Live scoreboard
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 UCF | - | - | - | - | 0 |
 Pittsburgh | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Scoring by quarter
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Pittsburgh | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| UCF | Qtr | Pittsburgh |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Q1 | 3 |
| 0 | Q2 | 9 |
| 0 | Q3 | 0 |
| 7 | Q4 | 0 |
| 7 | Final | 12 |
Live play by play
Scoring plays: this game · Updating as the game goes.
Touchdown Interception Fumble Sack Penalty
Play by play
Scoring plays: this game · Saved from the official gamebook.
Q1 0:04 Field goal Pittsburgh #48 A.Chadha field goal attempt from 28 yards GOOD (H: #92 K.Tijerina, LS: #59 J.Schmidt) 0-3
Q4 2:51 Touchdown UCF Waden Charles Waden Charles 19 Yd pass from Alonza Barnett III (Will Stone Kick) 7-12
Rivalry highlights
Series record
1-3
UCF first, 4 meetings since 2006
Series leader
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh lead 1-3 in 4 meetings since 2006
Widest recent margin
45 points
Pittsburgh 52-7 UCF, 2006
Tightest recent margin
1 point
UCF 34-35 Pittsburgh, 2019
Highest recent total
69 points
UCF 34-35 Pittsburgh, 2019
Head to head
Full rivalry page UCF 1 4 meetings since 2006 3 Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh lead 1-3 in 4 meetings since 2006 Series leader: Pittsburgh.
Team stats, this game
UCFPittsburgh206Total yards315
186Passing yards212
20Rushing yards103
0Turnovers0
1Sacks3
9First downs15
50Penalty yards64
Team stats, 2026 season
UCFPittsburgh 32.413th Points per game 4th38.4
17.69th Points allowed 3rd13.4
345.016th Total yards per game 4th478.0
6.211th Yards per play 5th6.8
172.011th Rush yards per game 7th162.0
173.016th Pass yards per game 3rd316.0
16.216th First downs per game 5th24.6
33.9%14th Third-down rate 5th46.2%
+51st Turnover margin 2nd+5
101st Takeaways 6th7
115th Sacks 10th10
89th Sacks allowed 2nd5
51.26th Penalty yards per game 13th79.4
26:1916th Time of possession 8th31:38
Rank within each team's conference. 2026 season totals to date from CollegeFootballData.
Key players by position
| UCF | Pos | Pittsburgh |
|---|---|---|
 Keyone Jenkins | QB | Mason Heintschel |
 Duke Watson | RB | Damon Ferguson Jr. |
 Josh Derry | WR | Cataurus Hicks |
 Caden Piening | TE | Carson Kent |
 Isaiah Nixon | DL | Isaiah Neal |
 Tackett Curtis | LB | Jeremiah Marcelin |
 Demari Henderson | DB | Cruce Brookins |
Each side's leader at the position this season, by real production. Full rosters live on each team hub.
