West Virginia at Pittsburgh

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  The Wilmington morning star, North Carolina, November 30, 1947, page 12

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  Pitt Scores Zany Deuce, Loses 17–⁠2 PITTSBURGH, Nov. % - Bill Kern’s swan song as West Virginia coach ended on zany but triumphant note today as the Mountaineers concluded their season with a 17–⁠2 victory over Pitt, their first over the Panthers since 1928. The sweet melody for Kern became a bit of silly symphony in the last seconds as the Panthers scored their points on safety which nobody would be- Eeve until the officials verified it in call to the dressing room The safety came as the final gun barked and the struggling teams were scrambling for pos. session of loose ball some place around the Mountaineer end zone. Except for this last minute of Pitt-inspired confusion, the ball game was completely West Virginia’s although they wrapped up their scoring before some 49, 900 shivering spectators in a first half outburst. The first touchdown by Keane, on a quarterback sneak from one foot out, climaxed 43-yard march. The Mountaineers added three more points on an 18-yard field goal by Richard Hoffman, a kicking specialist from Greensburg, Pa, early in the second period and clicked on a 31-yard scoring pass from Keane to sub end Bernard Huntz. In the last As seconds OF the half. Hoffman booted perfect placements after each touch down.

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Officially, 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 68 since this game.