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Damon Ferguson Jr. runs for a season-high 185 yards and 2 TDs as Pitt drills Georgia Tech 34-11

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In a college football game, Pittsburgh's freshman running back Damon Ferguson scored a touchdown and ran for 185 yards, helping the Panthers defeat Georgia Tech 34-11 to reach bowl eligibility. The victory came despite several penalties and turnovers by Pitt, but their defense dominated with five sacks and limiting Georgia Tech to only 238 total yards. This win snapped Pittsburgh's three-game losing streak and improved their record to 6-3 overall and 3-3 in conference play.

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On November 1, 2026, Pittsburgh's football team, the Panthers, defeated Georgia Tech with a score of 34-11, ending their three-game losing streak. Freshman running back Damon Ferguson Jr. led the charge for Pitt with a season-high 185 yards and two touchdowns on the ground. The Panthers' total rushing yards against Georgia Tech's injury-hit defense was an impressive 281 yards, while their pass rush secured five sacks throughout the game.

Pittsburgh quarterback Holden Gernier contributed with 180 passing yards and a touchdown but had his performance hampered by some of his teammates' mistakes, including dropped passes and penalties. Despite these issues, Pitt's defense held Georgia Tech to just 238 total yards and won for the first time since losing starting quarterback Mason Heintschel to a season-ending knee injury in October. This victory secured bowl eligibility for the Panthers with their record improving to 6-3 overall and 3-3 in conference play.

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Georgia Tech ORG · 8× Pitt ORG · 7× Panthers ORG · 6× the Yellow Jackets ORG · 3× Alberto Mendoza PERSON · 2× Grady Adamson PERSON · 2× PITTSBURGH GPE · 2× Damon Ferguson PERSON · 1× Mason Heintschel PERSON · 1× the Yellow Jackets’ ORG · 1×

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The Panthers (6-3, 3-3) reached bowl eligibility behind a bruising running game that racked up 281 yards against the Yellow Jackets’ injury-depleted defense and a relentless pass rush that collected five sacks and never let Georgia Tech quarterbacks Alberto Mendoza and Grady Adamson get comfortable.

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🔮 Holden Gernier passed for 180 yards and a touchdown for Pitt, numbers that would have been better if not for mistakes by some of his teammates.

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Damon Ferguson Jr. runs for a season-high 185 yards and 2 TDs as Pitt drills Georgia Tech 34-11 · assertive framing

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Freshman running back Damon Ferguson ran for a season-high 185 yards and a touchdown and Pittsburgh breezed past Georgia Tech 34-11 on Saturday night to snap a three-game losing streak. asserted

Pittsburgh → run → streak

Mendoza → reach → sacks

Pitt outgained the Yellow Jackets 461-238 to win for the first time since losing starting quarterback Mason Heintschel for the season due to a knee injury in a victory over Virginia Tech to start October. asserted

Pitt → outgaine → October

Holden Gernier passed for 180 yards and a touchdown for Pitt, numbers that would have been better if not for mistakes by some of his teammates. asserted

that → pass → teammates

Tight end Carson Kent fumbled out of the end zone while trying to go in for a score in the second quarter, and wide receiver Malik Knight was among several players who had issues with drops. asserted

who → fumble → drops

Throw in an early touchdown run by Ferguson being wiped out by a penalty, and the Panthers let Georgia Tech hang around for a while despite doing basically nothing offensively. asserted

Tech → throw → nothing

Still, Gernier stuck with it, and his 30-yard scoring lob to Blue Hicks early in the fourth quarter boosted Pitt’s lead to 24 points and effectively ended any remote hope Georgia Tech (2-6, 1-4) might have had of pulling off a rally. uncertain

Tech → stick → rally

Georgia Tech’s Alberto Mendoza struggled in the first three quarters, completing 16 of 25 for just 81 yards and fumbling three times, one of which the Panthers recovered, before he was replaced by Grady Adamson in the fourth. asserted

he → struggle → fourth

Adamson was able to make some plays with his legs, running for 63 yards and a touchdown but it wasn’t nearly enough to help the Yellow Jackets avoid their sixth loss in their last seven meetings with the Panthers. asserted

Jackets → make → Panthers

A week after getting rolled in a road loss at No. 1 Miami, Pitt’s defense responded with its best performance of the season. asserted

defense → roll → season

Takeaways Georgia Tech: A miserable fall is threatening to get even worse for the Yellow Jackets, who figure to be heavy underdogs in their final four games. asserted

who → threaten → games

A year after going 9-4 and rising as high as No. 7 in the AP Top 25, Georgia Tech will have to pull off an upset to avoid its worst season since going 1-10 in 1994. asserted

Tech → go → 1994

The Panthers continue to be plagued by penalties and undisciplined play. asserted

Panthers → continue → penalties

Pitt was flagged 10 times for 95 yards and committed three turnovers. asserted

Pitt → flag → turnovers

It didn’t matter against reeling Georgia Tech but if the Panthers want to finish the year with a flourish, they need to clean things up. asserted

they → matter → things

Up next Georgia Tech: Hosts Louisville next Saturday. asserted

Tech → host → Louisville

Pitt: Hosts Florida State on Nov. 13. asserted

Pitt → host → Nov.