| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Quarter |
| Notre Dame Field Goal - 37-yarder by Kyle Brindza. 8:28 Time Remaining. |
| Pittsburgh Field Goal - 39-yarder by Kevin Harper. 5:00 Time Remaining. |
| 2nd Quarter |
| Notre Dame Field Goal - 20-yarder by Kyle Brindza. 10:34 Time Remaining. |
| Pittsburgh Touchdown - 16-yard run by Ray Graham. (Kevin Harper extra point is good.). 3:55 Time Remaining. |
| 3rd Quarter |
| Pittsburgh Touchdown - 9-yard pass from Tino Sunseri to J.P. Holtz. (Kevin Harper extra point is good.). 5:52 Time Remaining. |
| Pittsburgh Field Goal - 21-yarder by Kevin Harper. 0:58 Time Remaining. |
| 4th Quarter |
| Notre Dame Touchdown - 11-yard pass from Everett Golson to T.J. Jones. (Kyle Brindza extra point missed.). 13:40 Time Remaining. |
| Notre Dame Touchdown - 5-yard pass from Everett Golson to Theo Riddick. (Everett Golson rushed for the two-point conversion.). 2:11 Time Remaining. |
| Overtime |
| Pittsburgh Field Goal - 41-yarder by Kevin Harper. 15:00 Time Remaining. |
| Notre Dame Field Goal - 37-yarder by Kyle Brindza. 15:00 Time Remaining. |
| 2 Overtime |
No Scoring | | 3 Overtime |
| Pittsburgh Field Goal - 44-yarder by Kevin Harper. 15:00 Time Remaining. |
| Notre Dame Touchdown - 1-yard run by Everett Golson. 15:00 Time Remaining. |
| Final Team Statistics |
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| | Pittsburgh | Notre Dame |
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| TOTAL FIRST DOWNS | 13 | 34 |
| By Rushing | 6 | 15 |
| By Passing | 6 | 17 |
| By Penalty | 1 | 2 |
| THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 1-14-7.0 | 10-20-50.0 |
| FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY | 0-1-0 | 1-1-100 |
| TOTAL NET YARDS | 308 | 522 |
| Total Off. Plays (inc. times thrown passing) | 62 | 104 |
| Avg. gain per offensive play | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 144 | 231 |
| Total Rushing Plays | 33 | 51 |
| Avg. gain per rushing play | 4.4 | 4.5 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 164 | 291 |
| Times Thrown - yards lost attempting to pass | 5-31 | 1-3 |
| PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED | 29-19-0 | 53-29-2 |
| Avg. gain per pass play (inc. # thrown passing) | 5.7 | 5.5 |
| PUNTS Number and average | 6-40.7 | 5-41.4 |
| TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) | 42 | 0 |
| No. and Yards Punt Returns | 2-38 | 1-0 |
| No. and Yards Kickoff Returns | 5-128 | 5-90 |
| No. and Yards Interception Returns | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| PENALTIES No. and Yards | 7-45 | 6-46 |
| FUMBLES No. and Lost | 2-0 | 2-1 |
| TOUCHDOWNS | 2 | 3 |
| Rushing | 1 | 1 |
| Passing | 1 | 2 |
| EXTRA POINTS Made-Attempts | 2-2 | 0-1 |
| FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts | 4-5 | 3-4 |
| SAFETIES | 0 | 0 |
| FINAL SCORE | 26 | 29 |
| TIME OF POSSESSION | 24:37 | 35:23 |
| Final Individual Statistics |
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| Pittsburgh | Notre Dame |
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| PASSING | ATT | CP | YDS | SK | TD | LG | IN |
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| T.Sunseri | 29 | 19 | 164 | 5 | 1 | 43 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | Total | 29 | 19 | 164 | 5 | 1 | 43 | 0 |
| | PASSING | ATT | CP | YDS | SK | TD | LG | IN |
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| E.Golson | 42 | 23 | 227 | 1 | 2 | 45 | 1 | | T.Rees | 11 | 6 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | | Total | 53 | 29 | 291 | 1 | 2 | 45 | 2 |
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| | INTERCEPTIONS | ATT | YDS | LG | TD |
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| None | | | | | | | | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | IN20 | LG |
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| M.Yoklic | 6 | 244 | 40.7 | 3 | 56 | | Total | 6 | 244 | 40.7 | 3 | 56 |
| | PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | IN20 | LG |
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| B.Turk | 5 | 207 | 41.4 | 1 | 47 | | Total | 5 | 207 | 41.4 | 1 | 47 |
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| PUNT RETURNS | NO | YDS | LG | TD |
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| C.Saddler | 2 | 38 | 31 | 0 | | Total | 2 | 38 | 31 | 0 |
| | PUNT RETURNS | NO | YDS | LG | TD |
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| D.Neal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | YDS | LG | TD |
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| L.Pitts | 5 | 128 | 34 | 0 | | | | | | | | Total | 5 | 128 | 34 | 0 |
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| KICKING | FG | PCT | LG | XP | PTS |
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| K.Harper | 4/5 | 80.0 | 44 | 2/2 | 14 | | Total | 4/5 | 80.0 | 44 | 2/2 | 14 |
| | KICKING | FG | PCT | LG | XP | PTS |
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| K.Brindza | 3/4 | 75.0 | 37 | 0/1 | 9 | | Total | 3/4 | 75.0 | 37 | 0/1 | 9 |
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