Backyard Brawl
The Backyard Brawl | |
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Football History | |
First Meeting | October 26, 1895 |
First Meeting Result | West Virginia 8, W.U.P. 0 |
Last Meeting | November 25, 2011 |
Last Result | West Virginia 21, Pittsburgh 20 |
Next Meeting | September 3, 2022 |
Number of Meetings | 104 |
All-Time Series | PITT: 61–40–3 |
Largest Victory | PITT: 53–0 (11/08/1904) |
Current Streak | WVU: Won 3 |
Longest PITT Win Streak | 15 (1929–46) |
Longest WVU Win Streak | 5 (1992–96) |
Last Ten Games | WVU: 7–3 |
Men's Basketball History | |
First Meeting | February 17, 1906 |
First Meeting Result | W.U.P. 30, West Virginia 25 |
Last Meeting | December 9, 2017 |
Last Result | WVU: 69–60 |
Next Meeting | 2018 |
Number of Meetings | 185 |
All-Time Series | WVU: 97–88 |
Largest victory | WVU: 103–63 (2/14/1966) |
Current Streak | WVU: Won 2 |
Longest PITT Win Streak | 9 (1/17/1931-1/26/1935) |
Longest WVU Win Streak | 13 (1/8/1957-2/2/1963) |
Last Ten Games | PITT: 6–4 |
The Backyard Brawl is an American college football rivalry between the University of Pittsburgh Panthers and West Virginia University Mountaineers. The term "Backyard Brawl" has also been used to refer to college basketball games played annually or semi-annually and may also be used to refer to other athletic competitions between the two schools. It is a registered trademark for both universities,[1] and refers to the close proximity of the two universities, separated by 75 miles (105 km) along Interstate 79.
The football rivalry is the 14th oldest in the United States and is typically shown on national television. In the past, the Backyard Brawl has been seen on ABC, CBS, ESPN, and ESPN2. Through the 104 games played between these two schools, Pitt leads the series 61–40–3. On Saturday, December 1, 2007 the 100th edition of the Backyard Brawl took place at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. The 4–7 Panthers upset the 2nd–ranked Mountaineers 13–9, knocking West Virginia out of the BCS National Championship Game. The game was one of the most important Backyard Brawls, one of the biggest upsets for the Pittsburgh Panthers, one of the biggest upsets of the season, and was voted as the "Game of the Year" by ESPNU.[2] The Mountaineers got revenge when the series returned to Morgantown in 2009, upsetting the No. 8 Panthers 19–16 on a game-ending field goal. The 2009 Backyard Brawl was the most watched game in the history of ESPN2.
History
The Backyard Brawl | ||
School | University of Pittsburgh | West Virginia University |
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Location | Pittsburgh, PA | Morgantown, WV |
Conference | ACC | Big 12 |
Enrollment | 28,766 | 29,616 |
School Colors | Blue & Gold | Old Gold & Blue |
Nickname | Panthers | Mountaineers |
Mascot | "Roc" the Panther | The Mountaineer |
Football Stadium | Heinz Field | Mountaineer Field |
Basketball Arena | Petersen Events Center | WVU Coliseum |
The football series was first played in 1895, and the game has historically been one of the more intense rivalries in the eastern United States. The rivalry between the two schools is due mainly to proximity. WVU's campus in Morgantown, West Virginia is only about 70 miles south of Pittsburgh (via Interstate 79), and the two schools often compete for the same recruits.
The 1921 edition of the Backyard Brawl was the first college football game broadcast on the radio when Harold W. Arlin announced the 21–13 Pittsburgh victory on KDKA.[3]
From 1962–2011, the series alternated between Pittsburgh and Morgantown on a yearly basis. Before that, the games were held in Pittsburgh on an almost regular basis, with Morgantown occasionally hosting the game. At one point, Pittsburgh hosted the game 11 years in a row (1919–29) and also hosted eight straight contests between 1938–48. (There were no matchups from 1940–42.) In contrast, the most consecutive games West Virginia has hosted were four in a row from 1895–1901, with one of those games held in Fairmont, West Virginia, now the home to Fairmont State University, and one in Wheeling, West Virginia. The most consecutive games played in Morgantown, three, were held from 1932–34.
