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Drive Breakdown: TD #1 Q1 • 10:42
48
Total Yards
42
Air Yards
6
YAC (Yds After Catch)
Air Yards: 42 yds (88%) YAC: 6 yds (12%)
Route Target: Go / Deep Post down the deep right seam. Mason stepped into clean pocket and lofted a 42-yard dime into the end zone corner.
Pitt Single-Game Record Benchmark Historical Context
Quarterback Opponent / Year Pass YDS Pass TDS
Mason Heintschel TIED RECORD Season Opener (2026) 453 7 TDs
Pete Gonzalez Rutgers (1997, 2OT) 470 7 TDs
Kenny Pickett New Hampshire (2021) 403 5 TDs
Dan Marino South Carolina (1981) 346 6 TDs
Rod Rutherford West Virginia (2003) 419 4 TDs
*Pete Gonzalez previously held the sole Pitt record with 7 passing touchdowns set in a double-overtime shootout against Rutgers on Nov 15, 1997. Heintschel's 7 TDs ties this historic Pitt program pinnacle in standard regulation.
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