Pitt beats Clemson on a field goal with six seconds left
Pitt beat Clemson 43-42 on November 12, 2016, on a 48-yard field goal with six seconds left.
Dabo Swinney, Clemson head coach
Didn’t get it done, so that’s on me
The Pickens County Courier, Nov 15, 2016
Spartanburg-area newspaper The Journal, as published by The Pickens County Courier
The day
Associated Press
Chris Blewitt made a 48-yard field goal with six seconds left as Pitt stunned No. 2 Clemson 43-42, spoiling a record-setting Saturday for quarterback Deshaun Watson and complicating the Tigers’ path back to the College Football Playoff.
Reaction
Through Nov 16, 2016
What Pitt said
Scott Orndoff, Pitt tight end
As soon as I saw the kick go up, I knew it was going in
Associated Press, as published by Pitt Athletics
Pat Narduzzi, Pitt head coach
Our team had a lot of guts tonight
Associated Press, as published by Pitt Athletics
What Clemson said
Dabo Swinney, Clemson head coach
Sometimes you need a little pain along the way, and a little failure is part of getting better.
Spartanburg Herald-Journal, via NCAA.com
Wayne Gallman, Clemson running back
I had nowhere to go
The Pickens County Courier, Nov 15, 2016
Spartanburg-area newspaper The Journal, as published by The Pickens County Courier
Neither team
The Pitt Panthers headlined a day of upsets when Chris Blewitt booted a 48-yard field goal with six seconds left to stun No. 2 Clemson, 43-42, on the road.
… the upset win over No. 2 Clemson, 43-42 — the Tigers’ first loss to an unranked team in five years …
The Pickens County Courier, Nov 15, 2016
Spartanburg-area newspaper The Journal, as published by The Pickens County Courier
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Sources
News and releases
- The Pickens County Courier, Nov 15, 2016
“Tigers stumble in last-second loss |”
- Pitt Athletics, Nov 12, 2016
“Pitt Stuns No. 2 Clemson, 43-42 - Pitt Panthers #H2P”
Associated Press, as published by Pitt Athletics
- Football Writers Association of America, Nov 14, 2016
“PITT IS FWAA NATIONAL TEAM OF THE WEEK”
Football Writers Association of America release
NCAA.com, Nov 16, 2016“Clemson’s Swinney maintains optimism despite loss”