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Pittsburgh running back Desmond Reid (0) carries the ball into the end zone for a touchdown, his second of the first half, during an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024, in Pittsburgh.
The Backyard Brawl is an American college sports rivalry between the University of Pittsburgh Panthers and the West Virginia University Mountaineers.While historically a rivalry between the two schools' football programs, the term "Backyard Brawl" has also been used to refer to college basketball games played annually or semi-annually and may also be used to refer to other athletic ...
With the game postponed until December 7, the Cotton Bowl could not wait. Pitt beat Penn State 22–21, finishing the season 9–1, with no bowl. The 1976 game pitted undefeated Pitt, ranked number one in the nation, against Penn State at Three Rivers Stadium on the night after Thanksgiving, November 26. The score was tied 7–7 at the half.
Blake Hinson scored 27 points and made five of Pittsburgh's 14 3-pointers, and the surging Panthers ended No. 21 Virginia's nation's-best 23-game home winning streak, 74-63 on Tuesday night.
Toledo was up 20-12 at halftime, but Pitt outscored the Rockets in the third quarter to take the lead. In the fourth quarter, Toledo got a pick-six and a game-tying field goal to send the game to OT.
The current official Pitt football student fan club and cheering section, the Panther Pitt, was founded in 2003 by Pitt students Robin Frank and Julie Brennan to attempt to organize an Oakland Zoo-like atmosphere at Acrisure Stadium for football games. The Panther Pitt helped in coordinating student ticking policies with the athletic department ...
Kiosk in the Great Hall at Heinz Field celebrating Pitt's 1976 national championship. The University of Pittsburgh claims nine national championships for the Panthers football team: four that are mostly unanimous, (1916, 1918, 1937, and 1976) and five shared titles (1915, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1936). Parke Davis was the only major selector of four ...
FINAL: Cincinnati Bearcats blow 21-point lead in second half, fall to Pitt 28-27. The Pitt Panthers (2-0) scored 22-unanswered points in the second half to defeat the Cincinnati Bearcats 28-27 at ...