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Pitt Panthers-West Virginia Mountaineers
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History
1st Meeting	October 26, 1895
Last Meeting	November 16, 2006
Next Meeting	December 1, 2007
Number of Meetings	99
All-Time Series	PIT: 59-37-3
Largest victory	PIT: 53-0 (11/08/1904)
Current Streak	WVU: Won 2
Longest PIT Win Streak	15 (1929-1946)
Longest WVU Win Streak	5 (1992-1996)

The Backyard Brawl is an annual football game when the University of Pittsburgh Panthers beat the West Virginia University Mountaineers ass. On Thursday, November 16 2006 the 99th edition of the Backyard Brawl took place in Pittsburgh. The 100th edition of the Backyard Brawl will take place on December 1, 2007 at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, WV. The rivalry is the 14th oldest college rivalry in the United States. Both schools are currently members of the Big East Conference, making the Backyard Brawl the oldest rivalry in the conference. Through the first 99 games played between these two schools, Pitt leads the series by a 59-37-3 margin, although since 1983 West Virginia has held a sizable 15-7-2 mark against Pitt. West Virginia currently has a streak of two wins.

Unique to this rivalry is that both schools share the same basic team colors of blue and gold, although both schools use different shades of both colors.

Football

First played in 1895, 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 (112 km) south of Pittsburgh, and the two schools often compete for the same recruits. Of these recruits, 400 have become National Football League players, including 27 first round draft picks. There have also been 100 First-Team All Americans and 57 other All-Americans. On October 2, 1965, WVU defeated Pitt 63-48, with the 111 points being the highest point total in one game in the series.

Since 1962, the series has alternated between Pittsburgh and Morgantown on a yearly basis. Before that, the games were held in Pittsburgh on an almost regular basis, with Morgantown only occasionally hosting the game. At one point, Pittsburgh hosted the game 11 years in a row (1919-1929) and also hosted eight straight contests between 1938 and 1948. (There were no matchups in 1940-1942.) In contrast, the most consecutive games West Virginia hosted were three in a row from 1932-1934. The disproportion of home games before this time was largely the reason another Pitt rivalry, the Penn State-Pitt rivalry, ended abruptly in 2000. One game in 1898 was also held in Fairmont, West Virginia, now the home to Fairmont State University.

During the existence of Three Rivers Stadium, the games held in Pittsburgh were played at that stadium as opposed to Pitt Stadium, likely due to the larger capicity at Three Rivers as opposed to Pitt Stadium.

Game results

Pittsburgh victories shaded in ██ gold. West Virginia victories are shaded ██ blue.