West Virginia started out the series leading, 5–1. Pittsburgh won four games in a row from 1904–08 (there was no game played in 1905) to tie the series at 5–5. In 1909, the teams played to a 0–0 tie, making the series 5–5–1. The following year, Pittsburgh won 38–0, taking a 6–5–1 lead in the series, and has led ever since. Since the series began interchanging annually between Morgantown and Pittsburgh in 1963, the Mountaineers have held a 25–22–2 advantage over the Panthers.
On November 25, 2004, the Backyard Brawl series saw its 97th game, surpassing the 96–game Penn State–Pittsburgh football rivalry as Pittsburgh's most–played rivalry game. Pittsburgh celebrated the event with a 16–13 win at Heinz Field.
On December 1, 2007, the 100th Backyard Brawl took place. Pittsburgh upset WVU by a score of 13–9. Coming into the game, WVU was ranked first in the Coaches' Poll and second in both the BCS and AP Poll. With the loss, WVU's BCS National Championship Game chances were lowered.
The Mountaineers and the Panthers wore Nike Pro Combat System of Dress, uniforms designed to pay respect to Pittsburgh's steel industry and West Virginia's coal mining industry, for the 2010 Backyard Brawl. According to the Pittsburgh Tribune Review, West Virginia wore a shade of white "that looks as if it has a fine layer of dust on the jersey" and has accents in university gold that "references the canaries used long ago to test toxicity in mines." The helmet has a thin yellow line, designed to look like "the beam of light emitted by a miner's headlamp." Meanwhile, Pitt wore smoky college navy and black jerseys and pants with metallic team gold numerals "to represent the brilliant glow of a blast furnace," according to a Nike website, and matching helmets with a gold stripe and logo "evocative of steel I-beams" and resembling a hard hat.[4] West Virginia won the game in Pittsburgh 35–10.
In September 2015, both universities agreed to a four-game series running from 2022–25.[5][6]
Football
Location
The location of the Backyard Brawl has varied much throughout its history. The very first football game took place in Wheeling, West Virginia in 1895. The next meeting, in 1898, was held in Fairmont, a short distance south of Morgantown. The third and fourth contests were held in Morgantown. The year 1902 marked the first time the game was held in Pittsburgh, at Exposition Park, the North Shore home of the Pittsburgh Pirates. 1910 was the first time the Backyard Brawl was held on the Pittsburgh campus, at brand-new Forbes Field. The series was held here for eight of the next nine years, until the opening of Pitt Stadium in 1925 on the opposite end of the University of Pittsburgh campus. Pitt Stadium hosted 5 straight games, until in 1930, the Backyard Brawl found itself at yet another new location, Mountaineer Field, which had opened in 1924 on the campus of West Virginia University. Another change in location occurred in 1981, when the game was played at a new Mountaineer Field in Morgantown. In 1998 and 2000, the game was played at Three Rivers Stadium. The most recent change took place in 2002, when the Backyard Brawl was played for the first time at Heinz Field, the new, full-time home of the Panthers, a year after it was opened.
Game results
Pittsburgh victories | West Virginia victories |
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Basketball
The Backyard Brawl moniker is also used for the basketball rivalry between the two schools,[7][8] which dates to February 17, 1905. The teams began competing annually since 1918, and have played each other at least once every season since then.[9] Pitt began playing basketball in the Big East Conference in 1982–83, with the Mountaineers joining in 1995–96. The basketball rivalry has heated up over the last several years as each team has been among the best in the country and the games have taken on added significance. On February 9, 2006, for the first time in the history of the series, in the 169th edition, Pitt and WVU were both nationally ranked as they squared off in Pitt's Petersen Events Center. Pitt won, but a few weeks later, the two ranked teams played at WVU Coliseum with the Mountaineers winning. In the 2008–09 season, the Panthers swept both games during the regular season and came into the tournament ranked No. 2, but were upset by the Mountaineers in the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament.
