Pittsburgh at Virginia Tech

Saturday, November 2, 2002

Pittsburgh beat No. 3 Virginia Tech 28–⁠21. It was their 10th meeting; after it, Virginia Tech led the series 7–⁠3.

AwayPittsburgh9–⁠4 in 2002
28
Home3Virginia Tech10–⁠4 in 2002
21

Final at Lane Stadium, BlacksburgHigh 48°F, low 29°FAttendance 64,971

At kickoff
41°F, clear, wind 14 mph from the west, gusts to 29 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Dublin/New Riv Vlly (KPSK), 25 km from the stadium, nine minutes before kickoff

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Pittsburgh7014728
Virginia Tech1407021

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Virginia Tech 69% to win. Pittsburgh pulled the upset.

Tied 12–⁠12 in 24 meetings, counting the 14 since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Pittsburgh 35, Virginia Tech 33
2023Virginia Tech 38, Pittsburgh 21
2022Pittsburgh 45, Virginia Tech 29
2021Pittsburgh 28, Virginia Tech 7
2020Pittsburgh 47, Virginia Tech 14
2019Virginia Tech 28, Pittsburgh 0

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