Week 8
Final
Top Performers
Pass Yds
313
Rutherford
PITT
Rush Yds
42
Grant
ND
Rec Yds
127
Slade
PITT
Scrim TD
1
Grant
ND
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
PITT
2002 American Athletic
PITT ND
| Team | W | L | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|
 Boston College | 9 | 4 | .692 |
 Pittsburgh | 9 | 4 | .692 |
 Rutgers | 1 | 11 | .083 |
 Syracuse | 4 | 8 | .333 |
 Temple | 4 | 8 | .333 |
 Virginia Tech | 10 | 4 | .714 |
 West Virginia | 9 | 4 | .692 |
 Miami | 12 | 1 | .923 |
| Team | W | L | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|
 UConn | 6 | 6 | .500 |
 Notre Dame | 10 | 3 | .769 |
 South Florida | 9 | 2 | .818 |
 Troy State | 4 | 8 | .333 |
 Navy | 2 | 10 | .167 |
 Utah State | 4 | 7 | .364 |
Game Summary
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish emerged victorious over the Pittsburgh Panthers, 14 to 6, on October 12, 2002.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Rutherford #12 | 19/43 | 313 | 7.3 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 100.7 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Holiday #7 | 16/25 | 145 | 5.8 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 117.9 |
A. Battle #3 | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | -200.0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Rutherford #12 | 20 | 29 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
R. Kirkley #43 | 7 | 23 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 |
L. Polite #32 | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 0 | 0 |
M. Furman #2 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
B. Miree #25 | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 |
J. Walker #34 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Grant #4 | 19 | 42 | 2.2 | 1 | 0 |
R. Powers-Neal #16 | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Wilson | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
T. Lopienski #36 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Holiday #7 | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Slade #86 | 0/0 | 127 | 18.1 | 0 | 0 |
K. Wilson #83 | 0/0 | 86 | 43.0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Fitzgerald #1 | 0/0 | 83 | 11.9 | 0 | 0 |
M. Furman #2 | 0/0 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Battle #3 | 0/0 | 101 | 10.1 | 1 | 0 |
O. Jenkins #80 | 0/0 | 24 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Godsey #14 | 0/0 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Lopienski #36 | 0/0 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Morris #20 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
S. Robinson #7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Jackson #15 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Abdul #16 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Setta | 0/0 | 2/2 | 0 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Lee #36 | 9 | 375 | 41.7 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Hildbold #17 | 9 | 351 | 39.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Cox #5 | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
V. Duff #34 | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Gaines #29 | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
V. Duff #34 | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Rutherford #12 | 19/43 | 313 | 7.3 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 100.7 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Rutherford #12 | 20 | 29 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
R. Kirkley #43 | 7 | 23 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 |
L. Polite #32 | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 0 | 0 |
M. Furman #2 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
B. Miree #25 | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 |
J. Walker #34 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Slade #86 | 0/0 | 127 | 18.1 | 0 | 0 |
K. Wilson #83 | 0/0 | 86 | 43.0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Fitzgerald #1 | 0/0 | 83 | 11.9 | 0 | 0 |
M. Furman #2 | 0/0 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Morris #20 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
S. Robinson #7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Abdul #16 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Lee #36 | 9 | 375 | 41.7 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Cox #5 | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Gaines #29 | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Holiday #7 | 16/25 | 145 | 5.8 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 117.9 |
A. Battle #3 | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | -200.0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Grant #4 | 19 | 42 | 2.2 | 1 | 0 |
R. Powers-Neal #16 | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Wilson | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
T. Lopienski #36 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Holiday #7 | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Battle #3 | 0/0 | 101 | 10.1 | 1 | 0 |
O. Jenkins #80 | 0/0 | 24 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Godsey #14 | 0/0 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Lopienski #36 | 0/0 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Jackson #15 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Setta | 0/0 | 2/2 | 0 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Hildbold #17 | 9 | 351 | 39.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
V. Duff #34 | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
V. Duff #34 | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 |
402
Total Yds
185
313
Pass Yds
145
89
Rush Yds
40
83
Total Plays
58
4.8
Yards Per Play
3.2
7.1
Yards Per Pass
5.6
2.3
Yards Per Rush
1.3
21
1st Downs
10
15
Passing 1st Downs
7
6
Rushing 1st Downs
3
15
1st Downs from Penalties
7
9
Punts
9
3
Turnovers
2
1
Interceptions Thrown
2
2
Fumbles Lost
0
8
Penalties
3
0
D/ST TD
0