West Virginia at Pittsburgh

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  Evening star, November 18, 1951, page 60

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  West Virginia Routed , |32–⁠12, as Pitt Ends Long Losing Streak PITTSBURGH, Nov. l7.-Quarterback Bobby BestWick’s pitch ing broken the University of Pittsbureh’s l0-game losing streak today with a 1912 rouL of West Virginia. BestWick completed II of II passes. Two went for touchdoWns to spark five Pitt scoring thrusts to the delight of a crowd of 1854 snow blitzed fans. Frequent snow f1urries swirled across the field as temperatures hovered around 20 degrees. Pitts victory. the first in eight starts this season. was at the expense of the same team which provided the last Panther victory “a 21–⁠7 triumph over the Noun taineers last year. Pitt Accepts Chances. The Panthers went to touch downs four of the eight times they got their hands on the ball in the fist half West Virginia Unbiased praise worthy passing offensive of its own with aerials to Bill Marker accounting for touchdowns IN the second and fourth periods. BeStWick, who hit six of II receiverS in the first half and five out of six in the second set a new passing record for his alma mater land tried two others. | He has passed so far this year for gains totaling 966 yards. That mark breaks the old record of 897 yards set by Paul Richards in 1914. ! Records tied by BestWick were for passes completed in a season, “a, also set by Richards in 1914; touchdown passes thrown, six. set by Lou Cecconi in 1949. / Two other Pitt records were tied by Chris Warriner. They were touchdown passes caught in an individuals career, six, set by Bill Peak, 1945-1948; touchdown passes caught in one season, four, set by Jimmy Joe Robinson in 1949. West Virginia’s initial score in the first quarter was on a 15-yard pass from Jerry Fisher to Marker. The 175-pound end nabbed the other scoring heave from Fisher. good for 80 yards, in the fourth quarter. Pitt “a - : S.i West Virginia scoring: Touchdowns, Pitt scoring Touchdowns Warmer. ReynoldS. Campbell cJ, Glasola conver-

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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 64 since this game.