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Rivalry History

Notre Dame-Pittsburgh

Notre Dame and Pittsburgh have met 73 times since 1909. This page keeps the record, streaks, trophy context, and recent results in one canonical rivalry URL.

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Series snapshot

Record
51-21-1
Current streak
Notre Dame 4 games
Longest streak
Notre Dame 11 games (1964-1974)
Avg. margin / points
19.6 / 42.6

Series overview

Notre Dame 51-21-1 Pittsburgh. Current streak: Notre Dame 4 games.

Last five meetings

Notre Dame 4 | Pittsburgh 1

Largest margin

58 points

Rivalry notes

  • The tracked window runs from 1909 through 2023.
  • 73 completed games currently back the series calculations on this page.
  • The latest tracked meeting was Oct 28, 2023.

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What this rivalry is

Notre Dame and Pittsburgh have a tracked series that starts in 1909 and spans 73 listed meetings. The page combines series record, streaks, recent games, and research links in one canonical rivalry URL.

Series history

Status
Historical or inactive series
Years
1909-2023
Busiest era
1960s, 10 games
Longest pause
17 years (1912-1930)
  • 1960s10 games
  • 1950s9 games
  • 1970s9 games
  • 1930s8 games

Biggest games and recent trend

Landmark games are selected from the same tracked rivalry results used for the series record.

4 featured games

Latest meeting

2023 - Oct 28, 2023

Notre Dame 58, Pittsburgh 7. Most recent completed chapter in the tracked series.

Closest finish

1911 - Nov 4, 1911

Notre Dame 0, Pittsburgh 0. The smallest final-score margin in the available game log.

Highest scoring

1965 - Nov 6, 1965

Notre Dame 69, Pittsburgh 13. The biggest combined scoring total in the available game log.

Largest margin

1944 - Sep 30, 1944

Notre Dame 58, Pittsburgh 0. The widest final-score gap in the available game log.

Recent trend

Last five
Notre Dame 4, Pittsburgh 1 across 5 games
Last ten
Notre Dame 7, Pittsburgh 3 across 10 games
Scoring profile
Balanced scoring profile; average total 42.6, average margin 19.6.
Current streak
Notre Dame 4 games

Players and coaches from recent chapters

Recent leaders are capped to keep the page fast while still pointing readers toward the names around recent meetings.

  • Audric Estime

    Notre Dame, 2023

    Rushing Yards: 1341

  • Chris Tyree

    Notre Dame, 2023

    Receiving Yards: 484

  • Sam Hartman

    Notre Dame, 2023

    Passing Yards: 2689

  • Bub Means

    Pittsburgh, 2023

    Receiving Yards: 721

  • Christian Veilleux

    Pittsburgh, 2023

    Passing Yards: 1179

  • Rodney Hammond Jr.

    Pittsburgh, 2023

    Rushing Yards: 547

Coach context

Coach rows summarize recent rivalry-season overlap for each program.

  • Brian Kelly

    Notre Dame - 2013-2020 - 41-10

  • Pat Narduzzi

    Pittsburgh - 2015-2023 - 24-26

  • Marcus Freeman

    Notre Dame - 2023 - 10-3

  • Paul Chryst

    Pittsburgh - 2013 - 7-6

Weather, rankings, and research links

5 recent rivalry games have weather context, average temperature 51F.

Both teams appeared together in a poll snapshot in 3 of the recent tracked rivalry seasons.

Notre Dame team page

Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.

Pittsburgh team page

Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.

Notre Dame season results

Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.

Pittsburgh season results

Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.

Notre Dame weather

Weather impact for games involving this program.

Pittsburgh weather

Weather impact for games involving this program.

Game stats archive

Search box scores and detailed game stat pages.

Rankings

Poll and ranking context around rivalry seasons.

College football records

National record and history context.

Historical comparison

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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
Oct 28, 2023Pittsburgh at Notre DameNotre Dame 58, Pittsburgh 7Venue unavailableNotre Dame
Oct 24, 2020Notre Dame at PittsburghNotre Dame 45, Pittsburgh 3Venue unavailableNotre Dame
Oct 13, 2018Pittsburgh at Notre DameNotre Dame 19, Pittsburgh 14Venue unavailableNotre Dame
Nov 7, 2015Notre Dame at PittsburghNotre Dame 42, Pittsburgh 30Venue unavailableNotre Dame
Nov 10, 2013Notre Dame at PittsburghNotre Dame 21, Pittsburgh 28Venue unavailablePittsburgh
Nov 3, 2012Pittsburgh at Notre DameNotre Dame 29, Pittsburgh 26Venue unavailableNotre Dame
Sep 24, 2011Notre Dame at PittsburghNotre Dame 15, Pittsburgh 12Venue unavailableNotre Dame
Oct 9, 2010Pittsburgh at Notre DameNotre Dame 23, Pittsburgh 17Venue unavailableNotre Dame
Nov 15, 2009Notre Dame at PittsburghNotre Dame 22, Pittsburgh 27Venue unavailablePittsburgh
Nov 1, 2008Pittsburgh at Notre DameNotre Dame 33, Pittsburgh 36Venue unavailablePittsburgh

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