{"id":304224,"date":"2026-10-11T05:43:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-11T05:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/304224\/"},"modified":"2026-10-11T05:43:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-11T05:43:09","slug":"carnegie-mellon-tops-johns-hopkins-21-0-in-pittsburgh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/304224\/","title":{"rendered":"Carnegie Mellon Tops Johns Hopkins, 21-0, in Pittsburgh"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\t\t\t\"Johns<\/p>\n


\n\t\t\t0 \n\t\t<\/p>\n


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\n CARNEGIE MELLON ATHLETICS \n <\/p>\n


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Game Recap: Football | 10\/10\/2026 6:00:00 PM | Ernie Larossa – Director of Athletic Communications<\/p>\n


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\n Carnegie Mellon Tops Johns Hopkins, 21-0, in Pittsburgh
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\n Blue Jays Slip to 1-4
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PITTSBURGH, PA \u2013 Host Carnegie Mellon jumped to a 14-0 lead at the half and the Tartan defense never allowed visiting Johns Hopkins to find an offensive rhythm in a 21-0 victory at Gesling Stadium on Saturday afternoon.\u00a0 The win improves the Tartans’ record to 3-2 overall and 2-0 in the Centennial Conference, while the Blue Jays slip to 1-4 overall and 0-2 in the Centennial.<\/p>\n

Johns Hopkins pieced together a nine-play, 57-yard drive late in the first quarter, but a fumble inside the Tartan 40-yard line ended the threat and Carnegie Mellon capitalized on the turnover.\u00a0 Five plays after the Mareks Woodside fumble recovery, it was Nick McCullough getting free down the sideline and Jackson Salters hit him in stride to give the Tartans a 7-0 lead just 81 seconds into the second quarter.<\/p>\n

The seven-point lead held until late in the period when the Tartans took advantage of a short field to double their lead.\u00a0 After taking over at the Blue Jay 37-yard line, Carnegie Mellon needed just two plays and 16 seconds to find the end zone with Giacomo Valente going in from eight yards out to account for the 14-0 Tartan lead at the break.<\/p>\n

The Tartans put the game away with a third-quarter touchdown pass from Salters to McCullough that polished off a seven-play, 63-yard drive and the Tartan defense never allowed the Blue Jays to cross midfield in the final 18 minutes to seal the victory.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Inside the Box Score \u2013 Johns Hopkins

\n\u2022 Luke Baker<\/a> was 16-of-35 for 143 yards and added 18 yards rushing on the day.

\n\u2022 Robby Enright<\/a> (4-45) and Josh Moore<\/a> (5-29) were Baker’s favorite targets.

\n\u2022 Sophomore Cole Stup<\/a> led the Blue Jay defense with a career-best 15 tackles, including 3.5 for losses, while Justin Scully<\/a> (12) and Nick Zwicker<\/a> (10) also reached double figures in tackles.

\n\u2022 Zwicker and Graham Hodge<\/a> each had sacks on the day for the Blue Jays.<\/p>\n

Inside the Box Score \u2013 Carnegie Mellon

\n\u2022 Salters was 21-of-31 for 218 yards and the two touchdowns.

\n\u2022 Nick McCullough caught just two passes for 49 yards, but both went for touchdowns.\u00a0 His brother, Brendan, had a team-high seven receptions for 88 yards.

\n\u2022 Valente rushed 20 times for 99 yards and one score to lead the way on the ground.

\n\u2022 Robert Sturges posted a team-high eight tackles to lead a Tartan defense that forced four turnovers, two of which led to Carnegie Mellon touchdowns.<\/p>\n

Johns Hopkins will close its three-game, Centennial Conference-opening road trip on Saturday, October 17 at Ursinus (1 pm).<\/p>\n

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