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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 ...
It wasn't until conference realignment that the rivalry game's frequency shifted: West Virginia left the Big East for the Big 12 in 2012, and Pitt left for the ACC in 2013.
The 2007 Pittsburgh vs. West Virginia football game (also known simply as 13–9) was a college football game held in Morgantown, West Virginia that marked the 100th Backyard Brawl. Unranked and 4–7 Pitt , a 28½ point underdog, pulled the upset over archrival WVU who, coming into the game, was ranked second in the BCS and AP Poll and first ...
Penn State–West Virginia: Penn State: West Virginia: 1904 2024 61 Pittsburgh–Syracuse: Pittsburgh: Syracuse: 1916 2024 80 Red River Rivalry: Golden Hat: Oklahoma: Texas: 1900 2024 120 Rice–SMU: Mayor's Cup Rice: SMU: 1916 2023 91 Rice–Texas: Rice: Texas: 1914 2023 97 Rio Grande Rivalry: New Mexico: New Mexico State: 1894 2024 114 ...
Jan. 25—MORGANTOWN — The men's basketball version of the Backyard Brawl has new life. Both WVU and Pitt announced Thursday the rivalry will be extended four more years through the 2027-28 season.
Pitt's stunner over West Virginia in 2007 deflated a stadium, derailed a season, and redefined a rivalry, one that will be renewed for the first time in more than 10 years on Thursday night when ...
Old Ironsides was the trophy awarded for the three-way college football rivalry between the Penn State Nittany Lions, the Pittsburgh Panthers, and the West Virginia Mountaineers. Although Old Ironsides is the most distinctive aspect of the rivalry, the trophy was long predated by the significance of the universities' collegiate football matches.
Nov. 12—MORGANTOWN — In the years that have long ago passed, there was a peak to the WVU-Pitt rivalry. Bob Huggins was there as the Mountaineers point guard. "At the peak, when I played, it ...