Pittsburgh vs Northwestern, NEW ERA PINSTRIPE BOWL · 2016

248–5VSFINAL317–6
Wed, Dec 28, 2016Yankee StadiumNew York, NY

HOW IT WENT

NEW ERA PINSTRIPE BOWL · 2016
FINALQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pittsburgh377724
Northwestern01471031

PLAY-BY-PLAY

176 plays
Q4Northwestern2 plays · -2 yds · 1:22 · End of Game24–31
  1. 0:00End of 4th Quarter
  2. 0:002nd & 11 at PITT 22TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the Pitt 23
  3. 1:221st & 10 at PITT 21TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the Pitt 22
Q4Pittsburgh3 plays · 3 yds · 0:33 · Interception24–31
  1. 1:223rd & 7 at PITT 37Ben DiNucci pass intercepted Kyle Queiro return for 13 yds to the Pitt 21
  2. 1:492nd & 10 at PITT 34Chawntez Moss run for 3 yds to the Pitt 37
  3. 1:551st & 10 at PITT 34Ben DiNucci pass incomplete to Jester Weah
Q4Northwestern3 plays · 1 yds · 0:54 · Punt24–31
  1. 1:554th & 9 at NU 4Hunter Niswander punt for 52 yds , Quadree Henderson returns for no gain to the Pitt 4 PITTSBURGH Penalty, Offensive Holding (10 Yards) to the Pitt 34
  2. 2:063rd & 9 at NU 4Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Austin Carr
  3. 2:123rd & 9 at NU 4Timeout PITTSBURGH, clock 02:12
  4. 2:182nd & 7 at NU 6Justin Jackson run for a loss of 2 yards to the Nwest 4
  5. 2:491st & 10 at NU 3Clayton Thorson run for 3 yds to the Nwest 6
Q4Pittsburgh10 plays · 50 yds · 3:28 · Interception24–31
  1. 2:494th & 10 at NU 18Ben DiNucci pass intercepted Jared McGee return for no gain to the Nwest 3
  2. 2:593rd & 10 at NU 18Ben DiNucci pass incomplete to Scott Orndoff
  3. 3:062nd & 10 at NU 18Ben DiNucci pass incomplete to Rafael Araujo-Lopes
  4. 3:391st & 10 at NU 18Chawntez Moss run for no gain to the Nwest 18
  5. 3:571st & 10 at NU 39Quadree Henderson run for 21 yds to the Nwest 18 for a 1ST down
  6. 4:112nd & 5 at NU 44Qadree Ollison run for 5 yds to the Nwest 39 for a 1ST down
  7. 4:181st & 5 at NU 44Ben DiNucci pass incomplete to Qadree Ollison
  8. 4:291st & 10 at NU 49NORTHWESTERN Penalty, Substitution Infraction (5 Yards) to the Nwest 44
  9. 4:413rd & 7 at PITT 35Ben DiNucci run for 16 yds to the Nwest 49 for a 1ST down
  10. 5:222nd & 10 at PITT 32Ben DiNucci pass complete to Quadree Henderson for 3 yds to the Pitt 35
  11. 6:091st & 10 at PITT 32Quadree Henderson run for no gain to the Pitt 32
  12. 6:174th & 14 at NU 35Jack Mitchell kickoff for 40 yds , Rachid Ibrahim return for 7 yds to the Pitt 32
Q4Northwestern5 plays · 9 yds · 1:57 · Field Goal24–31
  1. 6:144th & 14 at PITT 0Jack Mitchell 37 Yd Field Goal
  2. 6:233rd & 14 at PITT 18Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Macan Wilson
  3. 7:072nd & 17 at PITT 21Justin Jackson run for 3 yds to the Pitt 18
  4. 7:441st & 10 at PITT 14Justin Jackson run for a loss of 7 yards to the Pitt 21
  5. 8:141st & 10 at PITT 27Justin Jackson run for 13 yds to the Pitt 14 for a 1ST down
Q4Pittsburgh1 play · 2 yds · 0:09 · Fumble24–28
  1. 8:141st & 10 at PITT 25Quadree Henderson run for 2 yds to the Pitt 27 Quadree Henderson fumbled, forced by Anthony Walker Jr., recovered by Nwest Tyler Lancaster
