College Football · Week 5 · 2026
Pittsburgh 35, Virginia Tech 33
Fri, Oct 2
NovaModel entering Week 5
Built only from games played before this one.
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Box Score
| PITT | VT | |
|---|---|---|
| 35 | Score | 33 |
| 295 | Total Yards | 499 |
| 104 | Rushing Yards | 65 |
| 191 | Passing Yards | 434 |
| 4.8 | Yards / Play | 6.8 |
| 18 | First Downs | 21 |
| 4/13 (31%) | 3rd Down | 6/16 (38%) |
| 1/3 (33%) | 4th Down | 1/1 (100%) |
| 7-58 | Penalties | 8-82 |
| 28:38 | Time of Possession | 31:22 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 4 |
| 0 | Fumbles Lost | 2 |
Top Performers
Mason Heintschel
113 YDS
Passing
Ethan Grunkemeyer
434 YDS
Ja'Kyrian Turner
65 YDS
Rushing
Jeffrey Overton Jr.
46 YDS
Cataurus Hicks
63 YDS
Receiving
Que'Sean Brown
147 YDS
Before This Game
Each team's season up to kickoff; ranks are NovaModel's entering Week 5.
Around This Game
Player Stats
Passing
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason HeintschelQB | 10/18 | 113 | 6.3 | 1 | 0 | 32.2 |
| Holden GerinerQB | 8/12 | 78 | 6.5 | 1 | 0 | 23.1 |
Rushing
| Player | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ja'Kyrian TurnerRB | 14 | 65 | 4.6 | 1 | 20 |
| Damon Ferguson Jr.RB | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 1 | 15 |
| La'Vell WrightRB | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Holden GerinerQB | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Carson KentTE | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Mason HeintschelQB | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 7 |
Receiving
| Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cataurus HicksWR | 3 | 63 | 21 | 2 | 29 |
| Bryce YatesWR | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 | 30 |
| Censere LeeWR | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 0 | 12 |
| Ja'Kyrian TurnerRB | 6 | 35 | 5.8 | 0 | 14 |
| Damon Ferguson Jr.RB | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Carson KentTE | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Defense
| Player | TOT | SOLO | TFL | SACKS | PD | QB HUR | INT | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cruce BrookinsDB | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| DeMarco WardLB | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | 0 |
| Isaiah NealDL | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | – | 0 |
| Raion StraderDB | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Sean FitzSimmonsDL | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Braylan LovelaceLB | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Jeremiah MarcelinLB | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 0 |
| Nick JamesDL | 5 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Cole WoodsonDB | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Shawn Lee Jr.DB | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alex Sanford Jr.LB | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Jaeden MooreDL | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Josh GuerrierDB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Abe IbrahimLB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| BJ WilliamsOL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Cameron LindseyLB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Eliyt NairneDL | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Jimmy ScottDL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Rashan MurrayDB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Shadarian HarrisonDB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Zion FergusonDB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
Kicking
| Player | PTS | LONG |
|---|---|---|
| Antonio ChadhaPK | 5 | 0 |
Punting
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | IN 20 | TB | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabe RussoP | 6 | 281 | 46.8 | 1 | 0 | 57 |
Punt Returns
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cataurus HicksWR | 3 | 36 | 12 | 0 | 25 |
Fumbles
| Player | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isaiah NealDL | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick JamesDL | 0 | 0 | 1 |