During a February 2010 game when Pittsburgh visited West Virginia, several times during the course of the game, West Virginia fans threw objects at the Pittsburgh team. A Pittsburgh assistant coach was injured when an object was thrown at him. The actions received widespread attention. During the second half of the game, coach Bob Huggins used a microphone to address the fans. West Virginia University President Jim Clements issued an apology to the University of Pittsburgh community. Additionally, West Virginia vowed to address security, as the incident closing followed similar occurrences in games against Syracuse and Ohio State.[10][11][12] This game was followed with a rematch nine days later in Pittsburgh, and while there were no off-court incidents,[13] the game proved to be one of the most memorable in the history of the series as the 25th ranked Panthers upset the fourth ranked Mountaineers 98–95 in the first triple overtime basketball game to be played between the two schools.[14][15]
The 2011–12 season marked the end of the Brawl within Big East conference play. Pitt and WVU traded road wins, with Pitt winning in Morgantown 72–66, and WVU winning at the Petersen Events Center for only the second time ever 66–48. The future of the rivalry is in question as WVU began playing in the Big 12 in 2012, while Pitt moved to the ACC in 2013.
In women's basketball, West Virginia leads the modern series, begun in 1975, 25–18.
Basketball Results: Pittsburgh victories shaded in ██ blue. West Virginia victories are shaded ██ gold.
# | Date | Site | Winning team | Losing team | TV | Series | ||
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1 | February 17, 1906 | Duquesne Gardens | W.U.P. | 30 | West Virginia | 25 | W.U.P. 1–0 | |
2 | February 14, 1907 | Duquesne Gardens | W.U.P. | 44 | West Virginia | 14 | W.U.P. 2–0 | |
3 | March 2, 1907 | WVU Armory | West Virginia | 26 | W.U.P. | 20 | W.U.P. 2–1 | |
4 | January 18, 1908 | Duquesne Gardens | Pittsburgh | 58 | West Virginia | 20 | PITT 3–1 | |
5 | March 7, 1908 | WVU Armory | Pittsburgh | 20 | West Virginia | 19 | PITT 4–1 | |
6 | January 29, 1915 | Pittsburgh | 42 | West Virginia | 18 | PITT 5–1 | ||
7 | January 10, 1918 | Trees Gymnasium | Pittsburgh | 30 | West Virginia | 20 | PITT 6–1 | |
8 | January 25, 1918 | The Ark | Pittsburgh | 36 | West Virginia | 24 | PITT 7–1 | |
9 | January 16, 1919 | West Virginia | 35 | Pittsburgh | 29 | PITT 7–2 | ||
10 | March 1, 1919 | The Ark | Pittsburgh | 33 | West Virginia | 30 | PITT 8–2 | |
11 | January 15, 1920 | Trees Gymnasium | Pittsburgh | 38 | West Virginia | 27 | PITT 9–2 | |
12 | January 31, 1920 | The Ark | West Virginia | 28 | Pittsburgh | 26 | PITT 9-3 | |
13 | March 6, 1920 | Pittsburgh | 33 | West Virginia | 24 | PITT 10-3 | ||
14 | February 17, 1921 | Pittsburgh | 45 | West Virginia | 32 | PITT 11-3 | ||
15 | March 12, 1921 | West Virginia | 43 | Pittsburgh | 24 | PITT 11-4 | ||
16 | January 20, 1922 | Pittsburgh | 37 | West Virginia | 27 | PITT 12-4 | ||
17 | March 11, 1922 | Pittsburgh | 31 | West Virginia | 26 | PITT 13-4 | ||
18 | January 18, 1923 | Pittsburgh | 26 | West Virginia | 21 | PITT 14-4 | ||
