Pittsburgh at Oregon

Saturday, September 28, 1957

No. 16 Pittsburgh beat Oregon 6–⁠3. It was their second meeting; after it, Pittsburgh led the series 2–⁠0.

Away16Pittsburgh4–⁠6 in 1957
6
HomeOregon7–⁠4 in 1957
3

FinalHigh 69°F, low 49°FAttendance 20,486

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Two Pitt Books Doubtful Starters

    Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 2, 1957, page 1

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    Two Pitt Books Doubtful Starters EUGENE. Greg, Oct. 2 up, Right Halfback Jim Theodore and Fullback Dick Bowen both hampered by leg injuries are doubtful starters for the Pitt football team when II meets the University Of South ern California Friday night al Los Angeles. As Coach Johnny Michele sen put his team through an other workout yesterday he In dicated that Joe Scisly viii replace Theodore. Scisly looked good, especially on defense, as Pitt edged Oregon. 6–⁠3. last Saturday night at Portland. Sc did Bob Stark who took ovei for Bowen.

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)

Oregon 55% to win. Pittsburgh won as Elo’s underdog.

Tied 2–⁠2 in four meetings, counting the two since this game.

Recent meetings
1965Oregon 17, Pittsburgh 15
1964Oregon 22, Pittsburgh 13
1957Pittsburgh 6, Oregon 3
1956Pittsburgh 14, Oregon 7

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