Notre_Dame–Pittsburgh_football_rivalry

Notre Dame–Pittsburgh football rivalry

Notre Dame–Pittsburgh football rivalry

American college football rivalry

The Notre Dame–Pittsburgh football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Pittsburgh Panthers.[2] Notre Dame leads the series 50–21–1.[3]

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History

This storied series began in 1909,[3][4] and there have been no more than two consecutive seasons without two teams meeting each other except from 1913 to 1929, 1938 to 1942, and 1979 to 1981. Since 1982, the Panthers and Irish have remained a relative fixture on each other's schedules.

The series has featured several memorable games. In 1975, Pittsburgh's Tony Dorsett rushed for a school-record 303 yards in a 34–20 victory at Pitt Stadium, still the most yards ever by an Irish opponent.[5] The following year, he rushed for 181 yards on 22 carries in a 31–10 victory as No. 9 Pitt defeated No. 11 Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, en route to an undefeated season and a national championship.[6]

In 2012, Notre Dame's Everett Golson sparked a comeback from 14 points down in the fourth quarter to force overtime, and the Irish survived a narrowly-missed game-winning field goal attempt by the Panthers in the second OT, to pull out a 29–26 victory in triple OT at home to stay unbeaten en route to a perfect 12–0 regular season.[7][8] The longest game in Notre Dame history occurred between the two schools in 2008, when Pitt defeated ND 36–33 in four overtimes at Notre Dame after the game was delayed briefly in the first overtime by the sprinklers in one end zone suddenly going off.[9][10][11] The most recent game was a 45–3 Irish win on October 24, 2020, at Pittsburgh.[12]

The game often gets a large amount of national media attention and most often is televised on major television channels like NBC (which televises all Notre Dame home games),[13] ABC and ESPN.

Game results

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Notes

  1. [n 1]
    Notre Dame's win in 2012 was vacated as a result of NCAA sanctions against the Notre Dame football program issued on November 22, 2016, after the NCAA found that a student-trainer committed academic misconduct for two football players and provided six other players with impermissible academic extra benefits. The NCAA also rejected Notre Dame's appeal on February 13, 2018. This win is not included in Notre Dame's all-time record, nor is it counted in the series record between the two teams.[14] See Wikipedia:WikiProject College football/Vacated victories for an explanation of how vacated victories are recorded.[15][16]

References

  1. [1]
    "Winsipedia – Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Pittsburgh Panthers football series history". Winsipedia.
  2. [2]
    "Notre Dame Football: Ranking the Fighting Irish's Top 8 Rivalries". Bleacher Report.
  3. [3]
    "Winsipedia – Pittsburgh Panthers vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish football series history". Winsipedia. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
  4. [4]
    "Notre Dame – Pitt Football Rivalry History". UHND.com – Notre Dame Football, Basketball, & Recruiting.
  5. [5]
    "/ccpa/". TribLIVE.com.
  6. [6]
    Huston 9.13.19, Chris. "This Week in Heisman History: Tony Dorsett rips Notre Dame...again". Heisman.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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    "Notre Dame rallies past Pittsburgh in three overtimes". USA TODAY.
  8. [8]
    "Notre Dame's Kelly: Uncalled penalty on missed Pitt FG 'bad coaching'". tribunedigital-chicagotribune. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
  9. [9]
    The Associated Press (November 1, 2008). "Needing Four Overtimes, Pittsburgh Escapes Notre Dame". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
  10. [10]
    Writer, TOM COYNEAP Sports (November 5, 2008). "Once again, ND's football team can't finish off an opponent". nwitimes.com.
  11. [11]
    "Notre Dame at Pittsburgh: Who, what, when, where, why & by how much?". Inside the Irish | NBC Sports. October 24, 2020.
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    "Notre Dame Football Official Schedule :: Notre Dame Football :: UND.COM :: The Official Site of Notre Dame Athletics". Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  13. [13]
    "NBC extends ND football deal through 2025". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
  14. [14]
    NCAA orders Notre Dame Fighting Irish to vacate wins from 2012, 2013 seasons. ESPN, November 22, 2016.
  15. [15]
    Low, Chris (June 16, 2009). "What does vacating wins really mean?". ESPN.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved July 9, 2011.
  16. [16]
    Taylor, John (July 4, 2009). "Vacated Wins Do Not Equal Forfeits". NBCSports.com. NBC Sports. Retrieved July 9, 2011.


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