Pittsburgh Panthers vs East Carolina Pirates, Go Bowling Military Bowl

College Football

Pitt

8-5

17-23

Final

East Carolina

9-4

Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium

Drive chart

Drives

End Of Quarter
Punt
Field Goal
Field Goal
Interception
Field Goal

Team	1	2	3	4	T
PITT	0	7	7	3	17
ECU	0	3	14	6	23

Who won: East Carolina 23-17

The East Carolina Pirates beat the Pittsburgh Panthers 23-17 in Go Bowling Military Bowl on Saturday, December 27, 2025 at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. Chaston Ditta led the East Carolina in passing yards (8/17, 177 YDS, 2 TD). Mason Heintschel led the Pitt in passing yards (25/40, 256 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT).

Win probability

100%ECU final

PITTECU

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Play by play

Q4 0:00
End of 4th quarter.
Q4 0:07
No Huddle-Shotgun #6 M.Heintschel rush middle for 4 yards gain to the Pitt38 (#8 J.Robinson; #5 R.Craig)
1st & 25 at PITT 34
Q4 0:13
FLAG
No Huddle-Shotgun #6 M.Heintschel pass incomplete deep middle to #5 R.Williams Jr. thrown to ECU27 broken up by #13 A.Duncanson PENALTY Pitt Pass Interference (#5 R.Williams Jr.) 15 yards from Pitt49 to Pitt34. NO PLAY
1st & 10 at PITT 49
Q4 0:18
No Huddle-Shotgun #6 M.Heintschel pass complete short left to #88 J.Holmes caught at Pitt42, for 13 yards to the Pitt49 (#10 D.Wilson), 1ST DOWN
1st & 10 at PITT 36
Q4 0:23
No Huddle-Shotgun #6 M.Heintschel pass complete short middle to #28 J.Cook caught at Pitt30, for 11 yards to the Pitt36 (#7 S.Dankah), 1ST DOWN
3rd & 5 at PITT 25
Q4 0:29
No Huddle-Shotgun #6 M.Heintschel pass incomplete deep left to #2 K.Johnson thrown to Pitt48
2nd & 5 at PITT 25
Q4 0:47
No Huddle-Shotgun #6 M.Heintschel pass complete short middle to #88 J.Holmes caught at Pitt22, for 5 yards to the Pitt25 (#7 S.Dankah; #99 J.Benton)
1st & 10 at PITT 20
Q4 0:57
#37 R.Leavy punt 36 yards to the Pitt00, Touchback
4th & 4 at PITT 36
Q4 1:04
Timeout Pittsburgh, clock 01:04
Q4 1:07
#21 M.Gunn Jr. rush middle for 2 yards gain to the Pitt36 (#0 B.Lovelace)
3rd & 6 at PITT 38
Q4 1:07
Timeout Pittsburgh, clock 01:07
Q4 1:10
Shotgun #21 M.Gunn Jr. rush middle for 2 yards loss to the Pitt38 (#3 R.Biles)
2nd & 4 at PITT 36
Q4 1:10
Timeout Pittsburgh, clock 01:10
Q4 1:23
Shotgun #21 M.Gunn Jr. rush middle for 6 yards gain to the Pitt36 (#24 C.Lindsey)
1st & 10 at PITT 42
Q4 1:22
#91 C.Junko onside kickoff 7 yards to the Pitt42, End Of Play
Q4 1:23
Timeout East Carolina, clock 01:23
FIELD GOALQ4 1:23
21 yd field goal is good
Trey Butkowski
#93 T.Butkowski field goal attempt from 21 yards GOOD (H: #91 C.Junko, LS: #48 N.Crawford), clock 01:23
PITT 17 - 23 ECU
Q4 1:27
No Huddle-Shotgun #6 M.Heintschel pass incomplete short middle to #88 J.Holmes thrown to ECU00
3rd & Goal at ECU 3
Q4 1:48
No Huddle-Shotgun #6 M.Heintschel rush left for 1 yard gain to the ECU03 (#20 K.McKinley)
2nd & Goal at ECU 4
Q4 2:00
No Huddle-Shotgun #6 M.Heintschel rush middle for 3 yards loss to the ECU04 (#10 D.Wilson; #22 J.Jean)
1st & Goal at ECU 1
Q4 2:16
No Huddle-Shotgun #6 M.Heintschel pass complete short middle to #5 R.Williams Jr. caught at ECU02, for 10 yards to the ECU01 (#20 K.McKinley), 1ST DOWN
2nd & 10 at ECU 11
Q4 2:30
No Huddle-Shotgun #6 M.Heintschel pass incomplete short left to #2 K.Johnson thrown to ECU05 broken up by #9 J.Lampley
1st & 10 at ECU 11
Q4 3:00
No Huddle-Shotgun #6 M.Heintschel rush middle for 11 yards gain to the ECU11, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
1st & 10 at ECU 22
Q4 3:34
No Huddle-Shotgun #6 M.Heintschel pass complete short left to #28 J.Cook caught at ECU24, for 3 yards to the ECU22, out of bounds at ECU22, 1ST DOWN
4th & 1 at ECU 25
Q4 4:19
No Huddle-Shotgun #28 J.Cook rush middle for 0 yards to the ECU25 (#99 J.Benton; #8 J.Robinson)
3rd & 1 at ECU 25