Pittsburgh Panthers vs Duke Blue Devils Match Player Stats On Oct 21, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Oct 21, 2017

Pittsburgh junior running back Darrin Hall ran for touchdowns of 79, 92 and 4 yards as part of a 254-yard, 24-carry outing as the Panthers defeated Duke 24-17 on Saturday afternoon at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, N.C.

Hall's 92-yarder notched the longest touchdown run in school history, breaking a record that existed for 100 years and one day.

His final touchdown concluded a 95-yard drive that provided the Panthers a 21-17 lead with 10:48 remaining.

Entering the game, Hall had only 108 rushing yards and two touchdowns all season.

Alex Kessman added a 45-yard field goal with 1:41 to play.

Duke, which has lost its fourth game in a row, drove to the Pittsburgh 22-yard line before defensive back Jordan Whitehead intercepted a tipped Daniel Jones pass with 45 seconds left.

It was the third consecutive victory in the series for Pittsburgh (3-5, 1-3 Atlantic Coast Conference), which had been off to its worst start since 2001.

Jones finished 15-for-33 with 272 yards and two touchdowns.

Duke (4-4, 1-4) took the lead for the first time on Jones' 58-yard pass play to running back Shaun Wilson, who was uncovered in the middle of the field and had an uncontested sprint to the end zone, at the 8:33 mark of the third quarter. Jones threw 39 yards to T.J. Rahming later in the quarter as the Blue Devils built a 17-7 edge.

Eighteen seconds later, Hall burst away for the 92-yard score.

Pittsburgh struck first on Hall's 79-yard run untouched to the end zone in the first quarter.

Early in the second quarter, Duke lined up to go for it on fourth-and-2 at the Pittsburgh 2 before the Panthers called timeout. Then Duke was called for delay of game so it settled for Austin Parker's 25-yard field goal.

Pittsburgh responded by driving 61 yards in 18 plays and consuming nearly 10 minutes, but Kessman's 47-yard field-goal attempt was wide right. Kessman missed from 55 yards with 15 seconds left in the first half.

Two plays later, Duke was in position for a 49-yard field goal, but Parker's attempt was blocked on the last play of the half. Parker missed a 35-yarder in the fourth quarter.