Pittsburgh at Miami
Saturday, December 8, 1956 Share
Pittsburgh beat Miami 14–7. It was their fourth meeting; after it, the series stood even at 2–2.
FinalHigh 80°F, low 64°F, 0.07 in. of rainAttendance 38,243
In the newspapers
Evening star, Washington, D.C., December 9, 1956, page 1
Read the text
Pitt Spells Miami’s Record By RaI|ying for 14–7 Upset Jenkins Run Sets Up Win For Punthers MIAMI. Dec. 8 (R.-Pitt spilled Miami from the ranks Of the Nations undefeated football teams today, taking command in the second half to pull lat upset before a homecoming day crowd of 38.243 that left the vast Orange Bowl half empty. With millions of television fans looking on. the aroused Panthers
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
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Miami 71% to win. Pittsburgh pulled the upset.
The series
Every Pittsburgh–Miami gameMiami leads 30–12–1 in 43 meetings, counting the 39 since this game.
| 2025 | Miami 38, Pittsburgh 7 | |
| 2022 | Pittsburgh 42, Miami 16 | |
| 2021 | Miami 38, Pittsburgh 34 | |
| 2020 | Miami 31, Pittsburgh 19 | |
| 2019 | Miami 16, Pittsburgh 12 | |
| 2018 | Miami 24, Pittsburgh 3 |
Around this game
Pittsburgh
- Next gamevs. Georgia TechDec. 29, 1956, Gator Bowl
- SeasonPittsburgh in 1956
- ProgramPittsburgh history and records
Miami
- Next gameat HoustonSept. 21, 1957
- SeasonMiami in 1956
- ProgramMiami history and records