  2. 8:234th & 1 at NU 35Jack Mitchell kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
Q4Northwestern14 plays · 76 yds · 4:52 · Touchdown24–28
  1. 8:234th & 1 at PITT 21Garrett Dickerson 21 Yd pass from Clayton Thorson (Jack Mitchell Kick)
  2. 8:573rd & 5 at PITT 25Clayton Thorson pass complete to Flynn Nagel for 4 yds to the Pitt 21
  3. 9:122nd & 5 at PITT 25Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Austin Carr
  4. 9:321st & 10 at PITT 30Clayton Thorson pass complete to Garrett Dickerson for 5 yds to the Pitt 25
  5. 9:513rd & 10 at PITT 41Clayton Thorson pass complete to Austin Carr for 11 yds to the Pitt 30 for a 1ST down
  6. 9:572nd & 10 at PITT 41Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Flynn Nagel
  7. 10:031st & 10 at PITT 41Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Garrett Dickerson
  8. 10:184th & 3 at PITT 46Clayton Thorson pass complete to Macan Wilson for 5 yds to the Pitt 41 for a 1ST down
  9. 10:184th & 3 at PITT 46Timeout PITTSBURGH, clock 10:18
  10. 10:493rd & 9 at NU 48Justin Jackson run for 6 yds to the Pitt 46
  11. 11:212nd & 13 at NU 44Clayton Thorson pass complete to Justin Jackson for 4 yds to the Nwest 48
  12. 11:521st & 10 at NU 47Clayton Thorson sacked by Jeremiah Taleni for a loss of 3 yards to the Nwest 44
  13. 12:171st & 10 at NU 35Clayton Thorson pass complete to Austin Carr for 12 yds to the Nwest 47 for a 1ST down
  14. 12:442nd & 4 at NU 30Clayton Thorson pass complete to Austin Carr for 5 yds to the Nwest 35 for a 1ST down
  15. 13:071st & 10 at NU 24Justin Jackson run for 6 yds to the Nwest 30
  16. 13:153rd & 5 at PITT 35Chris Blewitt kickoff for 65 yds , Solomon Vault return for 24 yds to the Nwest 24
Q3Pittsburgh6 plays · 22 yds · 3:20 · Touchdown24–21
  1. 13:153rd & 5 at NU 6George Aston 6 Yd pass from Ben DiNucci (Chris Blewitt Kick)
  2. 14:172nd & 7 at NU 8Ben DiNucci run for 2 yds to the Nwest 6
  3. 15:001st & 10 at NU 11Chawntez Moss run for 3 yds to the Nwest 8
  4. 0:00End of 3rd Quarter
  5. 0:003rd & 6 at NU 18Ben DiNucci pass complete to Dontez Ford for 7 yds to the Nwest 11 for a 1ST down
  6. 1:012nd & 10 at NU 22Quadree Henderson run for 4 yds to the Nwest 18
  7. 1:351st & 10 at NU 22Chawntez Moss run for no gain to the Nwest 22
Q3Northwestern3 plays · -5 yds · 2:03 · Punt17–21
  1. 1:354th & 15 at NU 20Hunter Niswander punt blocked by Chawntez Moss blocked by Chawntez Moss
  2. 2:243rd & 8 at NU 27Justin Jackson run for a loss of 7 yards to the Nwest 20
  3. 2:592nd & 7 at NU 28Justin Jackson run for a loss of 1 yard to the Nwest 27
  4. 3:381st & 10 at NU 25Justin Jackson run for 3 yds to the Nwest 28
Q3Pittsburgh8 plays · 29 yds · 4:09 · Missed FG17–21
  1. 3:384th & 22 at NU 25Chris Blewitt 43 yd FG MISSED
  2. 4:213rd & 28 at NU 31Nathan Peterman pass complete to Jester Weah for 6 yds to the Nwest 25
  3. 4:392nd & 10 at NU 13Nathan Peterman sacked by Joe Gaziano and Xavier Washington for a loss of 18 yards to the Nwest 31
  4. 5:311st & 10 at NU 13Qadree Ollison run for no gain to the Nwest 13
