West Virginia at Pittsburgh
Saturday, October 13, 1923 Share
West Virginia beat Pittsburgh 13–7. It was their 19th meeting; after it, Pittsburgh led the series 9–2–1 in the games on file.
FinalHigh 85°F, low 45°F
In the newspapers

Evening star, October 14, 1923, page 81
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WEST VIRGINIA WINS FROM PITT, 13 TO 7 PITTSBURGH, October 13-Registering twenty first downs against six for the University OF Pittsburgh, the West Virginia University over whelmed the Panthers In their annual gridiron clash here today, winning 13 to z. and G. Hill, the West Virginia back field stars. The Panther line was exceptionally weak. Seidelson, Pitt right guard, was the only man able ito stop the West Virginia rushes.
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Pittsburgh 65% to win. West Virginia won as Elo’s underdog.
The series
Every West Virginia–Pittsburgh gameOfficially, Pittsburgh leads 63–42–3; as played, 61–37–3 in the 101 games on file; the official count covers all 108 meetings, counting the 89 since this game.
Around this game
West Virginia
- Next gamevs. MarshallOct. 20, 1923
- SeasonWest Virginia in 1923
- ProgramWest Virginia history and records
Pittsburgh
- Next gameat SyracuseOct. 20, 1923
- SeasonPittsburgh in 1923
- ProgramPittsburgh history and records

