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the first three quarters. No one has run for more than Graham's 172 yards against the Irish defense since Michigan's Denard Robinson ran for 258 in 2010. "I think it helped to Dame is tough to run the ball on. And yet, we thought for us to have a chance in the game, we had to be able to run the ball. get the first play of the game to give you confi- dence," Pitt head coach Paul Chryst said. "There is a reason why Notre Rushing Sunseri Total take some kicks at the can. Not every one was pretty, but Ray made some nice runs." Graham carried 24 times for the Panthers R. Graham 24 177 5 172 7.2 1 Shell Passing Att. Comp. Pct. Int. Yds. TD Lg. Sunseri Total Receiving Holtz 33 185 41 144 4.4 1 29 19 65.5 0 164 1 Yds. 1 8 2 6 36 -30 -3.8 0 0 2 2.0 0 R. Graham H. Graham Giubilato Saddler Total Shanahan Street Punt Returns Saddler Total Kick Returns Pitts Total 19 3 4 3 6 1 1 1 No. 2 2 No. 5 5 164 Yds. 54 38 35 25 9 3 0 38 38 Yds. 128 128 TD 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 29 19 65.5 0 164 1 No. 55 43 43 TD 0 0 TD 0 0 6 40.7 56 0 0 2 1 6 40.7 56 0 0 2 1 43 Lg. 31 31 Lg. 34 34 Punting No. Avg. Lg. Blk. TB FC 50+ In 20 Yoklic Total 3 3 Lg. 43 16 18 13 9 3 0 No. Gain Lost Net Avg. TD Lg. 55 2 6 Harper Total "So we were going to and went backwards only once. The 5-9, 190-pound senior — who tore his anterior cruciate ligament less than a year ago — ran through the Irish as much as he ran around them. He bowled over would-be tacklers on several long plays, including his 16-yard touchdown. Graham is the lone running back PITTSBURGH INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Field Goals Defense Trebitz Thomas Made Att. 4 4 5 5 Lg. 44 44 E. Williams K. Williams Total Mosley-Smith 0 1 Interceptions Clemmings 1 0 Gordon Ifill Taglianetti Bennett Crockett Vinopal Carswell Murphy Ezell 1 0 0 1 No. 1 1 2 K. Williams 7 1 Donald Holley Pitts Hale 5 2 6 0 3 2 2 2 0 3 2 1 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 E. Williams 6 4 10 0-0 Hendricks 5 4 2 5 4 0.5-2 0.5-2 1 0 0 3 0.5-1 0.5-1 0 0 0 3 0-0 2 0-0 2 0-0 2 0-0 1 0-0 1 0-0 1 1-4 1 0-0 1 0-0 9 0-0 8 1-2 7 1-2 7 0-0 6 0-0 5 2-6 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 Yds. 4 0 4 TD 0 0 0 Lg. 4 0 4 Tck. Ast. Tot. TFL Yds. PD FF FR 7 6 13 0-0 8 3 11 0-0 Sack- 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 2 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 1 0-0 2 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 Blk. 0 0