Pittsburgh at Notre Dame

Saturday, October 6, 2001

Notre Dame beat Pittsburgh 24–⁠7. It was their 59th meeting; after it, Notre Dame led the series 41–⁠17–⁠1 as played.

AwayPittsburgh7–⁠5 in 2001
7
HomeNotre Dame5–⁠6 in 2001
24

Final at Notre Dame Stadium, Notre DameHigh 51°F, low 37°FAttendance 80,795

At kickoff
49°F, mostly cloudy, wind 20 mph from the west, gusts to 26 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; South Bend Regional Airport (KSBN), 7 km from the stadium, 24 minutes after kickoff

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Pittsburgh07007
Notre Dame7010724

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Notre Dame 65% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Officially, Notre Dame leads 51–⁠21–⁠1; as played, 52–⁠21–⁠1 in 74 meetings, counting the 15 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Notre Dame 37, Pittsburgh 15
2023Notre Dame 58, Pittsburgh 7
2020Notre Dame 45, Pittsburgh 3
2018Notre Dame 19, Pittsburgh 14
2015Notre Dame 42, Pittsburgh 30
2013Pittsburgh 28, Notre Dame 21

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