Miami (OH) at Pittsburgh

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 16, 1949, page 1

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  Unbeaten Pitt Defeats Miami Of Ohio, 1915 PITTSBURGH, Pa, Oct. Is Undefeated Pitt squeaked through to it’s fourth straight victory today. turning back by a 1926 score a fighting Miami of Ohio team which overcame a slow start to rock the Panthers back on their heels in the last three periods. Three touchdowns by Miami’s fleet-footed. slippery John Pont. sophomore halfback, almost provided 20.S93 fans with a major upset. Pont overshadowed Melvin DIX, quarterback and passing ace. who was generally bottled UP by a stout Pitt aerial defense. Lou (Bimbo) Cecconi and Jimmy Robinson, Pitts star half backs, lived up to their billing Cecconi racked up two touchdowns and Robinson accounted for two others. Left End Ted Geremsky got the fifth touchdown when he caught a 19-yard pass from Carl de Pasqua. fullback, over the goal line. The fourth Miami touchdown was scored by Halfback Jack Bickel, who thrilled the crowd in the third quarter when he ran rs yards through a broken field.

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Pittsburgh leads 3–⁠0 in three meetings, counting the one since this game.