19 | March 3, 1923 | West Virginia | 33 | Pittsburgh | 28 | PITT 14-5 | ||
20 | January 17, 1924 | West Virginia | 25 | Pittsburgh | 23 | PITT 14-6 | ||
21 | March 10, 1924 | West Virginia | 28 | Pittsburgh | 14 | PITT 14-7 | ||
22 | January 16, 1925 | West Virginia | 30 | Pittsburgh | 22 | PITT 14-8 | ||
23 | February 28, 1925 | West Virginia | 35 | Pittsburgh | 25 | PITT 14-9 | ||
24 | January 22, 1926 | Pittsburgh | 38 | West Virginia | 23 | PITT 15-9 | ||
25 | February 26, 1926 | West Virginia | 37 | Pittsburgh | 30 | PITT 15-10 | ||
26 | January 20, 1927 | West Virginia | 29 | Pittsburgh | 23 | PITT 15-11 | ||
27 | March 3, 1927 | Pittsburgh | 43 | West Virginia | 33 | PITT 16-11 | ||
28 | January 18, 1928 | Pittsburgh | 51 | West Virginia | 26 | PITT 17-11 | ||
29 | March 2, 1928 | Pittsburgh | 45 | West Virginia | 42 | PITT 18-11 | ||
30 | January 18, 1929 | West Virginia | 40 | Pittsburgh | 35 | PITT 18-12 | ||
31 | March 2, 1929 | Pittsburgh | 41 | West Virginia | 19 | PITT 19-12 | ||
32 | February 22, 1930 | Pittsburgh | 21 | West Virginia | 19 | PITT 20-12 | ||
33 | March 18, 1930 | West Virginia | 33 | Pittsburgh | 25 | PITT 20-13 | ||
34 | January 17, 1931 | Pittsburgh | 17 | West Virginia | 15 | PITT 21-13 | ||
35 | March 11, 1931 | Pittsburgh | 24 | West Virginia | 22 | PITT 22-13 | ||
36 | January 29, 1932 | Pittsburgh | 33 | West Virginia | 27 | PITT 23-13 | ||
37 | March 8, 1932 | Pittsburgh | 22 | West Virginia | 19 | PITT 24-13 | ||
38 | January 28, 1933 | Pittsburgh | 42 | West Virginia | 20 | PITT 25-13 | ||
39 | March 11, 1933 | Pittsburgh | 45 | West Virginia | 35 | PITT 26-13 | ||
40 | January 27, 1934 | Pittsburgh | 42 | West Virginia | 21 | PITT 27-13 | ||
41 | March 10, 1934 | Pittsburgh | 27 | West Virginia | 26 | PITT 28-13 | ||
42 | January 26 , 1935 | Pittsburgh | 35 | West Virginia | 34 | PITT 29-13 | ||
43 | March 13, 1935 | #21 West Virginia | 43 | Pittsburgh | 26 | PITT 29-14 | ||
44 | March 18 , 1935 | Pittsburgh | 35 | West Virginia | 22 | PITT 30-14 | ||
45 | January 25, 1936 | Pittsburgh | 41 | West Virginia | 26 | PITT 31-14 | ||
46 | March 11, 1936 | West Virginia | 43 | Pittsburgh | 42 | PITT 31-15 | ||
47 | January 30, 1937 | Pittsburgh | 44 | West Virginia | 36 | PITT 32-15 | ||
48 | March 13, 1937 | Pittsburgh | 48 | West Virginia | 42 | PITT 33-15 | ||
49 | January 29, 1938 | Pittsburgh | 43 | West Virginia | 40 | PITT 34-15 | ||
50 | March 12, 1938 | West Virginia | 38 | Pittsburgh | 35 | PITT 34-16 | ||
51 | February 18, 1939 | West Virginia | 45 | Pittsburgh | 42 | PITT 34-17 | ||
52 | March 11, 1939 | Pittsburgh | 49 | West Virginia | 43 | PITT 35-17 | ||
53 | February 20, 1940 | Pittsburgh | 68 | West Virginia | 49 | PITT 36-17 | ||
54 | March 9, 1940 | West Virginia | 42 | Pittsburgh | 35 | PITT 36-18 | ||
55 | February 11, 1941 | Pittsburgh | 56 | West Virginia | 45 | PITT 37-18 | ||
56 | February 4, 1942 | West Virginia | 66 | Pittsburgh | 47 | PITT 37-19 | ||
57 | January 9, 1943 | Pittsburgh | 48 | West Virginia | 33 | PITT 38-19 | ||
58 | February 27, 1943 | West Virginia | 82 | Pittsburgh | 64 | PITT 38-20 | ||
