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Rivalry History

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Pittsburgh and West Virginia have met 108 times since 1895. This page keeps the record, streaks, trophy context, and recent results in one canonical rivalry URL.

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Series snapshot

Record
61-37-3
Current streak
West Virginia 1 game
Longest streak
Pittsburgh 15 games (1929-1946)
Avg. margin / points
4.6 / 37.3

Series overview

Pittsburgh 61-37-3 West Virginia. Current streak: West Virginia 1 game.

Last five meetings

Pittsburgh 2 | West Virginia 3

Largest margin

45 points

Rivalry notes

  • The tracked window runs from 1895 through 2025.
  • 101 completed games currently back the series calculations on this page.
  • The latest tracked meeting was Sep 13, 2025.

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Recent rivalry results

The latest games are rendered in the page HTML so search engines and readers can see the rivalry's recent chapter without client-side interaction.

10 most recent tracked games

DateMatchupScoreVenueResult
Sep 13, 2025Pittsburgh at West VirginiaPittsburgh 24, West Virginia 31Milan Puskar StadiumWest Virginia
Sep 14, 2024West Virginia at PittsburghPittsburgh 38, West Virginia 34Venue unavailablePittsburgh
Sep 16, 2023Pittsburgh at West VirginiaPittsburgh 6, West Virginia 17Venue unavailableWest Virginia
Sep 1, 2022West Virginia at PittsburghPittsburgh 38, West Virginia 31Venue unavailablePittsburgh
Nov 26, 2011Pittsburgh at West VirginiaPittsburgh 20, West Virginia 21Venue unavailableWest Virginia
Nov 26, 2010West Virginia at PittsburghPittsburgh 10, West Virginia 35Venue unavailableWest Virginia
Nov 28, 2009Pittsburgh at West VirginiaPittsburgh 16, West Virginia 19Venue unavailableWest Virginia
Nov 28, 2008West Virginia at PittsburghPittsburgh 19, West Virginia 15Venue unavailablePittsburgh
Dec 2, 2007Pittsburgh at West VirginiaPittsburgh 13, West Virginia 9Venue unavailablePittsburgh
Nov 17, 2006West Virginia at PittsburghPittsburgh 27, West Virginia 45Venue unavailableWest Virginia