Pittsburgh 7
(8-4, 4-2 Big East)
Utah 35
(12-0, 7-0 Pac-12)
8:30 PM ET, January 1, 2005
Sun Devil Stadium, TEMPE, AZ
Top Performers
Passing: A. Smith (UTAH) - 328 YDS, 4 TD
Rushing: Q. Ganther (UTAH) - 6 CAR, 34 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving: P. Warren (UTAH) - 15 REC, 198 YDS, 2 TD
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | PITT | UTAH | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | TD | 3:09 | QUINTON GANTHER 4 YD RUN (DAVID CARROLL KICK) Drive info: 8 plays, 59 yards. | 0 | 7 |
| SECOND QUARTER | PITT | UTAH | |||
| TD | 5:29 | JOHN MADSEN 6 YD PASS FROM ALEX SMITH (DAVID CARROLL KICK) Drive info: 10 plays, 69 yards. | 0 | 14 |
| THIRD QUARTER | PITT | UTAH | |||
| TD | 11:13 | MARTY JOHNSON 18 YD PASS FROM ALEX SMITH (DAVID CARROLL KICK) Drive info: 7 plays, 80 yards. | 0 | 21 |
| TD | 6:22 | PARIS WARREN 23 YD PASS FROM ALEX SMITH (DAVID CARROLL KICK) Drive info: 7 plays, 52 yards. | 0 | 28 |
 | TD | 4:28 | GREG LEE 31 YD PASS FROM TYLER PALKO (JOSH CUMMINGS KICK) Drive info: 6 plays, 65 yards. | 7 | 28 |
| TD | 0:25 | PARIS WARREN 18 YD PASS FROM ALEX SMITH (DAVID CARROLL KICK) Drive info: 10 plays, 94 yards. | 7 | 35 |
Team Stat Comparison
| PITT | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 19 | 25 |
3rd down efficiency | 7-17 | 8-10 |
4th down efficiency | 1-2 | 0-1 |
| Total Yards | 268 | 467 |
| Passing | 251 | 328 |
Comp-Att | 22-40 | 29-37 |
Yards per pass | 5.1 | 8.4 |
| Rushing | 17 | 139 |
Rushing Attempts | 30 | 31 |
Yards per rush | 0.6 | 4.5 |
| Penalties | 3-30 | 7-51 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
Fumbles lost | 0 | 1 |
Interceptions thrown | 0 | 0 |
| Possession | 31:17 | 28:43 |
| Pittsburgh Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| Tyler Palko | 22/40 | 251 | 6.3 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 22/40 | 251 | 5.1 | -- | -- |
| Utah Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| Alex Smith | 29/37 | 328 | 8.9 | 4 | 0 |
| Team | 29/37 | 328 | 8.4 | -- | -- |
| Pittsburgh Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Tim Murphy | 12 | 37 | 3.1 | 0 | 8 |
| Marcus Furman | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 9 |
| Adam Graessle | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Tyler Palko | 14 | -44 | -3.1 | 0 | 11 |
| Team | 30 | 17 | 0.6 | -- | -- |
| Utah Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Alex Smith | 15 | 68 | 4.5 | 0 | 20 |
| Quinton Ganther | 6 | 34 | 5.7 | 1 | 10 |
| Marty Johnson | 9 | 20 | 2.2 | 0 | 8 |
| Paris Warren | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
| Team | 31 | 139 | 4.5 | -- | -- |
| Pittsburgh Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Joe DelSardo | 9 | 109 | 12.1 | 0 | 22 |
| Greg Lee | 7 | 93 | 13.3 | 1 | 31 |
| Tim Murphy | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 0 | 22 |
| Marcus Furman | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 5 |
| Team | 22 | 251 | 5.1 | -- | -- |
| Utah Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Paris Warren | 15 | 198 | 13.2 | 2 | 28 |
| Steve Savoy | 7 | 70 | 10.0 | 0 | 18 |
| John Madsen | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 1 | 9 |
| Marty Johnson | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 1 | 18 |
| Travis LaTendresse | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Quinton Ganther | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Team | 29 | 328 | 8.4 | -- | -- |
| Pittsburgh Kickoff Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Marcus Furman | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 19 | 0 |
| Team | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | -- | -- |
| Utah Kickoff Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Justin Walker | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Bo Nagahi | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | -- | -- |
| Utah Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Eric Weddle | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | -- | -- |
| Pittsburgh Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |||
| Adam Graessle | 5 | 180 | 36.0 | 46 | ||
| Team | 5 | 180 | 36.0 | -- | ||
| Utah Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |||
| Matt Kovacevich | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | ||
| Team | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | -- | ||
