Pittsburgh Panthers @ Virginia Tech Hokies — Oct 2, 2026

NCAA Division FBS·Round 1 October 2, 2026
Panthers Pittsburgh PITT 4-0, 1-0 Away
35
Final
33
Hokies Virginia Tech VT 3-1, 1-1 Home
1 2 3 4 T
PITT 7 14 7 7 35
VT 14 10 0 9 33
Top Performers
Passing Yards
M. Heintschel QB PITT
113 PASS
E. Grunkemeyer QB VT
434 PASS
Rushing Yards
J.
J. Turner RB PITT
65 RUSH
J. Overton RB VT
46 RUSH
Receiving Yards
C.
C. Hicks WR PITT
63 REC
Q. Brown WR VT
147 REC
Passing
Pittsburgh
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
M. Heintschel 10/18 113 1 0 1 93.1
H. Geriner 8/12 78 1 0 0 112.5
Virginia Tech
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
E. Grunkemeyer 30/41 434 3 2 2 111.2
Rushing
Pittsburgh
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
M. Heintschel 4 2 0.5 0 7
J. Turner 14 65 4.6 1 20
C. Kent 1 2 2.0 0 2
L. Wright 4 4 1.0 1 4
D. Ferguson Jr. 6 31 5.2 1 15
H. Geriner 1 3 3.0 0 3
Virginia Tech
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
E. Grunkemeyer 6 -15 -2.5 1 2
J. Overton 17 46 2.7 0 14
T. Denmark 1 2 2.0 0 2
M. Hawkins 8 32 4.0 0 9
Receiving
Pittsburgh
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
C. Lee 5 8 38 7.6 0 12 0
J. Turner 6 7 35 5.8 0 14 0
B. Yates 2 5 47 23.5 0 30 0
C. Kent 1 2 3 3.0 0 3 0
C. Hicks 3 6 63 21.0 2 29 0
D. Ferguson Jr. 1 2 5 5.0 0 5 0
Virginia Tech
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
B. Gosnell 1 2 8 8.0 0 8 0
L. Reynolds 7 8 93 13.3 0 23 0
J. Overton 5 5 36 7.2 0 13 0
Q. Brown 7 9 147 21.0 1 51 0
A. Greene 4 7 88 22.0 1 48 0
T. Denmark 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
M. Hawkins 2 2 11 5.5 0 9 0
D. Brown 2 3 42 21.0 1 28 0
M. Jackson 1 4 9 9.0 0 9 0
Defense
Pittsburgh
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
S. Lee 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0
R. Strader 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Brookins 7 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
I. Neal 7 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 1
S. Fitzsimmons 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Ward 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Guerrier 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Marcelin 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Woodson 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Moore 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
N. James 5 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
A. Sanford 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
S. Harrison 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B. Lovelace 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
R. Murray 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B. Williams 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Virginia Tech
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
E. Fall 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Harris 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Spencer 7 6 1 0 2 0 0 0 0
A. Stevens 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
C. Chadwick 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Copeland 5 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0
J. White 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Flowers 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Abbey 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Woseley 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Smith 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
I. Brown-Murray 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
S. Okunlola 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Wylie 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
N. Chambers 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
G. Johnson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
R. Adirika 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Q. Reddish 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kicking
Pittsburgh
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
A. Chadha 0/0 5/5 5 0
Virginia Tech
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
J. Love 1/2 4/4 7 0
Returns
Pittsburgh
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Virginia Tech
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
J. Overton 2 89 44.5 0 62 0
C/ATT - Completions/Attempts · YDS - Yards · TD - Touchdowns · INT - Interceptions · SACK - Sacks · QBR - Passer Rating · CAR - Carries · AVG - Average · REC - Receptions · TGTS - Targets · TKLS - Total Tackles · SOLO - Solo Tackles · AST - Assisted Tackles · TFL - Tackles for Loss · PD - Passes Defensed · FF - Forced Fumbles · FG - Field Goals · XP - Extra Points · PTS - Points · FC - Fair Catches
Team Statistics
Pittsburgh
Virginia Tech
295 Total Yards 499
18 First Downs 21
8 Passing 14
7 Rushing 5
2 Penalty 3
4/13 3rd Down Eff. 6/16
191 Passing Yards 434
104 Rushing Yards 65
0 Turnovers 4
7-58 Penalties 8-82
28:38 Possession 31:19
3/4 Red Zone 2/4
Play-by-Play
Q4 7 - 9 35 - 33
35 - 33 10:07
J. Love XP
35 - 32 10:07
D. Brown TD
35 - 26 11:02
(Team) Goal
XP A. Chadha
35 - 24 13:55
TD C. Hicks
34 - 24 13:55
Q3 7 - 0 28 - 24
XP A. Chadha
28 - 24 10:13
TD D. Ferguson Jr.
27 - 24 10:13
Q2 14 - 10 21 - 24
XP A. Chadha
21 - 24 0:31
TD C. Hicks
20 - 24 0:31
14 - 24 3:18
J. Love XP
14 - 23 3:18
A. Greene TD
XP A. Chadha
14 - 17 5:11
TD L. Wright
13 - 17 5:11
7 - 17 9:24
J. Love FG
Q1 7 - 14 7 - 14
XP A. Chadha
7 - 14 0:10
TD J. Turner
6 - 14 0:10
0 - 14 10:08
J. Love XP
0 - 13 10:08
E. Grunkemeyer TD
0 - 7 13:44
J. Love XP
0 - 6 13:44
Q. Brown TD
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 1 Biggest Lead: VT +14 Times Tied: 0
League
NCAA Division FBS
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
October 2, 2026
Time
11:00 pm
Duration
1h 0m