#	Date	Site	Winning team		Losing team		Series
1	1895-10-26	Morgantown	West Virginia	8	Pittsburgh	0	WVU 1-0
2	1898-11-04	Fairmont	West Virginia	6	Pittsburgh	0	WVU 2-0
3	1900-10-06	Morgantown	West Virginia	6	Pittsburgh	5	WVU 3-0
4	1901-10-05	Morgantown	Pittsburgh	12	West Virginia	0	WVU 3-1
5	1902-10-22	Pittsburgh	West Virginia	23	Pittsburgh	6	WVU 4-1
6	1903-10-03	Morgantown	West Virginia	24	Pittsburgh	6	WVU 5-1
7	1904-11-08	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	53	West Virginia	0	WVU 5-2
8	1906-11-10	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	17	West Virginia	0	WVU 5-3
9	1907-11-09	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	10	West Virginia	0	WVU 5-4
10	1908-11-07	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	11	West Virginia	0	Tied 5-5
11	1909-11-06	Morgantown	West Virginia	0	Pittsburgh	0	Tied 5-5-1
12	1910-11-05	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	38	West Virginia	0	PITT 6-5-1
13	1913-10-11	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	40	West Virginia	0	PITT 7-5-1
14	1917-09-29	Morgantown	Pittsburgh	14	West Virginia	9	PITT 8-5-1
15	1919-10-11	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	26	West Virginia	0	PITT 9-5-1
16	1920-10-09	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	34	West Virginia	13	PITT 10-5-1
17	1921-10-08	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	21	West Virginia	14	PITT 11-5-1
18	1922-10-14	Pittsburgh	West Virginia	9	Pittsburgh	6	PITT 11-6-1
19	1923-10-13	Pittsburgh	West Virginia	13	Pittsburgh	7	PITT 11-7-1
20	1924-10-11	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	14	West Virginia	7	PITT 12-7-1
21	1925-10-10	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	15	West Virginia	7	PITT 13-7-1
22	1926-11-06	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	17	West Virginia	7	PITT 14-7-1
23	1927-10-08	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	40	West Virginia	0	PITT 15-7-1
24	1928-10-13	Pittsburgh	West Virginia	9	Pittsburgh	6	PITT 15-8-1
25	1929-10-08	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	27	West Virginia	7	PITT 16-8-1
26	1930-10-04	Morgantown	Pittsburgh	16	West Virginia	0	PITT 17-8-1
27	1931-10-10	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	34	West Virginia	0	PITT 18-8-1
28	1932-10-01	Morgantown	Pittsburgh	40	West Virginia	0	PITT 19-8-1
29	1933-10-07	Morgantown	Pittsburgh	21	West Virginia	0	PITT 20-8-1
30	1934-10-06	Morgantown	Pittsburgh	27	West Virginia	6	PITT 21-8-1
31	1935-10-12	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	24	West Virginia	6	PITT 22-8-1
32	1936-10-03	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	34	West Virginia	0	PITT 23-8-1
33	1937-10-02	Morgantown	Pittsburgh	20	West Virginia	0	PITT 24-8-1
34	1938-09-24	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	19	West Virginia	0	PITT 25-8-1
35	1939-10-07	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	20	West Virginia	0	PITT 26-8-1
36	1943-10-09	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	20	West Virginia	0	PITT 27-8-1
37	1944-09-23	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	26	West Virginia	13	PITT 28-8-1
38	1945-09-29	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	30	West Virginia	0	PITT 29-8-1
39	1946-09-28	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	33	West Virginia	7	PITT 30-8-1
40	1947-11-29	Pittsburgh	West Virginia	17	Pittsburgh	2	PITT 30-9-1
41	1948-10-09	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	16	West Virginia	6	PITT 31-9-1
42	1949-10-08	Morgantown	Pittsburgh	20	West Virginia	7	PITT 32-9-1
43	1950-11-04	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	21	West Virginia	7	PITT 33-9-1
44	1951-11-17	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	32	West Virginia	12	PITT 34-9-1
45	1952-10-25	Pittsburgh	West Virginia	16	Pittsburgh	0	PITT 34-10-1
46	1953-09-26	Pittsburgh	West Virginia	17	Pittsburgh	7	PITT 34-11-1
47	1954-10-30	Morgantown	Pittsburgh	13	West Virginia	10	PITT 35-11-1
48	1955-11-12	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	26	West Virginia	7	PITT 36-11-1
49	1956-09-22	Morgantown	Pittsburgh	14	West Virginia	13	PITT 37-11-1
50	1957-11-09	Pittsburgh	West Virginia	7	Pittsburgh	6	PITT 37-12-1
51	1958-10-18	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	15	West Virginia	8	PITT 38-12-1
52	1959-10-17	Morgantown	West Virginia	23	Pittsburgh	15	PITT 38-13-1
53	1960-10-15	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	42	West Virginia	0	PITT 39-13-1
54	1961-10-14	Pittsburgh	West Virginia	20	Pittsburgh	6	PITT 39-14-1
55	1962-10-13	Pittsburgh	West Virginia	15	Pittsburgh	8	PITT 39-15-1
56	1963-10-19	Morgantown	Pittsburgh	13	West Virginia	10	PITT 40-15-1
57	1964-10-10	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	14	West Virginia	0	PITT 41-15-1
58	1965-10-02	Morgantown	West Virginia	63	Pittsburgh	48	PITT 41-16-1
59	1966-10-08	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	17	West Virginia	14	PITT 42-16-1
60	1967-10-07	Morgantown	West Virginia	15	Pittsburgh	0	PITT 42-17-1
61	1968-09-28	Pittsburgh	West Virginia	38	Pittsburgh	15	PITT 42-18-1
62	1969-10-25	Morgantown	West Virginia	49	Pittsburgh	18	PITT 42-19-1
63	1970-10-17	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	36	West Virginia	35	PITT 43-19-1
64	1971-10-02	Morgantown	West Virginia	20	Pittsburgh	9	PITT 43-20-1
65	1972-11-04	Pittsburgh	West Virginia	38	Pittsburgh	20	PITT 43-21-1
66	1973-10-13	Morgantown	Pittsburgh	35	West Virginia	7	PITT 44-21-1
67	1974-10-12	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	31	West Virginia	14	PITT 45-21-1
68	1975-11-08	Morgantown	West Virginia	17	Pittsburgh	14	PITT 45-22-1
69	1976-11-13	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	24	West Virginia	16	PITT 46-22-1
70	1977-11-05	Morgantown	Pittsburgh	44	West Virginia	3	PITT 47-22-1
71	1978-11-11	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	52	West Virginia	7	PITT 48-22-1
72	1979-11-10	Morgantown	Pittsburgh	24	West Virginia	17	PITT 49-22-1
73	1980-10-18	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	42	West Virginia	14	PITT 50-22-1
74	1981-10-10	Morgantown	Pittsburgh	17	West Virginia	0	PITT 51-22-1
75	1982-10-02	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	16	West Virginia	13	PITT 52-22-1
76	1983-10-01	Morgantown	West Virginia	24	Pittsburgh	21	PITT 52-23-1
77	1984-09-29	Pittsburgh	West Virginia	28	Pittsburgh	10	PITT 52-24-1
78	1985-09-28	Morgantown	West Virginia	10	Pittsburgh	10	PITT 52-24-2
79	1986-09-27	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	48	West Virginia	16	PITT 53-24-2
80	1987-09-26	Morgantown	Pittsburgh	6	West Virginia	3	PITT 54-24-2
81	1988-09-24	Pittsburgh	West Virginia	31	Pittsburgh	10	PITT 54-25-2
82	1989-09-30	Morgantown	West Virginia	31	Pittsburgh	31	PITT 54-25-3
83	1990-09-29	Pittsburgh	West Virginia	38	Pittsburgh	24	PITT 54-26-3
84	1991-08-31	Morgantown	Pittsburgh	34	West Virginia	3	PITT 55-26-3
85	1992-09-12	Pittsburgh	West Virginia	44	Pittsburgh	6	PITT 55-27-3
86	1993-10-23	Morgantown	West Virginia	42	Pittsburgh	21	PITT 55-28-3
87	1994-10-15	Pittsburgh	West Virginia	47	Pittsburgh	41	PITT 55-29-3
88	1995-11-24	Morgantown	West Virginia	21	Pittsburgh	0	PITT 55-30-3
89	1996-08-31	Pittsburgh	West Virginia	34	Pittsburgh	0	PITT 55-31-3
90	1997-11-28	Morgantown	Pittsburgh	41	West Virginia	38	PITT 56-31-3
91	1998-11-27	Pittsburgh	West Virginia	52	Pittsburgh	14	PITT 56-32-3
92	1999-11-27	Morgantown	West Virginia	52	Pittsburgh	21	PITT 56-33-3
93	2000-11-24	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	38	West Virginia	28	PITT 57-33-3
94	2001-11-24	Morgantown	Pittsburgh	23	West Virginia	17	PITT 58-33-3
95	2002-11-30	Pittsburgh	West Virginia	24	Pittsburgh	17	PITT 58-34-3
96	2003-11-15	Morgantown	West Virginia	52	Pittsburgh	31	PITT 58-35-3
97	2004-11-25	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	16	West Virginia	13	PITT 59-35-3
98	2005-11-24	Morgantown	West Virginia	45	Pittsburgh	13	PITT 59-36-3
99	2006-11-16	Pittsburgh	West Virginia	45	Pittsburgh	24	PITT 59-37-3
100	2007-12-01	Morgantown	Pittsburgh at West Virginia

