Pitt
Temple
Panthers Topple Temple For First Conference Win, 33-7
10/27/2001 12:00:00 AM | Football
Oct 27, 2001
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - David Priestley was 18-for-24 for 204 yards and two touchdowns and Nick Lotz matched a school record by kicking four field goals as Pittsburgh beat Temple 33-7 on Saturday.
The Panthers (2-5, 1-3 Big East), won for the first time since their season-opening 31-0 victory over East Tennessee State. Temple (2-5, 1-3) has lost five of its last six games.
Priestley threw both touchdown passes in the first quarter, connecting with Antonio Bryant from 6 yards on the game's first drive and Lousaka Polite on a 5-yarder.
The Panthers' first touchdown was set up by R.J. English's 46-yard reception to the 28 on the first play from scrimmage. Raymond Kirkley gained 16 yards on a run later in the drive that put the ball at the 6 and Bryant scored two plays later.
The second touchdown pass came on play action as Priestley faked to Kirkley, rolled right and hit Polite with a short pass into the end zone.
Lotz, who tied Carson Long's record set in 1975, had field goals of 26 and 27 yards in the second quarter to give the Panthers a 20-0 halftime lead. He kicked a 37-yarder in the third quarter after Jay Junko blocked a punt that gave the Panthers the ball on Temple's 26.
Pittsburgh's Brian Guzek stripped the ball from Tanardo Sharps and ran it back 80 yards with 7:06 left in the fourth quarter to make the score 33-0.
The lone Owls' score came on Lester Trammer's 3-yard run with 3:33 left. Temple got the ball on the 3 after recovering a fumbled snap.
Temple's Mike McGann was 27-for-52 passing, one attempt shy of the school record, for 240 yards.
The Owls rushed for minus-36 yards on 30 carries.
Pitt is 11-4 at Veterans Stadium.
