Pittsburgh at Navy

Saturday, November 17, 1934

Pittsburgh beat Navy 31–⁠7. It was their seventh meeting; after it, Pittsburgh led the series 5–⁠1–⁠1.

AwayPittsburgh8–⁠1 in 1934
31
HomeNavy8–⁠1 in 1934
7

FinalHigh 65°F, low 39°FAttendance 25,000

On the newsreel

  • UPSETS MARK GRID BATTLESPlaying inspired football, eleven determined Yale men snatch a 7-0 victory from the Tiger. At Annapolis, MD, Pittsburgh smothers the Navy, Notre Dame defeats NorthwesternUniversal Newsreel, November 19, 1934. Catalog record at the National Archives

Universal Newsreel, National Archives (catalog record). Story titles and words as Universal’s release sheet gives them; the films themselves may still be under copyright, so we link to the record rather than show them.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Pittsburgh 56% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Pittsburgh leads 22–⁠15–⁠3 in 40 meetings, counting the 33 since this game.

Recent meetings
2015Navy 44, Pittsburgh 28Military Bowl
2013Navy 24, Pittsburgh 21
2009Pittsburgh 27, Navy 14
2008Pittsburgh 42, Navy 21
2007Navy 48, Pittsburgh 45
1989Pittsburgh 31, Navy 14

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