West Virginia at Pittsburgh

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  Evening star, November 13, 1955, page 62

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  West Virginia Upset By Pit, 26–⁠7 Loss Ruins Bowl Hopes PITTSBURGH. Nov. II R.- Pittsbureh’s magnificent 225pound ends, Mean john Paluck and Joe walton, Jared previously unbeaten West Virginia into fiirnbling chaos today and shattered the Mountaineers’ bowl ambitions 26–⁠7, before 57.996 fans at Pitt Stadium. The game had a bizarre end ing, with West Virginia getting its lone touchdown after the contest apparently had ended and q free extra point because there was no goal post. Walton shared q 6-yard pass from Pete Neft to climax q 6Syard strike midway In the first period and Paluck single hand edly smashed up West Virginia plays 10 produce two more scores in the space OF q minute and rs seconds at the start Of the second half. Pitts saucy third-stringsrs added d ‘.ruh-it-in” score la the final two minutes with Dafrel Lewis going over for the touch-

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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 60 since this game.