West Virginia at Pittsburgh
Saturday, September 24, 1938 Share
Pittsburgh beat West Virginia 19–0. It was their 34th meeting; after it, Pittsburgh led the series 23–3–1 in the games on file.
FinalAttendance 34,500
In the newspapers

The Daily Alaska empire, September 26, 1938, page 5 (results column)
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FOOT BAIL @a {A{SSW{5 IFS Nn The following are scores of prln- cipal football games played in varl- ous parts of the nation last Satur- day afternoon: University of Washington 0; Min nesota 15. William and Mary 0; Navy 26. Ohio 6; Illinois 0. Wichita 0; Army 32. West Virginia 0; Pittsburgh 19. Texas IS; Kansas 19. Purdue 19; Detroit 6. Texas Christian 13; Centenary C. Clemson 13; Tulane 10. Ohio S. Illinois o. Richmond 19; Maryland G. Southern California T; Alabama 19 California 12;. St. Mary’s T. Idaho 13; Oregon State O. Oregon 10; Washington State 2.
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 77% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
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 74 since this game.
Around this game
West Virginia
- Next gamevs. West Virginia WesleyanOct. 1, 1938
- SeasonWest Virginia in 1938
- ProgramWest Virginia history and records
Pittsburgh
- Next gameat TempleOct. 1, 1938
- SeasonPittsburgh in 1938
- ProgramPittsburgh history and records