59 | February 16, 1944 | Pittsburgh | 59 | West Virginia | 55 | PITT 39-20 | ||
60 | February 26, 1944 | Pittsburgh | 60 | West Virginia | 57 | PITT 40-20 | ||
61 | February 21, 1945 | Pittsburgh | 55 | West Virginia | 34 | PITT 41-20 | ||
62 | February 24, 1945 | West Virginia | 50 | Pittsburgh | 47 | PITT 41-21 | ||
63 | February 13, 1946 | #7 West Virginia | 61 | Pittsburgh | 41 | PITT 41-22 | ||
64 | March 2, 1946 | #7 West Virginia | 81 | Pittsburgh | 61 | PITT 41-23 | ||
65 | February 12, 1947 | #12 West Virginia | 52 | Pittsburgh | 41 | PITT 41-24 | ||
66 | March 1, 1947 | #12 West Virginia | 72 | Pittsburgh | 59 | PITT 41-25 | ||
67 | February 20, 1948 | #12 West Virginia | 70 | Pittsburgh | 59 | PITT 41-26 | ||
68 | March 6, 1948 | #12 West Virginia | 52 | Pittsburgh | 36 | PITT 41-27 | ||
69 | February 16, 1949 | West Virginia | 54 | Pittsburgh | 51 | PITT 41-28 | ||
70 | March 5, 1949 | Pittsburgh | 34 | West Virginia | 32 | PITT 42-28 | ||
71 | February 25, 1950 | Pittsburgh | 55 | West Virginia | 53 | PITT 43-28 | ||
72 | March 4, 1950 | West Virginia | 59 | Pittsburgh | 53 | PITT 43-29 | ||
73 | February 17, 1951 | West Virginia | 56 | Pittsburgh | 52 | PITT 43-30 | ||
74 | February 26, 1951 | Pitt Pavilion | Pittsburgh | 74 | West Virginia | 72 | PITT 44-30 | |
75 | January 12, 1952 | #11 West Virginia | 79 | Pittsburgh | 60 | PITT 44-31 | ||
76 | January 30, 1952 | Fitzgerald Field House | #10 West Virginia | 67 | Pittsburgh | 47 | PITT 44-32 | |
77 | January 20, 1953 | West Virginia | 95 | Pittsburgh | 70 | PITT 44-33 | ||
78 | February 12, 1953 | Fitzgerald Field House | Pittsburgh | 67 | West Virginia | 65 | PITT 45-33 | |
79 | January 16, 1954 | Pittsburgh | 70 | West Virginia | 59 | PITT 46-33 | ||
80 | February 16, 1954 | Fitzgerald Field House | Pittsburgh | 83 | West Virginia | 64 | PITT 47-33 | |
81 | January 29, 1955 | West Virginia | 88 | Pittsburgh | 74 | PITT 47-34 | ||
82 | February 16, 1955 | Fitzgerald Field House | West Virginia | 93 | Pittsburgh | 86 | PITT 47-35 | |
83 | January 18, 1956 | Fitzgerald Field House | West Virginia | 84 | Pittsburgh | 70 | PITT 47-36 | |
84 | February 25, 1956 | Pittsburgh | 94 | West Virginia | 77 | PITT 48-36 | ||
85 | January 8, 1957 | Fitzgerald Field House | #18 West Virginia | 89 | Pittsburgh | 86 | PITT 48-37 | |
86 | February 23, 1957 | #14 West Virginia | 107 | Pittsburgh | 93 | PITT 48-38 | ||
87 | January 15, 1958 | Fitzgerald Field House | #1 West Virginia | 71 | Pittsburgh | 64 | PITT 48-39 | |
88 | February 22, 1958 | #3 West Virginia | 99 | Pittsburgh | 86 | PITT 48-40 | ||
89 | February 3, 1959 | #10 West Virginia | 73 | Pittsburgh | 64 | PITT 48-41 | ||
90 | February 18, 1959 | Fitzgerald Field House | #11 West Virginia | 90 | Pittsburgh | 69 | PITT 48-42 | |
91 | January 27, 1960 | Fitzgerald Field House | #4 West Virginia | 76 | Pittsburgh | 66 | PITT 48-43 | |
92 | February 20, 1960 | #5 West Virginia | 89 | Pittsburgh | 75 | PITT 48-44 | ||
93 | January 18, 1961 | Fitzgerald Field House | West Virginia | 73 | Pittsburgh | 68 | PITT 48-45 | |
94 | February 18, 1961 | #10 West Virginia | 92 | Pittsburgh | 84 | PITT 48-46 | ||
