November 24, 2017 Week 13 · Regular Season Belt changed hands

Pittsburgh takes the belt, 24–14, at home over Miami.

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MiamiAP No. 2 14

AP poll, week 13: Miami No. 2 at Pittsburgh unranked · No. 1 that week: Georgia. The belt vs. the polls →

Belt context

Where this game sits in the lineage

Pittsburgh took the belt here, ending Miami’s run of 34 days and 4 defenses (reign #300) and starting reign #301. It lasted 288 days and 1 defense, until Penn State took it on September 8, 2018.

For Pittsburgh this was its 11th shot at the belt; it had held the belt once before — and it took it back here.

It was the 4th of 4 belt games between the two; going in, Miami led the belt series 3–0; all-time Miami leads 3–1. Every meeting →

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Recap

Pittsburgh's offense controlled the game from start to finish, methodically moving the ball and converting third downs at a high rate (8-17) while dominating time of possession 36:30 to 23:30. The Panthers struck first with Alex Kessman's 46-yard field goal in the first quarter, then Kenny Pickett orchestrated a balanced attack that included a 6-yard touchdown run in the second quarter and a 5-yard touchdown pass to Qadree Ollison early in the third quarter to build a commanding lead. Miami's offense struggled to generate consistent momentum, managing only 232 total yards, and despite a late touchdown pass from Malik Rosier to Braxton Berrios with 2:16 remaining in the fourth quarter, the Hurricanes could not overcome Pittsburgh's early deficit creation and superior execution to steal the belt.

Alex Kessman's 46-yard field goal in Q1 gave Pittsburgh the early lead and set the tone for the game
Kenny Pickett's 6-yard touchdown run in Q2 (0:35) extended Pittsburgh's lead to 10-0 before halftime
Qadree Ollison's 5-yard touchdown reception in Q3 made it 21-0 and effectively put the game out of reach
Miami's late Braxton Berrios touchdown pass in Q4 came too late to threaten Pittsburgh's commanding 24-14 victory

Written by Claude from the box score and play-by-play on this page — a plain-English recap of the numbers below, not a substitute for them.

Full Box Score

Team stats

CFBD box score

PittsburghMiami

Total yards345232

Rushing yards15245

Passing yards193187

First downs2014

3rd down conv.8/174/15

Turnovers21

Penalties–yards5–546–52

Time of possession36:3023:30

Full team box score from CFBD’s /games/teams data. This section only appears for belt games from 2003 onward — CFBD doesn’t have team-level stats that far back.

Play By Play

Key plays

CFBD play-by-play

When	Team	Yards	Play
Q1 11:16	Pittsburgh	+52 yd	Ryan Winslow punt for 47 yds MIAMI FL Penalty, Offensive Holding (5 Yards) to the MiaFl 6
Q1 6:45	Pittsburgh	+46 yd	Alex Kessman 46 Yd Field Goal
Q2 14:52	Pittsburgh	-18 yd	TEAM run for a loss of 18 yards to the MiaFl 49 TEAM fumbled, recovered by MiaFl Michael Pinckney
Q2 7:03	Miami	+23 yd	Ahmmon Richards 23 Yd pass from Malik Rosier (Michael Badgley Kick)
Q2 7:51	Miami	+20 yd	Malik Rosier pass complete to Christopher Herndon IV for 20 yds to the Pitt 23 for a 1ST down
Q2 7:03	Miami	+30 yd	Michael Badgley kickoff for 63 yds , Quadree Henderson return for 30 yds to the Pitt 32
Q2 6:44	Pittsburgh	+20 yd	Kenny Pickett pass complete to Chris Clark for 20 yds Chris Clark fumbled, forced by Sheldrick Redwine, recovered by MiaFl Jaquan Johnson
Q2 1:44	Pittsburgh	+22 yd	Kenny Pickett pass complete to Jester Weah for 22 yds to the MiaFl 28 for a 1ST down
Q2 0:35	Pittsburgh	+6 yd	Kenny Pickett 6 Yd Run (Alex Kessman Kick)
Q2 0:35	Pittsburgh	+24 yd	Alex Kessman kickoff for 60 yds , Jeff Thomas return for 24 yds to the MIAMI 29 MIAMI FL Penalty, Offensive Holding (10 Yards) to the MiaFl 19
Q3 1:47	Pittsburgh	+5 yd	Qadree Ollison 5 Yd pass from Kenny Pickett (Alex Kessman Kick)
Q3 5:15	Pittsburgh	+29 yd	Kenny Pickett pass complete to Jester Weah for 29 yds to the MiaFl 34 for a 1ST down
Q4 2:54	Pittsburgh	+22 yd	Kenny Pickett 22 Yd Run (Alex Kessman Kick)
Q4 2:16	Miami	+39 yd	Braxton Berrios 39 Yd pass from Malik Rosier (Michael Badgley Kick)
Q4 2:54	Pittsburgh	+31 yd	Alex Kessman kickoff for 62 yds , Jeff Thomas return for 31 yds to the MiaFl 34

Scoring plays, turnovers, and gains of 20+ yards, pulled from CFBD’s play-by-play. This section only appears for belt games with play-by-play on file (2003 onward).

