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Bethany (WV) at Pittsburgh

Saturday, October 7, 1944

Pittsburgh beat Bethany (WV) 50–⁠13. It was their sixth meeting; Pittsburgh leads the series 6–⁠0.

AwayBethany (WV)0–⁠2 in 1944
13
HomePittsburgh4–⁠5 in 1944
50

FinalHigh 72°F, low 58°F, 0.2 in. of rainAttendance 1,500

In the newspapers

  • The The Wilmington morning star's story: Panthers Lose Star After Severe Injury

    The Wilmington morning star, North Carolina, October 11, 1944, page 1

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    Panthers Lose Star After Severe Injury PITTSBURGH, Oct. 10. = E – Francis Mattioli. star guards of the University of Pittsburgh football team, will be lost to the Partners for the rest of the season as a resuit of a severe back injury suffered in Saturdays 50–⁠13 win over Bethany, it was announced today. Mattioli, a Navy VIZ student IN dental school, was one of two four year lettermen on an almost wholly freshman squad.

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

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Our ratings (scores only)

Pittsburgh 86% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The series

Every Bethany (WV)–Pittsburgh game

Pittsburgh leads 6–⁠0 in six meetings.

Recent meetings
1944Pittsburgh 50, Bethany (WV) 13
1943Pittsburgh 18, Bethany (WV) 0
1928Pittsburgh 53, Bethany (WV) 0
1917Pittsburgh 40, Bethany (WV) 0
1908Pittsburgh 27, Bethany (WV) 0
1905Pittsburgh 48, Bethany (WV) 0

Around this game

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