  5. 5:463rd & 1 at NU 15Qadree Ollison run for 2 yds to the Nwest 13 for a 1ST down
  6. 6:262nd & 9 at NU 23Nathan Peterman run for 8 yds to the Nwest 15
  7. 7:061st & 10 at NU 24Qadree Ollison run for 1 yd to the Nwest 23
  8. 7:371st & 10 at PITT 46Nathan Peterman pass complete to Qadree Ollison for 30 yds to the Nwest 24 for a 1ST down
  9. 7:473rd & 7 at NU 35Jack Mitchell kickoff for 45 yds , Quadree Henderson return for 26 yds to the Pitt 46
Q3Northwestern14 plays · 89 yds · 5:26 · Touchdown17–21
  1. 7:473rd & 7 at PITT 40Justin Jackson 40 Yd Run (Jack Mitchell Kick)
  2. 8:262nd & 11 at PITT 44Clayton Thorson pass complete to Andrew Scanlan for 4 yds to the Pitt 40
  3. 9:011st & 10 at PITT 43Clayton Thorson sacked by Shakir Soto and James Folston Jr. for a loss of 1 yard to the Pitt 44
  4. 9:224th & 1 at PITT 45Clayton Thorson run for 2 yds to the Pitt 43 for a 1ST down
  5. 9:493rd & 9 at NU 47Justin Jackson run for 8 yds to the Pitt 45
  6. 10:312nd & 10 at NU 46Justin Jackson run for 1 yd to the Nwest 47
  7. 10:371st & 10 at NU 46Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Ben Skowronek
  8. 10:571st & 10 at NU 34Justin Jackson run for 12 yds to the Nwest 46 for a 1ST down
  9. 11:093rd & 1 at NU 33Clayton Thorson pass complete to Flynn Nagel for 1 yd to the Nwest 34 for a 1ST down
  10. 11:422nd & 3 at NU 31Justin Jackson run for 2 yds to the Nwest 33
  11. 12:141st & 10 at NU 24Clayton Thorson run for 7 yds to the Nwest 31
  12. 12:373rd & 7 at NU 14Clayton Thorson pass complete to Andrew Scanlan for 10 yds to the Nwest 24 for a 1ST down
  13. 12:432nd & 7 at NU 14Clayton Thorson pass incomplete
  14. 13:051st & 10 at NU 11Clayton Thorson pass complete to Austin Carr for 3 yds to the Nwest 14
  15. 13:133rd & 4 at PITT 35Chris Blewitt kickoff for 62 yds , Solomon Vault return for 8 yds to the Nwest 11
Q3Pittsburgh4 plays · 68 yds · 1:47 · Touchdown17–14
  1. 13:133rd & 4 at NU 5Nathan Peterman 5 Yd Run (Chris Blewitt Kick)
  2. 13:532nd & 13 at NU 14Rafael Araujo-Lopes run for 9 yds to the Nwest 5
  3. 14:251st & 10 at NU 11Qadree Ollison run for a loss of 3 yards to the Nwest 14
  4. 14:591st & 10 at PITT 32Quadree Henderson run for 57 yds to the Nwest 11 for a 1ST down
  5. 15:001st & 10 at NU 35Jack Mitchell kickoff for 33 yds , Rachid Ibrahim return for no gain to the Pitt 32
Q2Pittsburgh5 plays · 30 yds · 0:28 · End of Half10–14
  1. 0:00End of 2nd Quarter
  2. 0:003rd & 5 at NU 41Nathan Peterman pass incomplete
  3. 0:062nd & 10 at NU 46Nathan Peterman pass complete to Quadree Henderson for 5 yds to the Nwest 41
  4. 0:111st & 10 at NU 46TEAM pass incomplete
  5. 0:202nd & 4 at PITT 35Qadree Ollison run for 19 yds to the Nwest 46 for a 1ST down
Q2Northwestern7 plays · 49 yds · 2:23 · Fumble10–14
  1. 0:412nd & 16 at PITT 39Clayton Thorson pass complete to Austin Carr for 8 yds to the Pitt 31
  2. 1:011st & 20 at PITT 43Justin Jackson run for 4 yds to the Pitt 39
  3. 1:051st & 10 at PITT 33Thorson, Clayton pass incomplete to Moten IV, John, PENALTY NORTHWSTRN holding (Butler, J.B.) 10 yards to the PITTSBURGH43, NO PLAY.
