Week 1 · 2021
Pittsburgh at Michigan State
Thu 12/30/2021 07:00 PMMercedes-Benz StadiumMichigan State pregame60% — Pregame win probability: 60% for Michigan State. Michigan State favored, and won.Neutral site
64°Light Rain· roof closed7 mph SW · 97% humidityRecorded at kickoff by College Football Data
Pittsburgh
21
11–3
Michigan State
31
11–2
Attendance
41,230
reported
PittsburghPITT
Michigan StateMSU
Passing
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PITT | Davis Beville | 14/18 | 149 | 8.3 | 1 | 1 | 31.7 |
| PITT | Nick Patti | 2/5 | 21 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 97.2 |
| MSU | Payton Thorne | 29/50 | 354 | 7.1 | 3 | 1 | 78.3 |
Rushing
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PITT | Vincent Davis Jr. | 12 | 43 | 3.6 | 0 | 12 |
| PITT | Jordan Addison | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 | 28 |
| PITT | Nick Patti | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 1 | 16 |
| PITT | Rodney Hammond Jr. | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | 9 |
| PITT | Israel Abanikanda | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 0 | 7 |
| PITT | Davis Beville | 7 | -30 | -4.3 | 0 | 8 |
| MSU | Jordon Simmons | 16 | 23 | 1.4 | 0 | 10 |
| MSU | Elijah Collins | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 0 | 5 |
| MSU | Harold Joiner III | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 6 |
| MSU | Connor Heyward | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| MSU | Payton Thorne | 10 | 4 | 0.4 | 0 | 12 |
Receiving
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PITT | Jordan Addison | 7 | 114 | 16.3 | 0 | 52 |
| PITT | Vincent Davis Jr. | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 8 |
| PITT | Melquise Stovall | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| PITT | Gavin Bartholomew | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| PITT | Lucas Krull | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| PITT | Shocky Jacques-Louis | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| PITT | Jared Wayne | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 1 | 4 |
| MSU | Jalen Nailor | 6 | 108 | 18.0 | 0 | 50 |
| MSU | Jayden Reed | 6 | 80 | 13.3 | 2 | 28 |
| MSU | Tre Mosley | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 0 | 15 |
| MSU | Connor Heyward | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 1 | 15 |
| MSU | Maliq Carr | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | 25 |
| MSU | Keon Coleman | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 11 |
| MSU | Harold Joiner III | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 8 |
| MSU | Jordon Simmons | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
Fumbles
| FUM | LOST | REC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PITT | Cam Bright | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MSU | Jordon Simmons | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | Payton Thorne | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Defense
| TOT | SOLO | TFL | SACKS | QB HUR | PD | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PITT | Phil Campbell III | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PITT | Erick Hallett II | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PITT | John Petrishen | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PITT | M.J. Devonshire | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PITT | SirVocea Dennis | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PITT | A.J. Woods | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| PITT | Brandon George | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PITT | Brandon Hill | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PITT | Cam Bright | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PITT | Judson Tallandier II | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PITT | Bangally Kamara | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PITT | Dayon Hayes | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PITT | Devin Danielson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PITT | David Green | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PITT | Tyler Bentley | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PITT | Bam Brima | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PITT | Calijah Kancey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PITT | Habakkuk Baldonado | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PITT | John Morgan III | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PITT | John Vardzel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PITT | Marquis Williams | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PITT | Solomon DeShields | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | Cal Haladay | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MSU | Angelo Grose | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | Noah Harvey | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MSU | Jacob Slade | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | Simeon Barrow Jr. | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | Jacub Panasiuk | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | Brandon Wright | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | Marqui Lowery Jr. | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | Drew Beesley | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | Jeff Pietrowski Jr. | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | Justin White | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | Ma'a Gaoteote | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | Xavier Henderson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | Anthony Russo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | Darius Snow | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | Drew Jordan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | Jalen Hunt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | Maverick Hansen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | Ronald Williams | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Interceptions
| INT | YDS | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PITT | Brandon Hill | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | Cal Haladay | 1 | 78 | 1 |
Kicking
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PITT | Sam Scarton | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3/3 | 3 |
| MSU | Matt Coghlin | 1/2 | 50.0 | 36 | 2/2 | 5 |
Punting
| NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PITT | Kirk Christodoulou | 8 | 344 | 43.0 | 0 | 1 | 53 |
| MSU | Bryce Baringer | 3 | 138 | 46.0 | 0 | 2 | 53 |
Kick returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PITT | Israel Abanikanda | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 24 |
| PITT | Vincent Davis Jr. | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| MSU | Jalen Nailor | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
Punt returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PITT | Jordan Addison | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | Jayden Reed | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 16 |
Previous 2 meetings vs. Team
Michigan State 2–0 vs Pittsburgh
- 2007 · wk 3Pittsburgh 13 @ Michigan State 17
- 2006 · wk 3Michigan State 38 @ Pittsburgh 23
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