Pittsburgh Buries Bucknell 59-0 Behind Six Touchdown Passes
Mason Heintschel threw six touchdown passes, and Pittsburgh led 42-0 when the last of them landed. That was in the third quarter, and the rest of the game was a formality.
The first came from 19 yards out to Censere Lee, with 11:26 left in the opening quarter. Carson Kent caught one from three yards, Demetrice McCray from eight, and Lee again from ten, then McCray went 48 yards with 52 seconds left in the second quarter to make it 35-0 at the half. Lee's third score, from seven yards in the third quarter, brought it to 42-0. Six touchdown passes, six touchdowns, and exactly 42 points by the end of the third.
Antonio Chadha added a 24-yard field goal to open the fourth, and then the reserves finished it: Holden Geriner hit Bryan Hamilton from 36 yards, and Corey Dailey found Tyreek Robinson from 18 yards with 25 seconds left for the 59-0 final. Pittsburgh threw for 574 yards, ran for another 192 and finished with 766 total, with one lost fumble the only blemish.
Pittsburgh is 4-0. Bucknell is 0-1 and went home without a point, and managed no scoring in any of the four quarters. Heintschel's 55.4 fantasy points were big, but still under his season-best 62.4 from the opener. Lee's three touchdowns (27.7) and McCray's two (22.3) came along for the ride.
Pittsburgh also ran the ball 30 times, so the 192 rushing yards came at better than six yards a carry. Bucknell is the only team in this batch to be shut out.