95 | January 20, 1962 | West Virginia | 88 | Pittsburgh | 78 | PITT 48-47 | ||
96 | February 7, 1962 | Fitzgerald Field House | West Virginia | 80 | Pittsburgh | 76 | TIED 48-48 | |
97 | February 2, 1963 | Fitzgerald Field House | West Virginia | 68 | Pittsburgh | 67 | WVU 49-48 | |
98 | February 13, 1963 | Pittsburgh | 69 | West Virginia | 68 | TIED 49-49 | ||
99 | January 18, 1964 | Fitzgerald Field House | Pittsburgh | 92 | West Virginia | 76 | PITT 50-49 | |
100 | February 12, 1964 | West Virginia | 86 | Pittsburgh | 84 | TIED 50-50 | ||
101 | January 11, 1965 | West Virginia | 86 | Pittsburgh | 72 | WVU 51-50 | ||
102 | January 26, 1965 | Fitzgerald Field House | West Virginia | 76 | Pittsburgh | 75 | WVU 52-50 | |
103 | January 25, 1966 | Fitzgerald Field House | West Virginia | 90 | Pittsburgh | 79 | WVU 53-50 | |
104 | February 14, 1966 | West Virginia | 103 | Pittsburgh | 63 | WVU 54-50 | ||
105 | January 18, 1967 | Fitzgerald Field House | West Virginia | 102 | Pittsburgh | 78 | WVU 55-50 | |
106 | February 6, 1967 | West Virginia | 81 | Pittsburgh | 62 | WVU 56-50 | ||
107 | January 17, 1968 | West Virginia | 90 | Pittsburgh | 64 | WVU 57-50 | ||
108 | February 21, 1968 | Fitzgerald Field House | West Virginia | 87 | Pittsburgh | 76 | WVU 58-50 | |
109 | January 28, 1969 | Fitzgerald Field House | Pittsburgh | 90 | West Virginia | 87 | WVU 58-51 | |
110 | February 12, 1969 | West Virginia | 89 | Pittsburgh | 69 | WVU 59-51 | ||
111 | January 14, 1970 | Fitzgerald Field House | West Virginia | 67 | Pittsburgh | 66 | WVU 60-51 | |
112 | March 3, 1970 | Pittsburgh | 92 | West Virginia | 87 | WVU 60-52 | ||
113 | February 3, 1971 | Fitzgerald Field House | West Virginia | 95 | Pittsburgh | 91 | WVU 61-52 | |
114 | March 3, 1971 | WVU Coliseum | West Virginia | 66 | Pittsburgh | 64 | WVU 62-52 | |
115 | January 10, 1972 | Fitzgerald Field House | Pittsburgh | 91 | West Virginia | 76 | WVU 62-53 | |
116 | March 4, 1972 | WVU Coliseum | West Virginia | 104 | Pittsburgh | 90 | WVU 63-53 | |
117 | February 5, 1973 | Fitzgerald Field House | Pittsburgh | 77 | West Virginia | 64 | WVU 63-54 | |
118 | February 27, 1973 | WVU Coliseum | West Virginia | 59 | Pittsburgh | 58 | WVU 64-54 | |
119 | December 1, 1973 | WVU Coliseum | West Virginia | 82 | Pittsburgh | 78 | WVU 65-54 | |
120 | March 2, 1974 | Fitzgerald Field House | #11 Pittsburgh | 83 | West Virginia | 78 | WVU 65-55 | |
121 | December 3, 1974 | WVU Coliseum | West Virginia | 82 | Pittsburgh | 78 | WVU 66-55 | |
122 | February 12, 1975 | Fitzgerald Field House | Pittsburgh | 83 | West Virginia | 77 | WVU 66-56 | |
123 | March 7, 1975 | WVU Coliseum | West Virginia | 75 | Pittsburgh | 73 | WVU 67-56 | |
124 | January 7, 1976 | Fitzgerald Field House | Pittsburgh | 70 | West Virginia | 61 | WVU 67-57 | |
125 | February 11, 1976 | WVU Coliseum | West Virginia | 85 | Pittsburgh | 72 | WVU 68-57 | |
126 | January 3, 1977 | Fitzgerald Field House | West Virginia | 100 | Pittsburgh | 91 | WVU 69-57 | |
127 | February 9, 1977 | WVU Coliseum | West Virginia | 90 | Pittsburgh | 69 | WVU 70-57 | |