Box Score

Player stats

CFBD player stats

Passing

Pittsburgh

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Kenny Pickett	18/29	193	6.7	1	0	80.9

Miami

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Malik Rosier	15/34	187	5.5	2	0	29.7
Evan Shirreffs	0/2	0	0.0	0	0	1.9

Rushing

Pittsburgh

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Qadree Ollison	14	62	4.4	0	13
Kenny Pickett	13	60	4.6	2	22
Darrin Hall	10	30	3.0	0	11
Quadree Henderson	4	23	5.8	0	18
Team	4	-23	-5.8	0	0

Miami

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Malik Rosier	12	31	2.6	15
Travis Homer	7	12	1.7	4
DeeJay Dallas	3	4	1.3	4
Evan Shirreffs	1	-2	-2.0	0

Receiving

Pittsburgh

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jester Weah	6	80	13.3	0	29
Quadree Henderson	3	36	12.0	0	19
Chris Clark	2	25	12.5	0	20
Rafael Araujo-Lopes	2	21	10.5	0	16
Qadree Ollison	3	17	5.7	1	8
Aaron Mathews	1	9	9.0	0	9
Darrin Hall	1	5	5.0	0	5

Miami

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Braxton Berrios	4	61	15.3	1	39
Ahmmon Richards	3	47	15.7	1	23
Christopher Herndon IV	3	41	13.7	0	20
Dayall Harris	3	29	9.7	0	14
Michael Irvin II	1	7	7.0	0	7
Travis Homer	1	2	2.0	0	2

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Defense

Pittsburgh

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Oluwaseun Idowu	8	5	0	0	0	0
Avonte Maddox	4	3	2	2	2	0
Rashad Weaver	4	3	1	2	1	1
Brian Popp	4	2	0	0	0	0
Phil Campbell	3	2	0	0	0	0
Amir Watts	3	2	0	1	0	0
Dennis Briggs	2	2	0	0	1	0
Elijah Zeise	2	2	0	0	2	0
Dane Jackson	2	2	0	0	1	0
Jordan Whitehead	2	2	0	0	1	0
Dewayne Hendrix	2	1	1	1	0	0
James Folston Jr.	2	1	0	0	0	1
Saleem Brightwell	1	1	0	0	0	0
Darrin Hall	1	1	0	0	0	0
Anthony McKee Jr.	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jazzee Stocker	1	1	0	0	0	0
Damar Hamlin	1	1	0	0	0	0
Mike Herndon	1	0	0	0	1	0
Shane Roy	0	0	0	0	1	0
Rashad Wheeler	0	0	0	0	1	0

Miami

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD
Sheldrick Redwine	12	8	0	0	1
Zach McCloud	10	8	0	0	0
Shaquille Quarterman	8	3	0.5	0.5	0
Jaquan Johnson	6	4	0	0	0
Chad Thomas	6	3	0	0	0
RJ McIntosh	6	3	0	2	0
Malek Young	5	2	0	0	0
Joe Jackson	4	3	0	0	0
Darrion Owens	3	2	0	0	0
Michael Jackson	3	2	0	0	0
Michael Pinckney	3	2	0	2	0
Trent Harris	3	1	0.5	0.5	0
Robert Knowles	2	2	0	0	0
Amari Carter	1	1	0	0	0
Pat Bethel	0	0	0	0	1
Trajan Bandy	0	0	0	0	1

Fumbles

Pittsburgh

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Dewayne Hendrix	0	0	1
Team	1	1	0
Chris Clark	1	1	0
Jester Weah	1	0	0

Miami

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Jaquan Johnson	0	0	1
Michael Pinckney	0	0	1
Malik Rosier	1	1	0

Kick Returns

Pittsburgh

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Quadree Henderson	1	30	30.0	30	0

Miami

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Jeff Thomas	4	90	22.5	31	0

Kicking

Pittsburgh

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Alex Kessman	1/1	100.0	46	3/3	6

Miami

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Michael Badgley	0/0	0.0	0	2/2	2

Punt Returns

Pittsburgh

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Quadree Henderson	3	11	3.7	10	0

Miami

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Braxton Berrios	1	19	19.0	19	0

Punting

Pittsburgh

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Ryan Winslow	6	263	43.8	0	0	52

Miami

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Zach Feagles	10	367	36.7	0	0	50

Full player stats from CFBD’s /games/players data, split out by team. This section only appears for belt games from 2003 onward — CFBD doesn’t have player-level stats that far back. Linked player names go to that player’s stat line in every other belt game they’ve appeared in.

Sources Box score at ESPN · Game record: College Football Data (id 400937529) · This game in the downloadable dataset

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