Central Michigan Chippewas vs Pittsburgh Panthers

College Football

C Michigan

1-1

17-45

Final

Pitt

2-0

Acrisure Stadium

Drive chart

Drives

End of Game Touchdown
Touchdown
Downs
Touchdown
Fumble
Touchdown

Team	1	2	3	4	T
CMU	0	10	7	0	17
PITT	7	17	7	14	45

Who won: Pitt 45-17

The Pittsburgh Panthers beat the Central Michigan Chippewas 45-17 on Saturday, September 6, 2025 at Acrisure Stadium. The Pitt outscored the C Michigan 14-0 in the 4th quarter. Eli Holstein led the Pitt in passing yards (21/28, 304 YDS, 4 TD, 1 INT). Joe Labas led the C Michigan in passing yards (11/14, 89 YDS, 1 TD).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

CMUPITT

131st Downs22

6-173rd down efficiency6-9

3-54th down efficiency0-1

217Total Yards464

177Passing340

20/27Comp/Att24/32

6.6Yards per pass10.6

40Rushing124

41Rushing Attempts26

1.0Yards per rush4.8

9-75Penalties6-63

1Turnovers1

1Fumbles lost0

0Interceptions thrown1

36:43Possession23:17

Player of the game

Eli Holstein

PITT · 21/28, 304 YDS, 4 TD, 1 INT

8.5

Win probability

100%PITT final

CMUPITT

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Play by play

Q4 0:00CMU
Stuffed for a loss of 1
Kadenn Rose run for a loss of 1 yard to the CMU 24
1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at CMU 25
Q4 0:45PIT
Kickoff, touchback
Sam Carpenter kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
TOUCHDOWNQ4 0:45
PIT
Touchdown! 2 yd run
Ja'Kyrian Turner run for 2 yds for a TD (Trey Butkowski KICK)
CMU 17 - 45 PITT
Q4 0:54PIT
20 yd completion
Mason Heintschel pass complete to Josh Altsman for 20 yds to the CMU 2 for a 1ST down
2nd & 3 · 2nd & 3 at CMU 22
Q4 1:31PIT
7 yd completion
Mason Heintschel pass complete to Deuce Spann for 7 yds to the CMU 22
1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at CMU 29
Q4 1:48PIT
6 yd run
Ja'Kyrian Turner run for 6 yds to the CMU 29 for a 1ST down
3rd & 1 · 3rd & 1 at CMU 35
Q4 2:00PIT
Timeout
Timeout Pittsburgh, clock 02:00
Q4 2:00PIT
9 yd run
Ja'Kyrian Turner run for 9 yds to the CMU 35
2nd & 10 · 2nd & 10 at CMU 44
Q4 2:01PIT
Pass incompletion
Mason Heintschel pass incomplete to Max Hunt
1st & 10 at CMU 44
Q4 2:18PIT
FLAG
Penalty
No Huddle-Shotgun Heintschel,Mason pass incomplete short left to Altsman,Josh thrown to Pitt43 PENALTY CMU Roughing The Passer (Hayden,Keshawn) 15 yards from Pitt41 to CMU44, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
1st & 10 at PITT 41
Q4 2:26PIT
Rush
Ja'Kyrian Turner run for 1 yd to the PITT 41 for a 1ST down
2nd & 1 at PITT 40
Q4 2:56PIT
9 yd completion
Mason Heintschel pass complete to Josh Altsman for 9 yds to the PITT 40
1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at PITT 31
SCOREQ4 0:00
CMU
End of 4th Quarter
CMU 17 - 45 PITT
Q4 3:05CMU
Pass incompletion
Angel Flores pass incomplete
4th & 21 at PITT 31
Q4 3:39CMU
Sack
Angel Flores sacked by Isaiah Neal for a loss of 5 yards to the PITT 31
3rd & 16 at PITT 26
Q4 3:55CMU
Fumble! Turnover
Nahree Biggins run for a loss of 1 yard to the PITT 26 Nahree Biggins fumbled, recovered by CMU Nahree Biggins
2nd & 15 · 2nd & 15 at PITT 25
Q4 4:58CMU
Sacked for a loss of 5
Jadyn Glasser sacked for a loss of 5 yards to the PITT 25
1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at PITT 20
Q4 5:31CMU
26 yd completion
Jadyn Glasser pass complete to Camden Kruisenga for 26 yds to the PITT 20 for a 1ST down
2nd & 9 · 2nd & 9 at PITT 46
Q4 6:15CMU
1 yd run
Nahree Biggins run for 1 yd to the PITT 46
1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at PITT 47
Q4 6:39CMU
18 yd completion
Jadyn Glasser pass complete to Collin Payne for 18 yds to the PITT 47 for a 1ST down
3rd & 11 · 3rd & 11 at CMU 35
Q4 7:31CMU
4 yd completion
Jadyn Glasser pass complete to Justin Ruffin Jr. for 4 yds to the CMU 35
2nd & 15 · 2nd & 15 at CMU 31
Q4 8:00CMU
FLAG
Flag: penalty
PENALTY CMU False Start (Payne,Collin) 5 yards from CMU36 to CMU31. NO PLAY.
2nd & 10 · 2nd & 10 at CMU 36
Q4 8:30CMU
No gain on the run
Trey Cornist run for no gain to the CMU 36
1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at CMU 36
Q4 9:04CMU
5 yd run
Angel Flores run for 5 yds to the CMU 36 for a 1ST down
3rd & 4 · 3rd & 4 at CMU 31
Q4 9:50CMU
4 yd run
Angel Flores run for 4 yds to the CMU 31
2nd & 8 · 2nd & 8 at CMU 27