West Virginia at Pittsburgh

Saturday, October 13, 1923

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.

AwayWest Virginia7–⁠1–⁠1 in 1923
13
HomePittsburgh5–⁠4 in 1923
7

FinalHigh 85°F, low 45°F

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: WEST VIRGINIA WINS FROM PITT, 13 TO 7

    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.

Officially, 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.

Recent meetings
2025West Virginia 31, Pittsburgh 24
2024Pittsburgh 38, West Virginia 34
2023West Virginia 17, Pittsburgh 6
2022Pittsburgh 38, West Virginia 31
2011West Virginia 21, Pittsburgh 20
2010West Virginia 35, Pittsburgh 10

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