  4. 1:212nd & 10 at NU 35Clayton Thorson pass complete to Andrew Scanlan for 17 yds to the NORTHWSTRN 48 for a 1ST down PITTSBURGH Penalty, Personal Foul (Shakir Soto) to the Pitt 33 for a 1ST down
  5. 1:271st & 10 at NU 35Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Justin Jackson
  6. 1:323rd & 5 at NU 25Thorson, Clayton pass incomplete, PENALTY PITTSBURGH holding (Mitchell, Reggie) 10 yards to the NORTHWSTRN35, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN NORTHWSTRN.
  7. 1:373rd & 5 at NU 25Timeout PITTSBURGH, clock 01:37
  8. 2:072nd & 7 at NU 23Justin Jackson run for 2 yds to the Nwest 25
  9. 2:351st & 10 at NU 20Justin Jackson run for 3 yds to the Nwest 23
  10. 2:511st & 10 at PITT 35Chris Blewitt kickoff for 60 yds , Solomon Vault return for 15 yds to the Nwest 20
Q2Pittsburgh1 play · 69 yds · 0:17 · Touchdown10–14
  1. 2:511st & 10 at PITT 31Jester Weah 69 Yd pass from Nathan Peterman (Chris Blewitt Kick)
  2. 3:081st & 10 at NU 35Jack Mitchell kickoff for 51 yds , Quadree Henderson return for 17 yds to the Pitt 31
Q2Northwestern8 plays · 74 yds · 2:35 · Touchdown3–14
  1. 3:081st & 10 at PITT 16Justin Jackson 16 Yd Run (Jack Mitchell Kick)
  2. 3:311st & 10 at PITT 28Clayton Thorson pass complete to Austin Carr for 12 yds to the Pitt 16 for a 1ST down
  3. 3:573rd & 7 at NU 40Clayton Thorson pass complete to Macan Wilson for 32 yds to the Pitt 28 for a 1ST down
  4. 4:012nd & 7 at NU 40Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Austin Carr
  5. 4:401st & 10 at NU 37Justin Jackson run for 3 yds to the Nwest 40
  6. 4:573rd & 3 at NU 33Clayton Thorson pass complete to Andrew Scanlan for 4 yds to the Nwest 37 for a 1ST down
  7. 5:042nd & 3 at NU 33Justin Jackson run for no gain to the Nwest 33
  8. 5:431st & 10 at NU 26Clayton Thorson pass complete to Garrett Dickerson for 7 yds to the Nwest 33
Q2Pittsburgh4 plays · 3 yds · 1:51 · Punt3–7
  1. 5:434th & 7 at PITT 23Ryan Winslow punt for 41 yds , Flynn Nagel returns for no gain to the Nwest 23 NORTHWESTERN Penalty, Offensive Holding (10 Yards) to the Nwest 26
  2. 5:593rd & 7 at PITT 23Nathan Peterman pass incomplete to Jester Weah
  3. 6:362nd & 18 at PITT 12Nathan Peterman pass complete to Aaron Mathews for 11 yds to the Pitt 23
  4. 7:021st & 19 at PITT 11James Conner run for 1 yd to the Pitt 12
  5. 7:341st & 10 at PITT 20Nathan Peterman pass complete to George Aston for 1 yd to the Pitt 21 PITTSBURGH Penalty, Offensive Holding (Quadree Henderson) to the Pitt 11
Q2Northwestern13 plays · 66 yds · 5:20 · Interception3–7
  1. 7:342nd & 12 at PITT 19Clayton Thorson pass intercepted, touchback. Avonte Maddox return for no gain
  2. 8:011st & 10 at PITT 17Justin Jackson run for a loss of 2 yards to the Pitt 19
  3. 8:362nd & 7 at PITT 27Clayton Thorson pass complete to Macan Wilson for 10 yds to the Pitt 17 for a 1ST down
