Notre Dame–Pittsburgh football rivalry

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{{Infobox sports rivalry

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| name = Notre Dame–Pittsburgh football rivalry

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| team1 = Notre Dame Fighting Irish

| team1logo = Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo.svg

| team2 = Pittsburgh Panthers

| team2logo = Pitt Panthers wordmark.svg

| sport =

| firstmeeting = October 30, 1909
Notre Dame, 6–0

| mostrecent = October 28, 2023
Notre Dame, 58–7

| nextmeeting = November 15, 2025

| total = 73

| series = Notre Dame leads, 50–21–1 ({{Winning percentage|50|21|1}})

| largestvictory = Notre Dame, 58–0 (1944)

| longeststreak = Notre Dame, 11 (1964–1974)

| currentstreak = Notre Dame, 4 (2015–present)

| stadiums = Acrisure Stadium
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Notre Dame Stadium
Notre Dame, Indiana, U.S.

| trophy = None

| trophy series =

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The Notre Dame–Pittsburgh football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Pittsburgh Panthers.{{Cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/754773-notre-dame-football-ranking-the-fighting-irishs-best-rivalries|title=Notre Dame Football: Ranking the Fighting Irish's Top 8 Rivalries|website=Bleacher Report }} Notre Dame leads the series 50–21–1.

History

This storied series began in 1909,{{Cite news|url=http://www.winsipedia.com/pittsburgh/vs/notre-dame|title=Winsipedia – Pittsburgh Panthers vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish football series history|newspaper=Winsipedia|access-date=February 12, 2017|language=en}}{{cite web |title=Notre Dame – Pitt Football Rivalry History |url=https://www.uhnd.com/history/rivalries/notre-dame-pitt-rivalry-history-25060/ |website=UHND.com – Notre Dame Football, Basketball, & Recruiting}} and there have been no more than two consecutive seasons without two teams meeting each other except from 1913 to 1929, 1938 to 1942, and 1979 to 1981. Since 1982, the Panthers and Irish have remained a relative fixture on each other's schedules.

The series has featured several memorable games. In 1975, Pittsburgh's Tony Dorsett rushed for a school-record 303 yards in a 34–20 victory at Pitt Stadium, still the most yards ever by an Irish opponent.{{Cite web|url=https://archive.triblive.com/ccpa/?page=/sports/college/pitt/pitt-star-dorsett-recalls-303-yard-performance-against-notre-dame/|title=/ccpa/|website=TribLIVE.com}} The following year, he rushed for 181 yards on 22 carries in a 31–10 victory as No. 9 Pitt defeated No. 11 Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, en route to an undefeated season and a national championship.{{cite news |last1=Huston 9.13.19 |first1=Chris |title=This Week in Heisman History: Tony Dorsett rips Notre Dame...again |url=https://www.heisman.com/articles/this-week-in-heisman-history-tony-dorsett-rips-notre-dame-again/ |website=Heisman}}

