University of Pittsburgh Athletics
Pitt vs. Connecticut Postgame Notes
10/10/2009 12:00:00 AM | Football
Oct. 10, 2009
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• Game captains for Pitt are #95 DL Mick Williams, #8 LB Adam Gunn, #80 TE Nate Byham and #1 WR Cedric McGee.
• Pitt’s 15-point comeback win over Connecticut is the largest comeback under head coach Dave Wannstedt. The Panthers were down 21-6 and won 24-21 on a last-second field goal by Dan Hutchins. Pitt was down 14 points at Notre Dame on Nov. 1, 2008 and came back to win 36-33 in four overtimes.
• Pitt’s 489 yards of total offense marked a season-high. The Panthers’ previous high was 404 yards last week at Louisville. The last time Pitt gained 400 or more yards of total offense in back-to-back games was last year vs. Navy (499 on Oct. 18, 2008) and Rutgers (486 on Oct. 25, 2008).
• PK Dan Hutchins’ 42-yard field goal in the first quarter is the longest of his career.
• LB Max Gruder recorded his first sack and forced fumble on UConn QB Cody Endres in the second quarter. Pitt’s Greg Romeus recovered the fumble at the Pitt 32 for the third of his career.
• Romeus also forced his first fumble of the season on the first play of the fourth quarter.
• Freshman RB Dion Lewis picked up his third 100-yard rushing game of the season with 158 rushing yards on the day (129 vs. Youngstown State; 190 at Buffalo). • WR Jonathan Baldwin earned his third 100-yard receiving game of the season (111 vs. Navy; 105 at Louisville). His receptions also marks a career high (former high was 6 vs. Navy on Sept. 19, 2009).
• Pitt recorded its first two-point conversion of the season in the fourth quarter, which tied the game 21-21. The last time Pitt converted on a two-point play was a Bill Stull to Jonathan Baldwin pass at Syracuse on Sept. 27, 2008 (a 34-24 Pitt win).
