Notre Dame at Pittsburgh

Saturday, October 11, 2003

Notre Dame beat No. 15 Pittsburgh 20–⁠14. It was their 61st meeting; after it, Notre Dame led the series 43–⁠17–⁠1 as played.

AwayNotre Dame5–⁠7 in 2003
20
Home15Pittsburgh8–⁠5 in 2003
14

Final at Acrisure Stadium, PittsburghHigh 73°F, low 53°FAttendance 66,421

At kickoff
72°F, clear, wind 7 mph from the eastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Allegheny County (KAGC), 14 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Notre Dame7103020
Pittsburgh770014

Efficiency

Notre DamePittsburgh
−0.12First-down EPA−0.51
−0.17Second-down EPA−0.03
−0.10Third-down EPA−0.05

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Pittsburgh 72% to win. Notre Dame pulled the upset.

Officially, Notre Dame leads 51–⁠21–⁠1; as played, 52–⁠21–⁠1 in 74 meetings, counting the 13 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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