Pitt Rallies Past No. 18 UCLA, Wins Sun Bowl on Late Field Goal

Place kicker Ben Sauls (90) of the Pittsburgh Panthers kicks the game-winning field goal during the second half of the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl game at Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso, Texas, on Dec. 30, 2022. Sam Wasson/Getty Images

Ben Sauls set a Sun Bowl record by going 5–of–5 on field-goal attempts, including the game-winning, 47-yard attempt with four seconds remaining to elevate Pitt to a 37–35 win over No. 18 UCLA on Friday, Dec. 30, in El Paso, Texas.

Pitt (9–4) scored 20 straight points in the second half, rallying from down 28–14 after Jaylin Davies’ 52-yard pick-6 in the third quarter for UCLA (9–4), to pull ahead 34–28.