Duce thrown to PITT28 PENALTY PITT Offside declined PITT Pass Interference (Harrison,Shadarian) 15 yards from FSU33 to FSU48, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Gavin Sawchuk run for 2 yds to the 50 yard line
Tommy Castellanos pass complete to Duce Robinson for 6 yds to the PITT 44
Gavin Sawchuk run for 2 yds to the PITT 42 for a 1ST down
Tommy Castellanos pass incomplete to Duce Robinson
Caziah Holmes run for 4 yds to the PITT 38
Micahi Danzy run for a loss of 8 yards to the PITT 46
Mac Chiumento punt for 44 yds, fair catch by Kenny Johnson at the PITT 2
Mason Heintschel run for 4 yds to the PITT 6
Mason Heintschel pass incomplete to Desmond Reid
Mason Heintschel run for 16 yds to the PITT 22 for a 1ST down
Desmond Reid run for 3 yds to the PITT 25
Desmond Reid run for 6 yds to the PITT 31
Mason Heintschel sacked by Mandrell Desir for a loss of 11 yards to the PITT 20
Caleb Junko punt for 42 yds
Ousmane Kromah run for no gain to the FSU 38
Tommy Castellanos pass complete to Markeston Douglas for 13 yds to the PITT 49 for a 1ST down
Tommy Castellanos sacked by Jimmy Scott for a loss of 4 yards to the FSU 47 Tommy Castellanos fumbled, recovered by FSU Jacob Rizy , return for 0 yards
Caziah Holmes run for 4 yds to the PITT 49
Tommy Castellanos pass complete to Gavin Sawchuk for 16 yds to the PITT 33 for a 1ST down
Tommy Castellanos pass complete to Micahi Danzy for 33 yds for a TD (Jake Weinberg KICK)
Mason Heintschel pass complete to Raphael Williams Jr. for 7 yds to the PITT 32
Desmond Reid run for a loss of 2 yards to the PITT 30
Mason Heintschel pass intercepted Earl Little Jr. return for no gain to the FSU 18
Florida State Penalty, Personal Foul (-9 Yards) to the FSU 10
Caziah Holmes run for 1 yd to the FSU 11
Tommy Castellanos pass complete to Micahi Danzy for 5 yds to the FSU 16
Mac Chiumento punt blocked by Josh Guerrier blocked by Josh Guerrier
Mason Heintschel pass complete to Desmond Reid for 1 yd to the FSU 25
Mason Heintschel run for 7 yds to the FSU 18
Mason Heintschel pass intercepted Edwin Joseph return for 12 yds to the FSU 12
Tommy Castellanos pass complete to Micahi Danzy for 23 yds to the FSU 35 for a 1ST down
Tommy Castellanos pass complete to Duce Robinson for 4 yds to the FSU 39
Tommy Castellanos run for 6 yds to the FSU 45 for a 1ST down
Gavin Sawchuk run for 11 yds to the PITT 44 for a 1ST down
Tommy Castellanos pass complete to Elijah Moore for 19 yds to the PITT 25 for a 1ST down
Tommy Castellanos pass incomplete to Elijah Moore
Tommy Castellanos pass complete to Landen Thomas for 25 yds for a TD (Jake Weinberg KICK)
End of 2nd Quarter
(00:04) No Huddle-Shotgun Reid,Desmond rush right for 1 yard gain to the PITT26, out of bounds at PITT26 PENALTY PITT Holding (Overman,Jake) 10 yards from PITT25 to PITT15. NO PLAY.
Desmond Reid run for 14 yds to the FSU 49 for a 1ST down
Florida State Penalty, Face Mask (15 yards) (Ja'Bril Rawls) to the PITT 37 for a 1ST down
PENALTY PITT UNR: Unnecessary Roughness (Cooper,Lyndon) 15 yards from PITT35 to PITT20. NO PLAY.
