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Heintschel passes for 6 touchdowns as Pitt improves to 4-0 with 59-0 win over Bucknell

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Mason Heintschel led Pittsburgh to a dominant 59-0 victory over Bucknell on Saturday, passing for 403 yards and six touchdowns while completing 29 of 37 attempts. The Panthers, improving their record to 4-0, scored on each of their first five drives and set a program record with eight total touchdown passes in the game. Despite penalties totaling 165 yards, Pitt’s offense gained an impressive 766 total yards as nine receivers caught touchdowns from Heintschel and backups Holden Geriner and Corey Dailey.

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On Saturday, Pitt improved to an undefeated record with their overwhelming victory over Bucknell, winning by a score of 59-0. Quarterback Mason Heintschel led the charge, throwing for 403 yards and six touchdowns, falling one short of his own ACC and program record set earlier this month against Miami (Ohio). The Panthers scored on each of their first five drives and gained a total of 766 yards, with nine different receivers catching passes. Backup quarterbacks Holden Geriner and Corey Dailey also contributed to the high scoring day by throwing for touchdowns, setting a new program record with eight touchdown passes combined. Wide receiver Censere Lee had an impressive performance, catching five passes for 47 yards and three touchdowns. The win comes as Pitt prepares for more challenging games in their upcoming ACC schedule.

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ACC Bison Bucknell Panthers Pitt

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Panthers ORG · 8× Pitt PERSON · 8× Bucknell ORG · 6× ACC ORG · 4× Bison ORG · 4× Heintschel PERSON · 4× PITTSBURGH GPE · 3× Holden Geriner PERSON · 1× Mason Heintschel PERSON · 1× Miami (Ohio ORG · 1×

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The Panthers (4-0) reached the end zone on each of their first five drives, as Heintschel spread the ball around on an afternoon that Pitt tried to fine-tune some things before heading into the teeth of its ACC schedule.

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🔮 The miscues hardly hurt against the Bison, but Pitt will need to be much crisper over the next two months if it wants to be a factor in an ACC that looks wide open behind the Hurricanes.

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Heintschel passes for 6 touchdowns as Pitt improves to 4-0 with 59-0 win over Bucknell · assertive framing

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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mason Heintschel passed for 403 yards and six touchdowns, and Pittsburgh remained perfect by rolling past Bucknell 59-0 on Saturday. asserted

Pittsburgh → pass → Saturday

Pitt → reach → schedule

Heintschel completed 29 of 37 in just over two quarters of work. asserted

Heintschel → complete → work

The sophomore connected with nine different receivers. asserted

sophomore → connect → receivers

His six scoring throws fell one short of the ACC and program record of seven he set in a season-opening romp over Miami (Ohio) earlier this month. asserted

he → fall → Miami

Backups Holden Geriner and Corey Dailey also threw for touchdowns. asserted

Backups → throw → touchdowns

The eight touchdown passes combined marked a program record on a day Pitt gained 766 total yards. asserted

Pitt → combine → yards

Censere Lee caught five passes for 47 yards and three touchdowns, the most by a Panther wide receiver since Jared Wayne had three at Miami (Fla.) in 2022. asserted

Wayne → catch → 2022

Freshman wideout Demetrice McCray hauled in three passes for 72 yards, including a 48-yard rainbow from Heintschel in the final minute of the first half that put Pitt up 35-0 at the break. asserted

that → haul → break

A week after piling up 245 yards rushing while slugging its way past Syracuse in its ACC opener, the Panthers focused on getting Heintschel going against the FCS-level Bison. asserted

Heintschel → pile → Bison

Bucknell (1-3) mustered little offensively. asserted

Bucknell → muster → little

The Bison didn’t cross 100 total yards until the fourth quarter. asserted

Bison → cross → quarter

Quarterback Emmett Dowling completed 10 of 21 for 49 yards but Bucknell converted just 2 of 13 third downs, putting its defense in a tight spot against the deeper, more talented Panthers. asserted

Bucknell → complete → Panthers

The only real blemish for Pitt in the final day of a comfy September in which the Panthers played four times at Acrisure Stadium was penalties. asserted

Panthers → play → Stadium

The Panthers were flagged 16 times for 165 yards, disrupting an otherwise dominant performance. asserted

Panthers → flag → performance

The miscues hardly hurt against the Bison, but Pitt will need to be much crisper over the next two months if it wants to be a factor in an ACC that looks wide open behind the Hurricanes. asserted

that → hurt → Hurricanes

The Bison will welcome the week off after being overpowered the Panthers in the first meeting between the two Pennsylvania schools — Bucknell is in Lewisburg, about a 3 1/2-hour drive east from Pittsburgh — since 1945. asserted

Bucknell → welcome → 1945

The Panthers won their first four games in 2024 on their way to a 7-0 start. asserted

Panthers → win → start

The good vibes didn’t last that season, as Pitt dropped its final six games. asserted

Pitt → last → games

The pieces are in place for the Panthers to avoid that kind of collapse this time around. asserted

Panthers → avoid → collapse

Up next Bucknell: visits Georgetown on Oct. 10. asserted

Bucknell → visit → Oct.

Pitt: travels to Virginia Tech on Friday night as coach Pat Narduzzi renews his friendly rivalry with former Penn State coach James Franklin, now in his first season with the Hokies. ___ asserted

Narduzzi → travel → Hokies

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