Wvu pitt football game 2011

The Mountaineers won the last meeting in , but still trail in the series that began in Everyone wins when two great series like Pitt-Penn State and Pitt-West Virginia are renewed, especially the student-athletes and fans of college football. In addition to the West Virginia games now scheduled, Pitt is also slated to host Tennessee in , host Cincinnati and visit Notre Dame in , travel to Cincinnati in , and host Notre Dame in Pitt and Penn State currently have a four-game football series scheduled — Sept.

We all know how conference realignment ended some long-standing rivalries, which have made the sport so special. Penn State in I applaud this. Fans want to see these kinds of games, not Rutgers at Michigan. A good move by both teams. Harbaugh , W. Hayes , B.

Kelly , T. Osborne , P. Heisman , Bednarik , Maxwell , Outland , Groza Forfeits and Vacated Games , Random Page , We're Social Sep 4, Sep 10, Sep 17, Sep 24, Oct 1, Bowling Green State. In addition to the crowds a sofa chair was burned in front of the university's Cathedral of Learning , mocking the WVU couch burning tradition.

Several football recruits that were visiting West Virginia for the game ended up on the cheering with the Panthers on their side line by the end of the game. Several of them later decided to play for Pitt over West Virginia. However, Wannstedt was later fired following the regular season. The trickle-down affect of West Virginia being knocked out of the BCS Championship has been speculated to have had a major impact on the bowl placement of many teams and the filling of various head-coaching positions.

The game turned out to have a profound impact on the future of Michigan , which was in the midst of a search to replace retiring coach Lloyd Carr. Michigan fired Rodriguez after the season. It was also the first time the Pittsburgh Panthers defeated a no.

American Football Database Explore. West Virginia sacked Tino Sunseri 10 times, including four on Pittsburgh's final drive, when time ran out on the Panthers. The Mountaineers , Big East can earn a share of the conference title next week at South Florida. West Virginia also holds slim hopes for earning the league's automatic BCS berth and would need some help in a tight league race. Pittsburgh starting running back Zach Brown left the game with an undisclosed injury just before halftime and backup Isaac Bennett left the game midway through the third.

Bennett would later return, but Pittsburgh's offense stalled and West Virginia gained momentum. In the fourth quarter, the Mountaineers turned the ball over on downs and Tyler Urban fumbled the ball away on the Mountaineers' next drive. On fourth-and-7, Geno Smith hit Tavon Austin for nine yards. Alston followed with an yard run and then ran in the go-ahead score to cap the yard drive and give West Virginia its first lead of the game. Pittsburgh was forced to punt with left and got one last chance from its own 34 after West Virginia went three-and-out.

Sunseri ran for a first down on fourth-and But he was called for intentional grounding on the next play and Pittsburgh couldn't move the ball as time ran out.