Win probability
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Current drive Game leaders
UCF PITT UCF vs Pittsburgh player stats
Passing
| UCF | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alonza Barnett | 20/31 | 186 | 1 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason Heintschel | 18/29 | 212 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| UCF | CAR | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alonza Barnett | 13 | 13 | 0 | 18 |
| Duke Watson | 6 | 10 | 0 | 8 |
| Taevion Swint | 2 | -1 | 0 | 1 |
| Keyone Jenkins | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh | CAR | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damon Ferguson Jr. | 20 | 59 | 1 | 13 |
| La'Vell Wright | 13 | 35 | 0 | 9 |
| Mason Heintschel | 7 | 13 | 0 | 7 |
Receiving
| UCF | REC | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ric'Darious Farmer | 4 | 52 | 0 | 35 |
| Waden Charles | 4 | 41 | 1 | 19 |
| Caleb Rollerson | 2 | 22 | 0 | 12 |
| Tyren Hornes | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 |
| Dylan Wade | 2 | 20 | 0 | 14 |
| Joshua Derry | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6 |
| Jonathan Bibbs | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Duke Watson | 3 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| Landen Chambers | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Pittsburgh | REC | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cataurus Hicks | 3 | 64 | 0 | 41 |
| La'Vell Wright | 2 | 28 | 0 | 18 |
| Damon Ferguson Jr. | 3 | 27 | 0 | 14 |
| Bryce Yates | 2 | 27 | 0 | 17 |
| Malik Knight | 2 | 20 | 0 | 17 |
| Censere Lee | 2 | 18 | 0 | 12 |
| Elijah Lagg | 2 | 17 | 0 | 9 |
| Tony Kinsler | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Carson Kent | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Defense
| UCF | TOT | SOLO | SACK | TFL | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Carter | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tackett Curtis | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demari Henderson | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jayden McDonald | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayden Bellamy | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Braeden Marshall | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty Bartrum | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jahleel Culbreath | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Talley | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Jayden Williams | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Nixon | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caleb Flagg | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh | TOT | SOLO | SACK | TFL | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Guerrier | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Braylan Lovelace | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Cruce Brookins | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Raion Strader | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Sanford | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Demarco Ward | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Jeremiah Marcelin | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Shawn Lee Jr. | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Scott | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sean FitzSimmons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Crothers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Neal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Kicking