Sam Carpenter kickoff for 58 yds , Jaylin Lucas return for 21 yds to the FSU 43
Ousmane Kromah run for 1 yd to the FSU 44
Tommy Castellanos pass incomplete to Micahi Danzy
Tommy Castellanos sacked by Nick James for a loss of 5 yards to the FSU 39
Mac Chiumento punt for 46 yds, fair catch by Kenny Johnson at the PITT 15
Desmond Reid run for 7 yds to the PITT 22
Desmond Reid run for a loss of 3 yards to the PITT 19
Mason Heintschel pass complete to Desmond Reid for 50 yds to the FSU 31 for a 1ST down
Florida State Penalty, Face Mask (13 yards) (13 Yards) to the FSU 12 for a 1ST down
Mason Heintschel sacked for a loss of 4 yards to the FSU 16
Mason Heintschel pass incomplete to Kenny Johnson
Mason Heintschel pass complete to Desmond Reid for 16 yds for a TD (Trey Butkowski KICK)
Tommy Castellanos pass complete to Micahi Danzy for 9 yds to the FSU 44
Tommy Castellanos pass complete to Micahi Danzy for 5 yds to the FSU 49 for a 1ST down
Ousmane Kromah run for 22 yds to the PITT 29 for a 1ST down
Ousmane Kromah run for 7 yds to the PITT 22
Tommy Castellanos pass complete to Jaylin Lucas for 3 yds to the PITT 19 for a 1ST down
Ousmane Kromah run for 2 yds to the PITT 17
Florida State Penalty, Offensive Holding (-10 Yards) to the PITT 25
Tommy Castellanos pass complete to Markeston Douglas for 11 yds to the PITT 14
Gavin Sawchuk run for a loss of 1 yard to the PITT 15
Jake Weinberg 34 yd FG GOOD
Ja'Kyrian Turner run for 1 yd to the PITT 26
Mason Heintschel run for 20 yds to the PITT 46 for a 1ST down
Mason Heintschel pass complete to Raphael Williams Jr. for 21 yds to the FSU 33 for a 1ST down
Mason Heintschel pass incomplete
Pittsburgh Penalty, Intentional Grounding (Mason Heintschel) to the PITT 49
Mason Heintschel run for 8 yds to the FSU 43
Caleb Junko punt for 37 yds, fair catch by Lawayne McCoy at the FSU 6
Caziah Holmes run for 12 yds to the FSU 18 for a 1ST down
Caziah Holmes run for 6 yds to the FSU 24
Caziah Holmes run for 4 yds to the FSU 28 for a 1ST down
Caziah Holmes run for 4 yds to the FSU 32
Gavin Sawchuk run for 5 yds to the FSU 37
Gavin Sawchuk run for 2 yds to the FSU 39 for a 1ST down
Gavin Sawchuk run for 3 yds to the FSU 42
Ousmane Kromah run for 15 yds to the PITT 43 for a 1ST down
(13:55) No Huddle-Shotgun Kromah,Ousmane rush left for 3 yards gain to the PITT40 (Battle,Rashad), out of bounds PENALTY FSU Holding (Leonard IV,Richie) 10 yards from PITT43 to FSU47. NO PLAY.
Caziah Holmes run for 2 yds to the FSU 49 Caziah Holmes fumbled, recovered by PITT Jahsear Whittington
Mason Heintschel pass complete to Desmond Reid for 35 yds to the FSU 14 for a 1ST down
Ja'Kyrian Turner run for 5 yds to the FSU 9
Mason Heintschel sacked by Justin Cryer for a loss of 1 yard to the FSU 10
Mason Heintschel pass incomplete to Kenny Johnson
Trey Butkowski 28 yd FG GOOD
Tommy Castellanos run for a loss of 1 yard to the FSU 24
Tommy Castellanos pass incomplete to Micahi Danzy
Tommy Castellanos run for 4 yds to the FSU 28
Mac Chiumento punt for 42 yds, fair catch by Kenny Johnson at the PITT 30
Ja'Kyrian Turner run for 6 yds to the PITT 36
Mason Heintschel pass complete to Kenny Johnson for 42 yds to the FSU 22 for a 1ST down
Mason Heintschel pass complete to Ja'Kyrian Turner for 2 yds to the FSU 20
Mason Heintschel pass incomplete to Cataurus Hicks
Mason Heintschel pass complete to Raphael Williams Jr. for 4 yds to the FSU 16
Trey Butkowski 34 yd FG GOOD
Sam Carpenter kickoff for 65 yds , Jaylin Lucas return for 27 yds to the FSU 27
Gavin Sawchuk run for 2 yds to the FSU 29
Tommy Castellanos pass incomplete to Landen Thomas
Tommy Castellanos pass incomplete to Micahi Danzy
PENALTY FSU Delay Of Game 5 yards from FSU29 to FSU24. NO PLAY.
Mac Chiumento punt for 49 yds, fair catch by Kenny Johnson at the PITT 27
Desmond Reid run for no gain to the PITT 27
Mason Heintschel pass complete to Raphael Williams Jr. for 16 yds to the PITT 43 for a 1ST down
Desmond Reid run for 3 yds to the PITT 46
Mason Heintschel run for 30 yds to the FSU 24 Mason Heintschel fumbled, recovered by PITT Ja'Kyrian Turner for a 1ST down
Ja'Kyrian Turner run for 6 yds to the FSU 18
Mason Heintschel pass complete to Ja'Kyrian Turner for 11 yds to the FSU 7 for a 1ST down
Ja'Kyrian Turner run for 4 yds to the FSU 3
Ja'Kyrian Turner run for 3 yds for a TD (Trey Butkowski KICK)
Tommy Castellanos pass complete to Lawayne McCoy for 15 yds to the FSU 40 for a 1ST down
Tommy Castellanos run for 2 yds to the FSU 42
Tommy Castellanos pass incomplete to Markeston Douglas
Tommy Castellanos pass complete to Micahi Danzy for 58 yds for a TD (Jake Weinberg KICK)
Desmond Reid run for 3 yds to the FSU 41
Desmond Reid run for 4 yds to the FSU 37
PENALTY FSU Offside (Jackson Jr.,Darrell) 5 yards from FSU37 to FSU32, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
M. Heintschel takes a knee