PITTSBURGH 34,
WAKE FOREST 13
WHEN: 12:00
PM ET, Saturday, November 17, 2018
WHERE: BB&T Field,
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
TEMPERATURE: 54°
HEAD OFFICIAL: Duane Heydt
ATTENDANCE: 25609
Kenny Pickett threw for three touchdowns as Pittsburgh
clinched its first division championship in the Atlantic Coast Conference by
defeating host Wake Forest 34-13 on Saturday in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Pittsburgh (7-4, 6-1 ACC) will represent the Coastal
Division in the ACC championship game against Clemson on Dec. 1 in Charlotte.
Pickett completed 23 of 30 passes for 316 yards, with
Taysir Mack accounting for 105 yards on three catches.
Wake Forest fell to 0-4 in ACC home games and finished
2-5 overall at home this season. The Demon Deacons (5-6, 2-5) must win next
week at Duke to secure bowl eligibility.
Wake Forest quarterback Jamie Newman, making his second
career start and his first at home, was 15-for-30 for 206 yards, but was unable
to orchestrate a late-game comeback as he did in the previous game.
Pickett threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to Rafael
Araujo-Lopes as the Panthers took a 13-10 third-quarter lead.
Pickett's 63-yard pass play to Mack stretched the edge to
20-10.
Wake Forest stalled again in the red zone, so a 12-play
drive resulted in Nick Sciba's 20-yard field goal that closed the gap to 20-13
with 12:30 to play.
The Panthers, who needed to win one of their final two
games to secure the division title, put it away when Pickett threw for a
23-yard score to Maurice Ffrench, then four minutes later, Stefano Millin ran 6
yards for a touchdown.
Wake Forest led 10-6 at halftime after Newman's 28-yard
touchdown strike to Alex Bachman, a senior who was playing in his final home
game.
The Demon Deacons were without leading rusher Matt
Colburn, a senior who would have been in his final home game if not for an
apparent injury. Colburn has 698 rushing yards this season.
Cade Carney rushed for 67 yards on 15 carries for the
Demon Deacons.
Sciba's 32-yard field goal opened the scoring to cap Wake
Forest's first possession.
Darrin Hall's 2-run put Pittsburgh on the board, but the
extra point kick was blocked.
This was the first meeting between the teams.
Top Game
Performances
Rushing
|
Pittsburgh
|
|
Wake Forest
|
|
Qadree Ollison
|
Player
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Cade Carney
|
|
18
|
Attempts
|
16
|
|
52
|
Yards
|
62
|
|
2.9
|
Avg Yards
|
3.9
|
|
0
|
Touchdowns
|
0
|
|
0
|
Long
|
0
|
Receiving
|
Pittsburgh
|
|
Wake Forest
|
|
Taysir Mack
|
Player
|
Sage Surratt
|
|
3
|
Receptions
|
3
|
|
105
|
Yards
|
67
|
|
35.0
|
Avg Yards
|
22.3
|
|
1
|
Touchdowns
|
0
|
|
0
|
Long
|
0
|
Team Stats Summary
|
|
Yards
|
Scoring
|
Defense
|
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Team
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Tot
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Rus
|
Pas
|
TD
|
FG
|
INT
|
Sck
|
FF
|
|
Pittsburgh
|
470
|
154
|
316
|
5
|
0
|
2
|
2.0
|
0
|
|
Wake Forest
|
285
|
79
|
206
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
2.0
|
0
|
SCORING SUMMARY
|
FIRST QUARTER
|
PITT
|
WAKE
|
||
|
Demon Deacons
|
FG
10:50
Nick Sciba 32 Yd Field Goal
8 plays, 54 yards, 2:33
|
0
|
3
|
|
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SECOND QUARTER
|
PITT
|
WAKE
|
||
|
Panthers
|
TD
4:03
Darrin Hall 2 Yd Run (Alex Kessman PAT blocked)
14 plays, 85 yards, 8:49
|
6
|
3
|
|
|
Demon Deacons
|
TD
1:32
Alex Bachman 28 Yd pass from Jamie Newman (Nick Sciba
Kick)
9 plays, 75 yards, 2:31
|
6
|
10
|
|
|
THIRD QUARTER
|
PITT
|
WAKE
|
||
|
Panthers
|
TD
4:03
Rafael Araujo-Lopes 4 Yd pass from Kenny Pickett (Alex
Kessman Kick)
11 plays, 66 yards, 6:58
|
13
|
10
|
|
|
Panthers
|
TD
1:14
Taysir Mack 63 Yd pass from Kenny Pickett (Alex Kessman
Kick)
4 plays, 75 yards, 1:33
|
20
|
10
|
|
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FOURTH QUARTER
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PITT
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WAKE
|
||
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Demon Deacons
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FG
12:30
Nick Sciba 20 Yd Field Goal
12 plays, 73 yards, 3:44
|
20
|
13
|
|
|
Panthers
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TD
7:27
Maurice Ffrench 23 Yd pass from Kenny Pickett (Alex
Kessman Kick)
11 plays, 78 yards, 5:03
|
27
|
13
|
|
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Panthers
|
TD
3:22
Stefano Millin 6 Yd Run (Alex Kessman Kick)
8 plays, 42 yards, 3:24
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34
|
13
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