  4. 8:521st & 10 at PITT 30Justin Jackson run for 3 yds to the Pitt 27
  5. 9:161st & 10 at PITT 40Clayton Thorson run for 10 yds to the Pitt 30 for a 1ST down
  6. 9:413rd & 2 at PITT 47Clayton Thorson pass complete to Garrett Dickerson for 7 yds to the Pitt 40 for a 1ST down
  7. 10:172nd & 8 at NU 47John Moten IV run for 6 yds to the Pitt 47
  8. 10:531st & 10 at NU 45John Moten IV run for 2 yds to the Nwest 47
  9. 11:143rd & 18 at NU 24Clayton Thorson pass complete to Flynn Nagel for 21 yds to the Nwest 45 for a 1ST down
  10. 11:542nd & 8 at NU 34Clayton Thorson sacked by Ejuan Price for a loss of 10 yards to the Nwest 24
  11. 12:211st & 10 at NU 32Justin Jackson run for 2 yds to the Nwest 34
  12. 12:422nd & 10 at NU 15Justin Jackson run for 17 yds to the Nwest 32 for a 1ST down
  13. 12:541st & 10 at NU 15Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Solomon Vault
Q2Pittsburgh4 plays · 56 yds · 1:37 · Interception3–7
  1. 12:542nd & 10 at NU 10Nathan Peterman pass intercepted Godwin Igwebuike return for 12 yds to the Nwest 15
  2. 13:212nd & 5 at NU 5PITTSBURGH Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the Nwest 10
  3. 14:011st & 8 at NU 8James Conner run for 3 yds to the Nwest 5
  4. 14:091st & 10 at NU 29James Conner run for 21 yds to the Nwest 8 for a 1ST down
  5. 14:301st & 10 at PITT 34Nathan Peterman pass complete to Quadree Henderson for 37 yds to the Nwest 29 for a 1ST down
  6. 14:311st & 10 at NU 35Jack Mitchell kickoff for 31 yds , George Aston return for no gain to the Pitt 34
Q1Northwestern10 plays · 99 yds · 4:19 · Touchdown3–7
  1. 14:311st & Goal at PITT 8Justin Jackson 8 Yd Run (Jack Mitchell Kick)
  2. 15:004th & 1 at PITT 10Clayton Thorson run for 2 yds to the Pitt 8 for a 1ST down
  3. 0:00End of 1st Quarter
  4. 0:003rd & 1 at PITT 10Justin Jackson run for no gain to the Pitt 10
  5. 1:212nd & 5 at PITT 14Justin Jackson run for 4 yds to the Pitt 10
  6. 1:471st & 10 at PITT 19Justin Jackson run for 5 yds to the Pitt 14
  7. 2:093rd & 9 at PITT 29Justin Jackson run for 10 yds to the Pitt 19 for a 1ST down
  8. 2:192nd & 9 at PITT 29Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Justin Jackson
  9. 2:471st & 10 at PITT 30Justin Jackson run for 1 yd to the Pitt 29
  10. 3:182nd & 9 at NU 2Justin Jackson run for 68 yds to the Pitt 30 for a 1ST down
  11. 3:501st & 10 at NU 1Clayton Thorson run for 1 yd to the Nwest 2
Q1Pittsburgh12 plays · 76 yds · 5:48 · Downs3–0
  1. 3:504th & 1 at NU 1James Conner run for no gain to the Nwest 1
  2. 4:333rd & 3 at NU 3George Aston run for 2 yds to the Nwest 1
  3. 5:142nd & 7 at NU 7James Conner run for 4 yds to the Nwest 3
  4. 5:371st & 7 at NU 7Brian O'Neill pass incomplete to George Aston
  5. 5:572nd & 6 at NU 14Darrin Hall run for 7 yds to the Nwest 7 for a 1ST down