128 | March 2, 1977 | The Palestra | West Virginia | 66 | Pittsburgh | 54 | WVU 71-57 | |
129 | January 4, 1978 | Fitzgerald Field House | Pittsburgh | 71 | West Virginia | 66 | WVU 71-58 | |
130 | February 8, 1978 | WVU Coliseum | Pittsburgh | 87 | West Virginia | 76 | WVU 71-59 | |
131 | January 20, 1979 | Wheeling, WV | West Virginia | 93 | Pittsburgh | 92 | WVU 72-59 | |
132 | February 3, 1979 | Fitzgerald Field House | Pittsburgh | 72 | West Virginia | 57 | WVU 72-60 | |
133 | February 2, 1980 | WVU Coliseum | West Virginia | 68 | Pittsburgh | 66 | WVU 73-60 | |
134 | February 16, 1980 | Fitzgerald Field House | West Virginia | 67 | Pittsburgh | 66 | WVU 74-60 | |
135 | January 31, 1981 | WVU Coliseum | West Virginia | 76 | Pittsburgh | 63 | WVU 75-60 | |
136 | February 21, 1981 | Fitzgerald Field House | Pittsburgh | 81 | West Virginia | 64 | WVU 75-61 | |
137 | January 29, 1982 | Fitzgerald Field House | West Virginia | 48 | Pittsburgh | 45 | WVU 76-61 | |
138 | February 24, 1982 | WVU Coliseum | #6 West Virginia | 82 | Pittsburgh | 77 | WVU 77-61 | |
139 | March 6, 1982 | Civic Arena | Pittsburgh | 79 | #9 West Virginia | 72 | WVU 77-62 | |
140 | January 15, 1983 | Fitzgerald Field House | Pittsburgh | 81 | West Virginia | 67 | WVU 77-63 | |
141 | December 17, 1983 | WVU Coliseum | West Virginia | 56 | Pittsburgh | 53 | WVU 78-63 | |
142 | December 15, 1984 | Fitzgerald Field House | Pittsburgh | 84 | West Virginia | 65 | WVU 78-64 | |
143 | December 14, 1985 | WVU Coliseum | West Virginia | 74 | Pittsburgh | 63 | WVU 79-64 | |
144 | December 13, 1986 | Fitzgerald Field House | #17 Pittsburgh | 78 | West Virginia | 57 | WVU 79-65 | |
145 | December 12, 1987 | WVU Coliseum | #2 Pittsburgh | 70 | West Virginia | 64 | WVU 79-66 | |
146 | December 10, 1988 | Fitzgerald Field House | West Virginia | 84 | Pittsburgh | 81 | WVU 80-66 | |
147 | December 9, 1989 | WVU Coliseum | West Virginia | 97 | #22 Pittsburgh | 93 | WVU 81-66 | |
148 | December 8, 1990 | Fitzgerald Field House | #11 Pittsburgh | 96 | West Virginia | 87 | WVU 81-67 | |
149 | December 14, 1991 | WVU Coliseum | West Virginia | 86 | Pittsburgh | 85 | WVU 82-67 | |
150 | December 12, 1992 | Fitzgerald Field House | Pittsburgh | 82 | West Virginia | 78 | WVU 82-68 | |
151 | December 11, 1993 | WVU Coliseum | West Virginia | 99 | Pittsburgh | 91 | WVU 83-68 | |
152 | December 10, 1994 | Fitzgerald Field House | West Virginia | 84 | Pittsburgh | 80 | WVU 84-68 | |
153 | January 6, 1996 | WVU Coliseum | Pittsburgh | 84 | West Virginia | 83 | WVU 84-69 | |
154 | February 29, 1996 | Fitzgerald Field House | Pittsburgh | 83 | West Virginia | 63 | WVU 84-70 | |
155 | February 1, 1997 | WVU Coliseum | West Virginia | 74 | Pittsburgh | 59 | WVU 85-70 | |
156 | January 28, 1998 | Civic Arena | #17 West Virginia | 76 | Pittsburgh | 72 | WVU 86-70 | |
157 | February 3, 1998 | WVU Coliseum | #15 West Virginia | 90 | Pittsburgh | 72 | WVU 87-70 | |
158 | February 17, 1999 | Fitzgerald Field House | Pittsburgh | 69 | West Virginia | 67 | WVU 87-71 | |
159 | February 10, 2000 | Charleston, WV | West Virginia | 62 | Pittsburgh | 58 | WVU 88-71 | |
