Pittsburgh took down undefeated No. 15 UCF 35–34 at Heinz Field on Saturday to hand UCF its first regular-season loss since 2016.
Down 34–28, the Panthers put together an impressive 12-play, 79-yard drive that culminated with what coach Pat Narduzzi called the "Pitt Special" with 56 seconds remaining on the clock. Quarterback Kenny Pickett ran into the endzone to catch a three-yard touchdown pass from Aaron Matthews to tie the game. Alex Kessman made the extra point to give Pitt the lead.
UCF was coming off an impressive home win over Stanford just one week prior but could not earn a second straight Power 5 win.