| UCF | FG | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Stone | 0/0 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 |
| Pittsburgh | FG | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Chadha | 1/1 | 28 | 1/1 | 4 |
Box score from CollegeFootballData via our data hub. Players link to their profiles.
UCF: last 15 games before this one
6-9 in the last 15 · 26.7 scored · 23.2 allowed
LOST 21-31 scored 21 · allowed 31 See game LOST 14-28 scored 14 · allowed 28 See game WON 17-10 scored 17 · allowed 10 See game WON 68-7 scored 68 · allowed 7 See game WON 34-9 scored 34 · allowed 9 See game LOST 20-34 scored 20 · allowed 34 See game LOST 20-27 scored 20 · allowed 27 See game LOST 11-20 scored 11 · allowed 20 See game WON 45-13 scored 45 · allowed 13 See game LOST 3-30 scored 3 · allowed 30 See game LOST 27-30 scored 27 · allowed 30 See game LOST 9-48 scored 9 · allowed 48 See game WON 17-14 scored 17 · allowed 14 See game LOST 21-41 scored 21 · allowed 41 See game WON 73-6 scored 73 · allowed 6 See game
Pittsburgh: last 15 games before this one
9-6 in the last 15 · 36.2 scored · 25.6 allowed
LOST 46-48 scored 46 · allowed 48 See game WON 61-9 scored 61 · allowed 9 See game WON 45-17 scored 45 · allowed 17 See game LOST 24-31 scored 24 · allowed 31 See game LOST 27-34 scored 27 · allowed 34 See game WON 48-7 scored 48 · allowed 7 See game WON 34-31 scored 34 · allowed 31 See game WON 30-13 scored 30 · allowed 13 See game WON 53-34 scored 53 · allowed 34 See game WON 35-20 scored 35 · allowed 20 See game LOST 15-37 scored 15 · allowed 37 See game WON 42-28 scored 42 · allowed 28 See game LOST 7-38 scored 7 · allowed 38 See game LOST 17-23 scored 17 · allowed 23 See game WON 59-14 scored 59 · allowed 14 See game
The matchup
| UCF | Split | Pittsburgh |
|---|---|---|
| 1-0 | 2026 record entering | 1-0 |
| 73 | Points for | 59 |
| 6 | Points against | 14 |
| W1 | Form | W1 |
Recent meetings
2026
UCF 7 : 12 Pittsburgh
7 : 12 Pittsburgh 2019
UCF 34 : 35 Pittsburgh
34 : 35 Pittsburgh 2018
Pittsburgh 14 : 45 UCF
14 : 45 UCF 2006
Pittsburgh 52 : 7 UCF
52 : 7 UCF UCF · QB Keyone Jenkins Pass yards
515
Pass TD
4
Comp-Att
52-73
INT
2
Watson rush
404 yds
Derry rec
220 yds
Pittsburgh · QB Mason Heintschel Pass yards
1304
Pass TD
14
Comp-Att
98-148
INT
1
Jr. rush
270 yds
Hicks rec
315 yds
8 
Rocco Marriott QB 10 
Kaleb Annett QB 12 Keyone Jenkins QB 14 
Alonza Barnett III QB 16 
Dante Carr QB 4 
Taevion Swint RB 11 
Landen Chambers RB 20 
Kaj Baker RB 24 
Arthur Lewis IV RB 26 Duke Watson RB 35 
Agyeman Addae RB 42 
Chance Nixon RB 2 
Tyren Hornes WR 3 
Jonathan Bibbs WR 5 Josh Derry WR 6 
Ric'Darious Farmer WR 7 
Duane Thomas Jr. WR 9 
Waden Charles WR 13 
Caleb Rollerson WR 23 
Jordan Nunuha WR 39 
Andrea Parisi WR 80 
Elijah Hardy WR 81 
Zack Palmer WR 82 
Jordyn Bridgewater WR 85 
Carson Hinshaw WR 86 
Chase Hinshaw WR 0 
Dylan Wade TE 18 Caden Piening TE 47 
Sam Powell TE 83 
Dylan Burk TE 84 
Thomas Wadsworth TE 87 
Brooks Hall TE 88 
Grayson Brousseau TE 53 
LaParka Langston OL 54 
Cooper Terpstra OL 55 
Jacob Maiava OL 57 
Camp Lott OL 58 
Connor Meadows OL 61 
Owen Spell OL 66 
Brady Wayburn OL 67 
Noah Senka OL 68 
Ethan Higgins OL 70 
RaiShaun McHaney OL 71 
Amahn Williams OL 72 
Dominick Campbell OL 73 
Henry Tabansi OL 74 
Matthew Prigmore OL 75 
Tyler Gibson OL 76 
