SALT LAKE CITY — Louie Sakoda kicked a 37-yard field goal as time expired to cap an 11-point rally over the final 89 seconds and give No. 15 Utah a 31-28 victory over Oregon State on Thursday night.
The Utes (6-0) tied the game 28-28 on a 25-yard touchdown pass and two-point conversion by Brian Johnson with 1:29 remaining. Utah’s defense held the Beavers (2-3) on a three-and-out and the Utes got the ball back 23 seconds later to set up the final drive and Sakoda’s game-winner.
Utah got the ball back at its own 45 with 1:06 left, and Johnson moved the Utes to Oregon State’s 24 where the Utes called a timeout with two seconds left. Sakoda kicked his third field goal of the game and the Utes’ hopes for a Bowl Championship Series berth were still alive — barely.
Freshman Jacquizz Rodgers ran for 101 yards and a touchdown for the Beavers, who were coming off their upset of then-No. 1 Southern California last Thursday — Oregon State’s first win over a No. 1 team in 41 years.
Pittsburgh 26, No. 10 South Florida 21
TAMPA, Fla. — LeSean McCoy ran for two touchdowns and Bill Stull threw for another as the Panthers (4-1, 2-0 Big East) extended their unbeaten streak against ranked teams to three.
Quarterback Matt Grothe threw a 22-yard touchdown pass to Jessie Hester in the fourth quarter to give the Bulls (5-1, 0-1) a 21-20 lead. But Pittsburgh came right back to take the lead, covering 60 yards on three plays in a drive that ended with a 3-yard run by McCoy. The two-point attempt failed.
“I’m not going to go to the grave right now,” Bulls coach Jim Leavitt said when asked what he would say to his team. “We’re 5-1. We didn’t play real well tonight. It’s reality. That’s the way it is.”