160 | January 31, 2001 | Fitzgerald Field House | Pittsburgh | 63 | West Virginia | 46 | WVU 88-72 | |
161 | February 8, 2001 | WVU Coliseum | West Virginia | 69 | Pittsburgh | 68 | WVU 89-72 | |
162 | February 16, 2002 | WVU Coliseum | #14 Pittsburgh | 85 | West Virginia | 75 | WVU 89-73 | |
163 | March 2, 2002 | Fitzgerald Field House | #10 Pittsburgh | 92 | West Virginia | 65 | WVU 89-74 | |
164 | January 14, 2003 | WVU Coliseum | #3 Pittsburgh | 80 | West Virginia | 61 | WVU 89-75 | |
165 | February 12, 2003 | Fitzgerald Field House | #7 Pittsburgh | 82 | West Virginia | 46 | WVU 89-76 | |
166 | February 21, 2004 | WVU Coliseum | #5 Pittsburgh | 67 | West Virginia | 58 | WVU 89-77 | |
167 | February 5, 2005 | WVU Coliseum | West Virginia | 83 | #16 Pittsburgh | 78 | WVU 90-77 | |
168 | February 23, 2005 | Petersen Events Center | West Virginia | 70 | #18 Pittsburgh | 66 | WVU 91-77 | |
169 | February 9, 2006 | Petersen Events Center | #14 Pittsburgh | 57 | #9 West Virginia | 53 | WVU 91-78 | |
170 | February 27, 2006 | WVU Coliseum | #18 West Virginia | 67 | #8 Pittsburgh | 62 | WVU 92-78 | |
171 | March 9, 2006 | Madison Square Garden | #19 Pittsburgh | 68 | West Virginia | 57 | WVU 92-79 | |
172 | February 7, 2007 | WVU Coliseum | #7 Pittsburgh | 60 | West Virginia | 47 | WVU 92-80 | |
173 | February 27, 2007 | Petersen Events Center | #12 Pittsburgh | 80 | West Virginia | 66 | WVU 92-81 | |
174 | February 7, 2008 | Petersen Events Center | #21 Pittsburgh | 55 | West Virginia | 54 | WVU 92-82 | |
175 | March 3, 2008 | WVU Coliseum | West Virginia | 76 | Pittsburgh | 62 | WVU 93-82 | |
176 | January 25, 2009 | WVU Coliseum | #4 Pittsburgh | 79 | West Virginia | 67 | WVU 93-83 | |
177 | February 9, 2009 | Petersen Events Center | #4 Pittsburgh | 70 | West Virginia | 59 | WVU 93-84 | |
178 | March 12, 2009 | Madison Square Garden | West Virginia | 74 | #2 Pittsburgh | 60 | WVU 94-84 | |
179 | February 3, 2010 | WVU Coliseum | #6 West Virginia | 70 | #22 Pittsburgh | 51 | WVU 95-84 | |
180 | February 12, 2010 | Petersen Events Center | #25 Pittsburgh | 98 | #5 West Virginia | 95 | WVU 95-85 | |
181 | February 7, 2011 | WVU Coliseum | #4 Pittsburgh | 71 | #25 West Virginia | 66 | WVU 95-86 | |
182 | February 24, 2011 | Petersen Events Center | #4 Pittsburgh | 71 | West Virginia | 58 | WVU 95-87 | |
183 | January 30, 2012 | WVU Coliseum | Pittsburgh | 72 | West Virginia | 66 | WVU 95-88 | |
184 | February 16, 2012 | Petersen Events Center | West Virginia | 66 | Pittsburgh | 48 | WVU 96-88 | |
185 | December 9, 2017 | Petersen Events Center | #18 West Virginia | 69 | Pittsburgh | 60 | ESPN2 | WVU 97-88 |
See also
References
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- ↑ "100th Backyard Brawl Voted "Game of the Year" by ESPNU Fans - University of Pittsburgh". University of Pittsburgh.
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The "Backyard Brawl" memories are well worn and familiar to Bob Huggins. They stretch back decades, the highs and the lows of West Virginia's longtime rivalry with Pittsburgh coming back to him in a rush.
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