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Season 3, Game 3: Carnegie Mellon at Pittsburgh - Steel City Showdown
Tartans Start Slow, Tormented Again in Steel City Rivalry
Pitt got off to a 21-0 start after 15 minutes and picked up its eighth straight win in the series
Pitt runningback LeSean McCoy had plenty of room to maneuver against Carnegie Mellon. (Michael Welch / Getty Images)
by Jayson Thomas, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reporter
PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- Needing a quick start to keep pace with its Steel City rivals, Carnegie Mellon did the opposite of that as it fell behind Pitt, 21-0, and ultimately fell by a 42-16 score this evening from Heinz Field.
Pittsburgh (2-1) needed just 1:38 to get on the board against Carnegie Mellon (0-3), and that set the tone for the remainder of the contest. The Panthers would find paydirt three times in the opening 15 minutes, then took advantage of a fumbled kick return to start the second half, scoring another touchdown to swing momentum fully in their favor.
“We can’t afford a slow start against (Pitt),” said third-year head coach John Elliott. “They’re too talented on both sides of the ball, and eventually they’ll get theirs. Even though we were able to move the ball on the ground pretty well with Jim (Manning) and Justin (Keyes), that early hole was too much to dig out of.”
The Tartans rushed for 227 yards as a team, led by sophomore Jim Manning’s 109-yard performance. Justin Keyes added 80 yards and a score on 13 carries, offsetting another inconsistent performance throwing the ball (12-23, 91 yards, 2 INT).
The Panthers didn’t miss usual starting runningback LaRod Stephens-Howling, as LeSean McCoy accumulated 154 yards of scrimmage and four touchdowns on 23 touches. Bill Stull threw for 258 yards and four scores on 15-of-25 passing, and T.J. Porter torched the CMU secondary with 100 yards and two touchdowns on four receptions.
“LeSean (McCoy) was unbelievable,” said Pitt head coach Dave Wannstedt. “He really set the tone early and is one of the most talented backs in the nation. Having him and LaRod (Stephens-Howling) is a luxury, and while we’re missing LaRod and will love having him back next month, LeSean is showing here that he can make a huge difference on the ground and in the passing game.”
Freshmen David Brown and Chris Hill each netted a sack for the Tartans, while sophomore Hayden Temple picked off an errant Stull pass in the second quarter.
Carnegie Mellon enters Mid-American Conference (MAC) play next week when it hosts Buffalo on Saturday, Sept. 27. Carnegie Mellon Tartans at Pittsburgh Panthers | Sep 20, 2008 | 1ST | 2ND | 3RD | 4TH | SCORE | Carnegie Mellon Tartans (0-3) | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 16 | Pittsburgh Panthers (2-1) | 21 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
Scoring Summary | FIRST QUARTER SCORING | CMU | PITT | 13:22 | (PITT) LeSean McCoy 2-yard run (Conor Lee kick) | 0 | 7 | 6:43 | (PITT) Bill Stull 70-yard pass to T.J. Porter (Conor Lee kick) | 0 | 14 | 0:08 | (PITT) Bill Stull 6-yard pass to LeSean McCoy (Conor Lee kick) | 0 | 21 | SECOND QUARTER SCORING | CMU | PITT | 5:48 | (CMU) Justin Keyes 1-yard run (XP blocked) | 6 | 21 | THIRD QUARTER SCORING | CMU | PITT | 14:18 | (PITT) Bill Stull 15-yard pass to LeSean McCoy (Conor Lee kick) | 6 | 28 | 7:26 | (CMU) Jon Foster 28-yard field goal | 9 | 28 | 3:07 | (PITT) LeSean McCoy 15-yard run (Conor Lee kick) | 9 | 35 | FOURTH QUARTER SCORING | CMU | PITT | 10:42 | (CMU) Jim Manning 2-yard run (Jon Foster kick) | 16 | 35 | 5:43 | (PITT) Bill Stull 19-yard pass to T.J. Porter (Conor Lee kick) | 16 | 42 |
Carnegie Mellon Tartans | PASSING | C/A | YDS | TD | INT | Justin Keyes | 12/23 | 91 | 0 | 2 | RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | Jim Manning | 19 | 109 | 5.7 | 1 | Justin Keyes | 13 | 80 | 6.2 | 1 | Korey Harper | 4 | 23 | 5.7 | 0 | Nate Satele | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | Tramon McCollum | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | David Young | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 0 | Pete Carlson | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 0 | Kevin Cousins | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | Stephen Carter | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | DEFENSE | TACK | SACK | INT | TD | Aaron Crosby | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mark Toth | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | David Brown | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Chris Hill | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Hayden Temple | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | KICKING | FG | XP | PTS | LONG | Jon Foster | 1/1 | 1/2 | 4 | 28 | PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | IN20 | Brad Jones | 5 | 220 | 44.0 | 0 | KICK RETURN | RET | YDS | AVG | TD | Jim Manning | 4 | 93 | 23.2 | 0 | Pete Carlson | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Panthers | PASSING | C/A | YDS | TD | INT | Bill Stull | 15/25 | 258 | 4 | 1 | RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LeSean McCoy | 19 | 103 | 5.4 | 2 | Kevin Collier | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | T.J. Porter | 4 | 100 | 25.0 | 2 | Oderick Turner | 4 | 76 | 19.0 | 0 | LeSean McCoy | 4 | 51 | 12.7 | 2 | Nate Byham | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 0 | Aundre Wright | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | DEFENSE | TACK | SACK | INT | TD | Michael Toerper | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Greg Romeus | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shane Murray | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Justin Hargrove | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jabaal Sheard | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | KICKING | FG | XP | PTS | LONG | Conor Lee | 0/0 | 6/6 | 6 | -- | PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | IN20 | Lucas Stone | 3 | 158 | 52.7 | 1 | KICK RETURN | RET | YDS | AVG | TD | Oderick Turner | 3 | 144 | 48.0 | 0 | PUNT RETURN | RET | YDS | AVG | TD | Oderick Turner | 5 | 49 | 9.8 | 0 |
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