▁U CF ▁defense ▁th wart ed ▁a ▁strong ▁Pitt ▁off ensive ▁drive ▁when ▁Rich ie ▁Grant ▁intercept ed ▁Ken ny ▁Pick ett ▁at ▁the ▁ 8 ▁yard ▁line , ▁sn uff ing ▁out ▁a ▁potential ▁Pan thers ▁score . ▁N ine ▁plays ▁later , ▁U CF ▁was ▁back ▁in ▁the ▁end zone ▁with ▁a ▁touch down ▁pass ▁to ▁Michael ▁Col ub iale . ▁After ▁a ▁Pitt ▁three - and - out , ▁U CF ▁drove ▁for ▁a ▁field ▁goal ▁in ▁the ▁closing ▁seconds ▁of ▁the ▁second ▁quarter . ▁The ▁Kn ights ▁took ▁a ▁ 3 1 – 7 ▁lead ▁into ▁hal ft ime . ▁Pitt ▁received ▁the ▁ball ▁to ▁start ▁the ▁third ▁quarter , ▁but ▁went ▁three - and - out ▁and ▁were ▁forced ▁to ▁punt . ▁Two ▁plays ▁later , ▁Mil ton ▁connected ▁to ▁Ad rian ▁Kill ins ▁Jr . ▁for ▁a ▁ 7 1 - yard ▁touch down ▁pass , ▁and ▁a ▁command ing ▁ 3 8 – 7 ▁lead . ▁Mil ton ▁managed ▁to ▁lead ▁one ▁additional ▁scoring ▁drive ▁before ▁being ▁rest ed ▁for ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁fourth ▁quarter . ▁Pitt ' s ▁off ense ▁finally ▁scored ▁a ▁touch down ▁with ▁ 4 : 4 6 ▁remaining ▁in ▁reg ulation ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁final ▁score ▁ 4 5 – 1 4 . ▁Following ▁the ▁game , ▁U CF ▁cre pt ▁up ▁one ▁spot ▁in ▁both ▁the ▁AP ▁and ▁Co aches ' ▁poll ▁to ▁# 1 2 ▁and ▁# 1 3 , ▁respectively . ▁The ▁Kn ights ▁extended ▁their ▁winning