Pitt Beats Syracuse 23-20

2015 Pitt vs Syracuse football

Winning at the Carrier Dome has never been easy. Pitt’s last two visits there were decided by a single point. Yesterday was practically no different as the game came down to Chris Blewitt’s winning Field Goal just as time expired which lifted the Panthers over The Orange 23-20 in dramatic fashion.

Despite Blewitt’s winning kick for the second consecutive week, the game’s true hero was Pitt’s Punter Ryan Winslow.

Things didn’t start off very well for the Panthers. After Pitt starting QB Nate Peterman found junior superstar WR Tyler Boyd for 4 yards, true freshman tailback Qadree Ollison ran the ball for 5 and 2 yards. Peterman then ran a QB keeper for 8 yards before Boyd himself threw a halfback pass to junior WR Dontez Ford for 38 yards to the Syracuse 21 yard line.

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