Overview
- Freshman Chaston Ditta, starting in place of Katin Houser, completed 8 of 17 passes for 177 yards with two touchdowns in his first career start.
- Anthony Smith earned MVP honors with four receptions for a Military Bowl-record 156 yards, scoring on 47- and 72-yard plays.
- An inadvertent whistle erased Marlon Gunn Jr.'s apparent 68-yard fourth-down touchdown, limiting the run to a 14-yard gain.
- Pitt linebacker Rasheem Biles forced a fumble on a sack and returned it for a touchdown to briefly give the Panthers the lead.
- Nick Mazzie converted field goals from 42, 33 and 28 yards as ECU finished 9-4 at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium before an announced crowd of 17,016.