Notre Dame scored in all three phases of the game and blew open a physical contest with a 27-0 third quarter as the Fighting Irish romped to a 58-7 victory. Chris Tyree’s electric 82-yard punt return opened the scoring while backup quarterback Steve Angeli led two impressive fourth quarter scoring drives to close out the festivities. The Irish advance to 7-2 on the season while Pittsburgh dropped to 2-6.
Sam Hartman had a shaky start with interceptions on the first two Notre Dame possessions. The inept Panther offense could not take advantage, however, and Tyree provided the only points of the first period.