In 2012, Notre Dame's Everett Golson sparked a comeback from 14 points down in the fourth quarter to force overtime, and the Irish survived a narrowly-missed game-winning field goal attempt by the Panthers in the second OT, to pull out a 29–26 victory in triple OT at home to stay unbeaten en route to a perfect 12–0 regular season.{{cite web |title=Notre Dame rallies past Pittsburgh in three overtimes |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2012/11/03/notre-dame-rally-pittsburgh-triple-overtime/1679637/ |website=USA TODAY}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2012/11/04/notre-dames-kelly-uncalled-penalty-on-missed-pitt-fg-bad-coaching/|title=Notre Dame's Kelly: Uncalled penalty on missed Pitt FG 'bad coaching'|newspaper=tribunedigital-chicagotribune|access-date=February 12, 2017|language=en}} The longest game in Notre Dame history occurred between the two schools in 2008, when Pitt defeated ND 36–33 in four overtimes at Notre Dame after the game was delayed briefly in the first overtime by the sprinklers in one end zone suddenly going off.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/02/sports/ncaafootball/02east.html|title=Needing Four Overtimes, Pittsburgh Escapes Notre Dame|last=The Associated Press|date=November 1, 2008|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=February 12, 2017|issn=0362-4331}}{{cite web |last1=Writer |first1=TOM COYNEAP Sports |title=Once again, ND's football team can't finish off an opponent |url=https://www.nwitimes.com/sports/college/once-again-nd-s-football-team-can-t-finish-off/article_43407b9c-a542-5269-b08d-190210900dd5.html |website=nwitimes.com |date=November 5, 2008 |language=en}}{{cite web |title=Notre Dame at Pittsburgh: Who, what, when, where, why & by how much? |url=https://irish.nbcsports.com/2020/10/24/no-3-notre-dame-at-pittsburgh-who-what-when-where-why-and-by-how-much/ |website=Inside the Irish {{!}} NBC Sports |date=October 24, 2020}} The most recent game was a 45–3 Irish win on October 24, 2020, at Pittsburgh.{{Cite web |url=http://www.und.com/sports/m-footbl/sched/nd-m-footbl-sched.html |title=Notre Dame Football Official Schedule :: Notre Dame Football :: UND.COM :: The Official Site of Notre Dame Athletics |access-date=March 27, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055203/http://www.und.com/sports/m-footbl/sched/nd-m-footbl-sched.html |archive-date=September 5, 2015 |url-status=dead }}

The game often gets a large amount of national media attention and most often is televised on major television channels like NBC (which televises all Notre Dame home games),{{Cite news|url=http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/9186897/nbc-extends-notre-dame-fighting-irish-football-deal-2025|title=NBC extends ND football deal through 2025|newspaper=ESPN.com|access-date=February 12, 2017}} ABC and ESPN.

Game results

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| team1 = Notre Dame

| team1style = {{NCAA color cell|Notre Dame Fighting Irish|color=white}}

| team2 = Pittsburgh

| team2style = {{NCAA secondary color cell|Pittsburgh Panthers|color=white}}

| legend_forfeit_text = Vacated wins{{#tag:ref|Notre Dame's win in 2012 was vacated as a result of NCAA sanctions against the Notre Dame football program issued on November 22, 2016, after the NCAA found that a student-trainer committed academic misconduct for two football players and provided six other players with impermissible academic extra benefits. The NCAA also rejected Notre Dame's appeal on February 13, 2018. This win is not included in Notre Dame's all-time record, nor is it counted in the series record between the two teams.[http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/18113811/ncaa-orders-notre-dame-fighting-irish-vacate-wins-2012-2013-seasons NCAA orders Notre Dame Fighting Irish to vacate wins from 2012, 2013 seasons]. ESPN, November 22, 2016. See Wikipedia:WikiProject College football/Vacated victories for an explanation of how vacated victories are recorded.{{cite web |author=Low, Chris |date=June 16, 2009 |title=What does vacating wins really mean? |url=https://www.espn.com/blog/ncfnation/post/_/id/4734/what-does-vacating-wins-really-mean |work=ESPN.com |publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures |access-date=July 9, 2011}}{{cite web |author=Taylor, John |date=July 4, 2009 |title=Vacated Wins Do Not Equal Forfeits |url=http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2009/07/04/vacated-wins-do-not-equal-forfeits/ |work=NBCSports.com |publisher=NBC Sports |access-date=July 9, 2011}}|group="n"|name="vacation 2"}}

| footnote = {{Cite web|url=http://www.winsipedia.com/notre-dame/vs/pittsburgh|title=Winsipedia – Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Pittsburgh Panthers football series history|website=Winsipedia}}

| note = † Vacated by Notre Dame

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References

Category:College football rivalries in the United States

Category:Notre Dame Fighting Irish football

Category:Pittsburgh Panthers football

Notre Dame–Pittsburgh football rivalry

History

Game results

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