Pitt
3-1 , 0-0
New Hampshire
3-1 , 2-0
Pitt Bounces Back with 77-7 Win over New Hampshire
9/25/2021 4:00:00 PM | Football
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Kenny Pickett threw for 403 yards and five touchdowns and ran for another in just over a half of work and Pitt finished up nonconference play by drilling New Hampshire 77-7 on Saturday.
A week after a stunning upset loss at home to Western Michigan, Pitt (3-1) bounced back by pouncing quickly on the overmatched Wildcats (3-1). Pickett led the way, completing 24 of 28 passes while pushing his touchdown pass total to 15 on the season, two more than he had in 2020. Pickett's 1-yard fourth-down scoring plunge gave him 17 career rushing scores, the most ever by a quarterback in school history.
Jordan Addison caught six passes for 193 yards and three touchdowns for Pitt. The Panthers piled up a school-record 707 yards of total offense and scored on 10 of their first 11 drives. Pitt's 77 points were the program's most in a game since 1926 when the Panthers beat Westminster 88-0.
New Hampshire, ranked 22nd in the Football Championship Subdivision, saw any hopes of the school's first win over a Power Five program in 15 years evaporate after falling behind by four touchdowns in the game's first 14 minutes.
The Wildcats allowed a safety on their opening possession and saw its second end by having Pitt's Damarri Mathis step in front of a pass by Bret Edwards and return it 35 yards for a touchdown that made it 14-0 before the game was 5 minutes old. The Panthers' missed the PAT kick after that touchdown and after Pickett's earlier 1-yard score.
Edwards spent most of the afternoon under heavy duress, completing 9 of 20 for 42 yards and a touchdown and an interception. Carlos Washington Jr. ran for 91 yards for the Wildcats.
THE TAKEAWAY
New Hampshire: The real season for the Wildcats begins next week. While the program's best start since 2009 came to a halt, New Hampshire still has hopes of winning a conference title.
Pitt: The Panthers wasted little time dominating an opponent it was expected to dominate.
UP NEXT
New Hampshire: Host FCS power and Colonial Athletic Association rival James Madison next weekend.
Pittsburgh: The Panthers open Atlantic Coast Conference play next Saturday at Georgia Tech. Pitt has won each of its last three meetings with the Yellow Jackets.
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Team Stats
UNH 0, PIT 2
PIT - Campbell,Phil 0 yd safety
UNH 0, PIT 8
PIT - Pickett,Kenny 1 yd run (), 8 plays, 77 yards, TOP 03:21
UNH 0, PIT 14
PIT - Mathis,Damarri 35 yd interception ()
UNH 0, PIT 21
PIT - Abanikanda,Israel 15 yd run (Scarton,Sam kick), 7 plays, 61 yards, TOP 02:36
UNH 0, PIT 28
PIT - Jacques-Louis,Shocky 12 yd pass from Pickett,Kenny (Scarton,Sam kick) 4 plays, 58 yards, TOP 01:18
UNH 7, PIT 28
UNH - Coyne,Sean 4 yd pass from Edwards,Bret (Lehane,Sean kick) 3 plays, 75 yards, TOP 01:04
UNH 7, PIT 35
PIT - Addison,Jordan 24 yd pass from Pickett,Kenny (Scarton,Sam kick) 9 plays, 82 yards, TOP 03:31
UNH 7, PIT 42
PIT - Addison,Jordan 47 yd pass from Pickett,Kenny (Scarton,Sam kick) 4 plays, 57 yards, TOP 01:38
UNH 7, PIT 49
PIT - Mack,Taysir 7 yd pass from Pickett,Kenny (Scarton,Sam kick) 11 plays, 75 yards, TOP 03:40
UNH 7, PIT 56
PIT - Addison,Jordan 46 yd pass from Pickett,Kenny (Scarton,Sam kick) 4 plays, 75 yards, TOP 01:27
UNH 7, PIT 63
PIT - Hammond Jr.,Rodney 4 yd run (Scarton,Sam kick), 11 plays, 64 yards, TOP 04:57
UNH 7, PIT 70
PIT - Hammond Jr.,Rodney 2 yd run (Scarton,Sam kick), 8 plays, 37 yards, TOP 03:37
UNH 7, PIT 77
PIT - Hammond Jr.,Rodney 3 yd run (Scarton,Sam kick), 7 plays, 72 yards, TOP 04:08
