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- First played: 1895College Football Data Warehouse: Pittsburgh vs West Virginia
- College football rivalry game between West Virginia and Pittsburgh
- Alternates location between Morgantown, WV, and Pittsburgh, PACollege Football Data Warehouse: Pittsburgh vs West Virginia
- Pittsburgh leads the series 60-37-3College Football Data Warehouse: Pittsburgh vs West Virginia
- 14th oldest rivalry in college footballWest Virginia Mountaineers: Backyard Brawl
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Played annually since 1895, the Backyard Brawl is the nickname of the college football rivalry game between the Pittsburgh Panthers and the West Virginia Mountaineers. The close proximity of the schools, roughly 75 miles apart, is the basis for the nickname.Google Maps: Morgantown, WV to Pittsburgh, PA In 2009, the Backyard Brawl will be played on November 27 at West Virginia.
In the 2008 meeting, the Panthers defeated the Mountaineers, 19 to 15, on November 28, 2008, at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.ESPN.com: West Virginia Mountaineers vs. Pittsburgh Panthers Box Score, November 28 2008
2008 Game Facts
- Pittsburgh 19 - West Virginia 15
- Date: November 28, 2008NCAAFootball.com: West Virginia (7-3) at Pittsburgh (7-3)
- Time: 12:00 p.m. ESTNCAAFootball.com: West Virginia (7-3) at Pittsburgh (7-3)
- Location: Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Television coverage: ABC
- Both teams entered with a 7-3 recordNCAAFootball.com: West Virginia (7-3) at Pittsburgh (7-3)
- Sports Network predicted score: Pittsburgh 30, West Virginia 20NCAAFootball.com: West Virginia (7-3) at Pittsburgh (7-3)
100th Backyard Brawl
In addition to being the 100th anniversary of the rivalry game, the 2007 was especially notable. The unranked Pittsburgh Panthers defeated the second ranked West Virginia Mountaineers 13 to 9. West Virginia, who would have played in the BCS Championship Game had they won, dropped to the Fiesta Bowl and finished the season in ninth place.Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Unranked Panthers win 100th Backyard Brawl, 13-9Recent Games
- 2007: Pittsburgh 13 - West Virginia 9College Football Data Warehouse: Pittsburgh vs West Virginia
- 2006: West Virginia 45 - Pittsburgh 27College Football Data Warehouse: Pittsburgh vs West Virginia
- 2005: West Virginia 45 - Pittsburgh 13College Football Data Warehouse: Pittsburgh vs West Virginia
- 2004: Pittsburgh 16 - West Virginia 13College Football Data Warehouse: Pittsburgh vs West Virginia
- 2003: West Virginia 52 - Pittsburgh 31College Football Data Warehouse: Pittsburgh vs West Virginia
- 2002: West Virginia 24 - Pittsburgh 17College Football Data Warehouse: Pittsburgh vs West Virginia
- 2001: Pittsburgh: 23 - West Virginia 17College Football Data Warehouse: Pittsburgh vs West Virginia
- 2000: Pittsburgh 38 - West Virginia 28College Football Data Warehouse: Pittsburgh vs West Virginia
- 1999: West Virginia 52 - Pittsburgh 21College Football Data Warehouse: Pittsburgh vs West Virginia
- 1998: West Virginia 52 - Pittsburgh 14College Football Data Warehouse: Pittsburgh vs West Virginia
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Backyard Brawl Questions
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Pitt gets a week off to prepare for the '09 edition of the Backyard Brawl, but we still have Pens @ Thrashers tonight!
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6 days til the BACKYARD BRAWL!!! Let's Go...!!!!!
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@Valerie7667 oh shit wait, I wont be able to watch it cause we'll be at the BACKYARD BRAWL! I can DVR it though!!!!!
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@Valerie7667 we have one more game to go to the day after Thanksgiving - the BACKYARD BRAWL!!!!! Then the last game is in NJ
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: Rich Rod says this is just like The Backyard Brawl??? ROTFLMBAO! Not even close, dude!
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