Basketball

The basketball end of this rivalry has heated up over the last few years as each team has been among the best in the country. 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 mere weeks later, the two ranked teams played at WVU Coliseum-- the Mountaineers took the rematch. The two teams then faced each other in the Big East Conference Tournament in Madison Square Garden. The Panthers won the 2006 rubber match, 68-57. WVU leads the series, 92-80. On February 7, 2007, Pitt defeated WVU 60-47 at Morgantown, WV. They next played on February 27, 2007 and Pitt won 80-66.

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-The '''Backyard Brawl''' is an annual [[American football|football]] game between the [[University of Pittsburgh]] [[Pittsburgh Panthers football|Panthers]] and [[West Virginia University]] [[West Virginia Mountaineers football|Mountaineers]]. On Thursday, November 16 [[2006]] the 99th edition of the Backyard Brawl took place in Pittsburgh. The 100th edition of the Backyard Brawl will take place on December 1, 2007 at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, WV. The rivalry is the 14th oldest college rivalry in the United States. Both schools are currently members of the [[Big East Conference]], making the '''Backyard Brawl''' the oldest rivalry in the conference. Through the first 99 games played between these two schools, Pitt leads the series by a 59-37-3 margin, although since 1983 West Virginia has held a sizable 15-7-2 mark against Pitt. West Virginia currently has a streak of two wins.
+The '''Backyard Brawl''' is an annual [[American football|football]] game when the [[University of Pittsburgh]] [[Pittsburgh Panthers football|Panthers]] beat the [[West Virginia University]] [[West Virginia Mountaineers football|Mountaineers]] ass. On Thursday, November 16 [[2006]] the 99th edition of the Backyard Brawl took place in Pittsburgh. The 100th edition of the Backyard Brawl will take place on December 1, 2007 at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, WV. The rivalry is the 14th oldest college rivalry in the United States. Both schools are currently members of the [[Big East Conference]], making the '''Backyard Brawl''' the oldest rivalry in the conference. Through the first 99 games played between these two schools, Pitt leads the series by a 59-37-3 margin, although since 1983 West Virginia has held a sizable 15-7-2 mark against Pitt. West Virginia currently has a streak of two wins.
 Unique to this rivalry is that both schools share the same basic team colors of blue and gold, although both schools use different shades of both colors.