Mason Heintschel breaks ACC record for most passing TDs in a single game
By Ethan Stone
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Mason Heintschel has made ACC history.
In Week 1 against the Miami RedHawks, Heintschel threw 7 touchdown passes, breaking the ACC record for the most touchdown passes thrown in a single game by an individual player. For the afternoon, Heintschel completed 31 of his 41 passing attempts for 453 yards, 7 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. He added 23 rushing yards with his legs.
Prior to breaking the record on Saturday, 8 ACC players had thrown 6 touchdowns across a single game. The 8 quarterbacks in question are as follows, via Statmuse:
- Sam Hartman, Wake Forest 2022
- Kenny Pickett, Pitt 2021
- Sam Howell, North Carolina 2020
- Jarren Williams, Miami 2019
- Lamar Jackson, Louisville 2016
- Deshaun Watson, Clemson 2016
- Tom Savage, Pitt 2013
- Dan Ellis, Virginia 1999
Heintschel is entering Year 2 at Pitt following an up and down freshman campaign. He finished his freshman year with 2,354 yards passing and 16 touchdowns alongside 8 interceptions after taking over for Eli Holstein against Boston College. He finished 6-3 as a starter.
Pitt takes a step forward in competition next weekend as the Panthers host UCF. The game is set to kick off at 3:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2.
Ethan Stone is a Saturday Down South News Editor and an advocate for the return of the Seattle Supersonics.
