FINAL SCORE
UCF Knights at Pittsburgh Panthers game details
Saturday, September 12, 2026 at 3:30 PM ET
Acrisure Stadium · Attendance 45,926
Put the final score in perspective.
Pittsburgh finished 5 points ahead. The teams combined for 19 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was UCF 0, Pittsburgh 12. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Pittsburgh outscored its opponent in 2 and UCF in 1. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
 UCF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
 Pittsburgh | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 9 | 15 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 4-13 | 5-18 |
| 4th down efficiency | 0-3 | 2-3 |
| Total Yards | 206 | 315 |
| Passing | 186 | 212 |
| Comp/Att | 20/31 | 18/29 |
| Yards per pass | 6.0 | 7.3 |
| Rushing | 20 | 103 |
| Rushing Attempts | 22 | 43 |
| Yards per rush | 0.9 | 2.4 |
| Penalties | 9-50 | 8-64 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions thrown | 0 | 0 |
| Possession | 23:48 | 36:12 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
UCF Knights
passing
| Alonza Barnett III | 20/31 | 186 | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 34.9 |
rushing
| Alonza Barnett III | 13 | 13 | 1.0 | 0 | 18 |
| Duke Watson | 6 | 10 | 1.7 | 0 | 8 |
| Taevion Swint | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Keyone Jenkins | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Ric'Darious Farmer | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 0 | 35 |
| Waden Charles | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 1 | 19 |
| Caleb Rollerson | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Tyren Hornes | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 |
| Dylan Wade | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 14 |
| Josh Derry | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 6 |
| Jonathan Bibbs | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Duke Watson | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 8 |
| Landen Chambers | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
fumbles
defensive
| Lewis Carter | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tackett Curtis | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demari Henderson | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Braeden Marshall | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayden Jennings | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty Bartrum | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jahleel Culbreath | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jayden Bellamy | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Talley | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DJ Bell | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeffson Lafontant | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Isaiah Nixon | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayden Williams | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caleb Flagg | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sincere Edwards | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Horace Lockett | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Collins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Phil Picciotti | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aymeric Koumba | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rashad Henry | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kahmel Johnson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Gurley Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Antione Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Grayson Brousseau | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Hicks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Taevion Swint | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 25 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Antione Jackson | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
kicking
| Will Stone | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 |
punting
| Atticus Bertrams | 6 | 267 | 44.5 | 0 | 3 | 53 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Pittsburgh Panthers
passing
| Mason Heintschel | 18/29 | 212 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | 41.6 |
rushing
| Damon Ferguson Jr. | 20 | 59 | 3.0 | 1 | 13 |
| La'Vell Wright | 13 | 35 | 2.7 | 0 | 9 |
| Mason Heintschel | 7 | 13 | 1.9 | 0 | 7 |
| Team | 3 | -4 | -1.3 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Cataurus Hicks | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 0 | 41 |
| La'Vell Wright | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | 18 |
| Bryce Yates | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 17 |
| Damon Ferguson Jr. | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | 14 |
| Malik Knight | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 17 |
| Censere Lee | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Elijah Lagg | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 9 |
| Tony Kinsler | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Carson Kent | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
fumbles
defensive
| Josh Guerrier | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Braylan Lovelace | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cruce Brookins | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Raion Strader | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Sanford Jr. | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn Lee Jr. | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeMarco Ward | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremiah Marcelin | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Crothers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Scott | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean FitzSimmons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Neal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Shadarian Harrison | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Davin Brewton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryce Yates | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Kinsler | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaeden Moore | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Tyreek Robinson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Carson Kent | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Cataurus Hicks | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 12 | 0 |
kicking
| Antonio Chadha | 1/1 | 100.0 | 28 | 1/1 | 4 |
punting
| Gabe Russo | 8 | 326 | 40.8 | 1 | 3 | 51 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 0:04 | Antonio Chadha 28 Yd Field Goal | 0 – 3 |
| 2 | 7:24 | Braylan Lovelace Safety | 0 – 5 |
| 2 | 0:28 | Damon Ferguson Jr. 13 Yd Run (Antonio Chadha Kick) | 0 – 12 |
| 4 | 2:51 | Waden Charles 19 Yd pass from Alonza Barnett III (Will Stone Kick) | 7 – 12 |
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