Justin Royes OL 77 
Kasiyah Charlton OL 78 
Preston Cushman OL 79 
Daniel Marcellinus OL 0 
Horace Lockett DT 42 
Artavius Jones DT 54 
Trenton Turner DT 55 
Noah Mercer DT 90 
Mujahid Jefferson DT 91 Donteye Drew DT 92 
Jeffson Lafontant DT 93 
Brad Gurley Jr. DT 95 
RJ Jackson Jr. DT 97 
Josh Schell DT 99 
Thomas Collins DT 6 Isaiah Nixon EDGE 10 
Sincere Edwards EDGE 11 
Ken Talley EDGE 12 
Aymeric Koumba EDGE 41 
Bruno Dall EDGE 45 
Quentin Hatch EDGE 56 
Patrick Ryan EDGE 94 LA Jessie Harrold EDGE 96 
Anthony Coaxum EDGE 98 
Alhassan Iddrissu EDGE 15 
Preston Hall LB 19 
Rashad Henry LB 20 
Lewis Carter LB 23 
Jayden Burnett LB 24 Tackett Curtis LB 32 
Matthew Occhipinti LB 33 
Phil Picciotti LB 34 
Jahleel Culbreath LB 36 
Dylan Bennett LB 38 
Jayden Jennings LB 43 
Cole Kozlowski LB 47 
Arthur Kingdom LB 1 
Jayden Bellamy DB 2 
Jayden Williams DB 4 
Braeden Marshall DB 5 
DJ Bell DB 7 
Antione Jackson DB 8 Demari Henderson DB 14 
Kahmel Johnson DB 16 
Antonio Branch Jr. DB 17 
Jailen Duffie DB 18 
Caleb Flagg DB 21 
Ty Bartrum DB 22 
Amarion Queen DB 25 
Rukeem Stroud DB 26 
Elijah Keys DB 27 
Nicholas Antoine DB 28 
Matt Irwin DB 29 
Tyce Porcher DB 30 
Otis Hardy DB 49 Donnell Johnson III DB 31 
Noah McGough PK 97 
Mason Denaburg PK 15 
Will Stone P 49 
Atticus Bertrams P 37 
Rocklyn Kelley LS 44 
Kyle Hicks LS
Rocco Marriott QB 10 Kaleb Annett QB 12 Keyone Jenkins QB 14 Alonza Barnett III QB 16 Dante Carr QB 4 Taevion Swint RB 11 Landen Chambers RB 20 Kaj Baker RB 24 Arthur Lewis IV RB 26 Duke Watson RB 35 Agyeman Addae RB 42 Chance Nixon RB 2 Tyren Hornes WR 3 Jonathan Bibbs WR 5 Josh Derry WR 6 Ric'Darious Farmer WR 7 Duane Thomas Jr. WR 9 Waden Charles WR 13 Caleb Rollerson WR 23 Jordan Nunuha WR 39 Andrea Parisi WR 80 Elijah Hardy WR 81 Zack Palmer WR 82 Jordyn Bridgewater WR 85 Carson Hinshaw WR 86 Chase Hinshaw WR 0 Dylan Wade TE 18 Caden Piening TE 47 Sam Powell TE 83 Dylan Burk TE 84 Thomas Wadsworth TE 87 Brooks Hall TE 88 Grayson Brousseau TE 53 LaParka Langston OL 54 Cooper Terpstra OL 55 Jacob Maiava OL 57 Camp Lott OL 58 Connor Meadows OL 61 Owen Spell OL 66 Brady Wayburn OL 67 Noah Senka OL 68 Ethan Higgins OL 70 RaiShaun McHaney OL 71 Amahn Williams OL 72 Dominick Campbell OL 73 Henry Tabansi OL 74 Matthew Prigmore OL 75 Tyler Gibson OL 76 Justin Royes OL 77 Kasiyah Charlton OL 78 Preston Cushman OL 79 Daniel Marcellinus OL 0 Horace Lockett DT 42 Artavius Jones DT 54 Trenton Turner DT 55 Noah Mercer DT 90 Mujahid Jefferson DT 91 Donteye Drew DT 92 Jeffson Lafontant DT 93 Brad Gurley Jr. DT 95 RJ Jackson Jr. DT 97 Josh Schell DT 99 Thomas Collins DT 6 Isaiah Nixon EDGE 10 Sincere Edwards EDGE 11 Ken Talley EDGE 12 Aymeric Koumba EDGE 41 Bruno Dall EDGE 45 Quentin Hatch EDGE 56 Patrick Ryan EDGE 94 LA Jessie Harrold EDGE 96 Anthony Coaxum EDGE 98 Alhassan Iddrissu EDGE 15 Preston Hall LB 19 Rashad Henry LB 20 Lewis Carter LB 23 Jayden Burnett LB 24 Tackett Curtis LB 32 Matthew Occhipinti LB 33 Phil Picciotti LB 34 Jahleel Culbreath LB 36 Dylan Bennett LB 38 Jayden Jennings LB 43 Cole Kozlowski LB 47 Arthur Kingdom LB 1 Jayden Bellamy DB 2 Jayden Williams DB 4 Braeden Marshall DB 5 DJ Bell DB 7 Antione Jackson DB 8 Demari Henderson DB 14 Kahmel Johnson DB 16 Antonio Branch Jr. DB 17 Jailen Duffie DB 18 Caleb Flagg DB 21 Ty Bartrum DB 22 Amarion Queen DB 25 Rukeem Stroud DB 26 Elijah Keys DB 27 Nicholas Antoine DB 28 Matt Irwin DB 29 Tyce Porcher DB 30 Otis Hardy DB 49 Donnell