  6. 6:271st & 10 at NU 18James Conner run for 4 yds to the Nwest 14
  7. 6:421st & 10 at NU 42Nathan Peterman pass complete to Aaron Mathews for 24 yds to the Nwest 18 for a 1ST down
  8. 6:583rd & 7 at PITT 43Nathan Peterman pass complete to Scott Orndoff for 15 yds to the Nwest 42 for a 1ST down
  9. 7:212nd & 15 at PITT 35Nathan Peterman pass complete to Dontez Ford for 8 yds to the Pitt 43
  10. 8:071st & 10 at PITT 40James Conner run for a loss of 5 yards to the Pitt 35
  11. 8:183rd & 3 at PITT 30Peterman, Nathan pass pass intended for Weah, Jester intercepted by McGee, Jared at the PITTSBURGH42, McGee, Jared return 0 yards to the PITTSBURGH42, PENALTY NORTHWSTRN holding (Hartage, Montre) 10 yards to the PITTSBURGH40, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN PITTSBURGH.
  12. 8:592nd & 6 at PITT 27Nathan Peterman pass complete to James Conner for 3 yds to the Pitt 30
  13. 9:381st & 10 at PITT 23James Conner run for 4 yds to the Pitt 27
Q1Northwestern5 plays · 17 yds · 2:15 · Punt3–0
  1. 9:384th & 8 at NU 42Hunter Niswander punt for 35 yds, fair catch by Quadree Henderson at the Pitt 23
  2. 9:523rd & 8 at NU 42Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Justin Jackson
  3. 10:272nd & 11 at NU 39John Moten IV run for 3 yds to the Nwest 42
  4. 10:521st & 10 at NU 40Jelani Roberts run for a loss of 1 yard to the Nwest 39
  5. 11:212nd & 1 at NU 34Clayton Thorson pass complete to Garrett Dickerson for 6 yds to the Nwest 40 for a 1ST down
  6. 11:531st & 10 at NU 25Clayton Thorson run for 9 yds to the Nwest 34
  7. 11:534th & 18 at PITT 35Chris Blewitt kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
Q1Pittsburgh5 plays · 30 yds · 1:14 · Field Goal3–0
  1. 11:534th & 18 at NU 28Chris Blewitt 46 Yd Field Goal
  2. 11:593rd & 18 at NU 28Nathan Peterman pass incomplete to Dontez Ford
  3. 12:132nd & 18 at NU 28Nathan Peterman pass incomplete to Scott Orndoff
  4. 12:301st & 10 at NU 20Quadree Henderson run for a loss of 8 yards to the Nwest 28 Quadree Henderson fumbled, recovered by Pitt Quadree Henderson
  5. 12:521st & 10 at PITT 42Nathan Peterman pass complete to Dontez Ford for 38 yds to the Nwest 20 for a 1ST down
Q1Northwestern3 plays · 2 yds · 1:53 · Punt0–0
  1. 13:074th & 8 at NU 27Hunter Niswander punt for 33 yds , Quadree Henderson returns for 2 yds to the Pitt 42
  2. 13:583rd & 2 at NU 33Clayton Thorson sacked by Allen Edwards and Shakir Soto for a loss of 6 yards to the Nwest 27
  3. 14:212nd & 7 at NU 28Clayton Thorson pass complete to Justin Jackson for 5 yds to the Nwest 33
  4. 15:001st & 10 at NU 25Justin Jackson run for 3 yds to the Nwest 28
  5. 15:001st & 10 at PITT 35Chris Blewitt kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback

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