Pitt beats N. Carolina in Meineke Bowl
December 27, 2009
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP)—Dion Lewis rushed for 159 yards and a touchdown to passTony Dorsett as Pittsburgh’s top freshman rusher, and Dan Hutchins kicked a33-yard field goal with 52 seconds left to give the 17th-ranked Panthers a 19-17win over North Carolina on Saturday in the Meineke Bowl.
Winning 10 games for the first time since Dan Marino was the quarterback in1981, Pitt (10-3) overcame a disappointing loss to Cincinnati three weeks agothat cost it a Sugar Bowl berth and staged a late rally in front of a hostilecrowd.
Pitt converted on fourth down at its own 30 and took advantage of a keyoffsides penalty to set up Hutchins’ fourth field goal.
T.J. Yates threw two touchdown passes to Greg Little, but his incompletepass on fourth-and-10 from his own 49 with 6 seconds left sent the Tar Heels(8-4) to their second straight loss.
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