Johnson III DB 31 Noah McGough PK 97 Mason Denaburg PK 15 Will Stone P 49 Atticus Bertrams P 37 Rocklyn Kelley LS 44 Kyle Hicks LS 6 Mason Heintschel QB 8 Angelo Renda QB 11 Holden Geriner QB 12 Beau Jackson QB 16 Corey Dailey QB 19 Davin Friedman QB 5 Justin Cook RB 20 Synkwan Smith RB 25 Ja'Kyrian Turner RB 26 Damon Ferguson Jr. RB 27 Jaylin Brown RB 29 La'Vell Wright RB 34 Ethan Shine RB 2 Tony Kinsler WR 3 Cataurus Hicks WR 4 Bryce Yates WR 10 Censere Lee WR 14 Benny Haselrig WR 18 Malik Knight WR 22 Bryan Hamilton WR 24 Tyreek Robinson WR 30 Jack Lesniewicz WR 40 Amah Agwu WR 41 Jake Sassic WR 81 Rodney Dunbar WR 83 Dylan Wester WR 84 Cam Sapp WR 87 Demetrice McCray WR 32 Truitt Brown TE 44 Adam Howanitz TE 82 Elijah Lagg TE 85 Carson Kent TE 86 Max Hunt TE 88 Wyatt Villarreal TE 50 Shep Turk OL 51 Jiavani Cooley OL 53 Kendall Stanley OL 55 BJ Williams OL 56 Keylen Davis OL 58 Mason Lindsay OL 60 Akram Elnagmi OL 61 Sean Franklin OL 62 Jordan Fields OL 63 Ty Banco OL 64 Josh Nindl OL 66 Keith Gouveia OL 68 Torian Chester OL 70 Ryan Baer OL 71 Ryan Carretta OL 72 Isaiah Montgomery OL 74 Netinho Olivieri OL 76 Mike van der Oord OL 77 John Curran OL 78 Nick Howard OL 2 Isaiah Neal DL 5 Zach Crothers DL 11 Nick James DL 20 Josh Pittman DL 35 JuJu Anderson DL 40 Ty Millhimes DL 44 Jimmy Scott DL 45 Jeremiah Warren DL 49 Charlie Donehue DL 50 Denim Cook DL 55 Sean FitzSimmons DL 56 Jaeden Moore DL 58 Reston Lehman DL 66 Ben Kauffman DL 76 Lincoln Hoke DL 77 Dylan Pitzer DL 90 Trevor Sommers DL 93 Ty Yuhas DL 95 Eliyt Nairne DL 0 Braylan Lovelace LB 10 Alex Sanford Jr. LB 19 Jayden Bonsu LB 24 Cameron Lindsey LB 30 John Wetzel LB 31 DeMarco Ward LB 32 Jeremiah Marcelin LB 34 Marcus Jennings LB 37 Davin Brewton LB 38 Emmanuel Taylor LB 46 Zach Zollers LB 48 Desmond Johnson LB 52 Abe Ibrahim LB 54 Justin Thompson LB 3 Shawn Lee Jr. DB 4 Rashan Murray DB 6 Raion Strader DB 12 Cruce Brookins DB 14 Josh Guerrier DB 15 Tony Forney DB 17 Cole Woodson DB 21 Shadarian Harrison DB 22 Zion Ferguson DB 23 Kanye Thompson DB 25 Kentrail McRae Jr. DB 26 Allen Bryant DB 27 Nigel Maynard DB 29 Da'Ron Barksdale DB 39 D'Angelo Stocker DB 41 Isaac Patterson DB 43 Valdez Stuvaints DB 47 Jaxson Mark DB 91 Sam Hunsaker PK 93 Antonio Chadha PK 94 Carter Genchi PK 92 Kaemon Tijerina P 98 Gabe Russo P 57 Alex Rudolph LS 59 Justin Schmidt LS Zaky Roberts
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UCF vs Pittsburgh: result and recap
UCF Knights vs Pittsburgh Panthers finished 7 - 12 on September 12, 2026. This Big 12 game page carries the final score, team box score, scoring by quarter and scoring plays, alongside the UCF and Pittsburgh team hubs, the match center, the schedule and the live standings. For the wider grudge history between these teams, see the Big 12 rivalry pages.
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Frequently asked questions
What was the final score of UCF vs Pittsburgh?
UCF Knights vs Pittsburgh Panthers finished 7 - 12. The full box score, player stats and play-by-play are on this page.
Who led UCF vs Pittsburgh in passing, rushing and receiving?
Mason Heintschel (Pittsburgh) led passers with 212 yards. Damon Ferguson Jr. (Pittsburgh) led rushers with 59 yards. Cataurus Hicks (Pittsburgh) led receivers with 64 yards on 3 catches. Every player's line is in the player stats above.
When did UCF play Pittsburgh?
This UCF vs Pittsburgh game was played on September 12, 2026 at Acrisure Stadium.