Overview
- Pitt beat UCF 12-7 on Saturday after a roughly 65-minute lightning delay left Acrisure Stadium wet and the game played in steady rain.
- Pitt's defense dominated, holding UCF to about 206 total yards and just 20 rushing yards while forcing multiple third- and fourth-down failures.
- True freshman Damon Ferguson Jr. provided the lone touchdown with a 13-yard run and finished with 59 rushing yards as sophomore Ja'Kyrian Turner sat out with an undisclosed injury.
- Mason Heintschel completed 18 of 29 passes for 212 yards in the poor conditions, a sharp follow-up to his seven-touchdown performance in Pitt's opener the week before.
- The win moves Pitt to 2-0 as it prepares for an ACC opener against Syracuse, while UCF falls to 1-1 and sees its road losing streak reach 10 games with a return home next week.