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Game Notes: Pitt Set for Rivalry Showdown at Penn State
9/4/2017 11:45:00 AM | Football
Game Notes (PDF): Pitt at Penn State
PITT (1-0, 0-0 ACC) vs. PENN STATE (1-0, 0-0 Big Ten)
September 9, 2017 • 3:30 p.m., ET
Beaver Stadium (106,572/Natural Grass) • University Park, Pa.
ABC (WTAE Channel 4 in Pittsburgh) • Pitt IMG Sports Radio Network
GAME STORYLINES
• Pitt and Penn State meet for the 98th time in a series widely regarded as one of college football's most historic rivalries. The Panthers have won each of the past two encounters, 42-39 last season and 12-0 in 2000.
• At one time an annual Keystone State clash, the series began in 1893 and has pitted former high school teammates and even family members against one another. This year's contest marks the second of a four-game agreement that concludes in 2019.
• Pitt will be visiting Beaver Stadium for the first time in 18 years. The Panthers have lost each of their last four games at Penn State (1990, 1992, 1997, 1999) and are just 6-17 on the road against the Nittany Lions.
• Pitt's last win in State College, a 14-7 decision in 1988, was spurred by the late Curtis Bray, who had a sack for a safety and key interception as a freshman linebacker.
• A victory at Penn State would give the Panthers three consecutive wins in the series, something they have not achieved since 1944-46.
• Pat Narduzzi's familiarity with the Nittany Lions predates his time as Pitt's head coach. As Michigan State's defensive coordinator from 2007-14, Narduzzi faced Penn State five times, winning three of those contests.
• Narduzzi's last visit to Penn State was the 2014 regular-season finale when Michigan State yielded just 233 yards in a 34-10 victory.
• This will be Pitt's second road game against a Top 10 foe in its last six contests. The Panthers played at No. 2 Clemson last Nov. 12 and handed the eventual national champion its only loss, 43-42. Pitt's victory in Death Valley snapped the country's longest home winning streak at 21 games.
Series in Brief
Series Began: 1893
Series Overall: PSU leads 50-43-4
At Pitt: Pitt leads 36-28-4
At PSU: PSU leads 17-6
At Neutral Sites: PSU leads 5-1
Last Meeting at Pitt: Sept. 10, 2016 (Pitt 42, PSU 39)
Last Meeting at PSU: Sept. 11, 1999 (PSU 20, Pitt 17)
Current Series Win Streak: Pitt has won 2 (2000, 2016)
Longest Pitt Series Win Streak: 14 games (1922-31, 1935-38)
Longest PSU Series Win Streak: 10 games (1966-75)
Largest Pitt Margin of Victory: 35 points (41-6, 1931)
Largest PSU Margin of Victory: 59 points (59-0, 1903)
Broadcast Information
Television • ABC-TV (WTAE, Channel 4, in Pittsburgh)
Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), Holly Rowe (reporter)
Pitt Radio • 93.7 The Fan & the Pitt IMG Sports Network
Bill Hillgrove (play-by-play), Bill Osborn (analyst), Larry Richert (reporter)
National Radio • Compass Media Networks
Gregg Daniels (play-by-play), Tony Hill (analyst)
SiriusXM Satellite Radio
Internet Channel 972
WPTS Radio (Pitt Student Station) • 92.1 FM
Pitt IMG Sports Network Online Audio Options
PittsburghPanthers.com
Pitt Panthers Gameday App
TuneIn (free live and on-demand content)
#H2P | Twitter | Instagram
PITT (1-0, 0-0 ACC) vs. PENN STATE (1-0, 0-0 Big Ten)
September 9, 2017 • 3:30 p.m., ET
Beaver Stadium (106,572/Natural Grass) • University Park, Pa.
ABC (WTAE Channel 4 in Pittsburgh) • Pitt IMG Sports Radio Network
GAME STORYLINES
• Pitt and Penn State meet for the 98th time in a series widely regarded as one of college football's most historic rivalries. The Panthers have won each of the past two encounters, 42-39 last season and 12-0 in 2000.
• At one time an annual Keystone State clash, the series began in 1893 and has pitted former high school teammates and even family members against one another. This year's contest marks the second of a four-game agreement that concludes in 2019.
• Pitt will be visiting Beaver Stadium for the first time in 18 years. The Panthers have lost each of their last four games at Penn State (1990, 1992, 1997, 1999) and are just 6-17 on the road against the Nittany Lions.
• Pitt's last win in State College, a 14-7 decision in 1988, was spurred by the late Curtis Bray, who had a sack for a safety and key interception as a freshman linebacker.
• A victory at Penn State would give the Panthers three consecutive wins in the series, something they have not achieved since 1944-46.
• Pat Narduzzi's familiarity with the Nittany Lions predates his time as Pitt's head coach. As Michigan State's defensive coordinator from 2007-14, Narduzzi faced Penn State five times, winning three of those contests.
• Narduzzi's last visit to Penn State was the 2014 regular-season finale when Michigan State yielded just 233 yards in a 34-10 victory.
• This will be Pitt's second road game against a Top 10 foe in its last six contests. The Panthers played at No. 2 Clemson last Nov. 12 and handed the eventual national champion its only loss, 43-42. Pitt's victory in Death Valley snapped the country's longest home winning streak at 21 games.
Series in Brief
Series Began: 1893
Series Overall: PSU leads 50-43-4
At Pitt: Pitt leads 36-28-4
At PSU: PSU leads 17-6
At Neutral Sites: PSU leads 5-1
Last Meeting at Pitt: Sept. 10, 2016 (Pitt 42, PSU 39)
Last Meeting at PSU: Sept. 11, 1999 (PSU 20, Pitt 17)
Current Series Win Streak: Pitt has won 2 (2000, 2016)
Longest Pitt Series Win Streak: 14 games (1922-31, 1935-38)
Longest PSU Series Win Streak: 10 games (1966-75)
Largest Pitt Margin of Victory: 35 points (41-6, 1931)
Largest PSU Margin of Victory: 59 points (59-0, 1903)
Broadcast Information
Television • ABC-TV (WTAE, Channel 4, in Pittsburgh)
Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), Holly Rowe (reporter)
Pitt Radio • 93.7 The Fan & the Pitt IMG Sports Network
Bill Hillgrove (play-by-play), Bill Osborn (analyst), Larry Richert (reporter)
National Radio • Compass Media Networks
Gregg Daniels (play-by-play), Tony Hill (analyst)
SiriusXM Satellite Radio
Internet Channel 972
WPTS Radio (Pitt Student Station) • 92.1 FM
Pitt IMG Sports Network Online Audio Options
PittsburghPanthers.com
Pitt Panthers Gameday App
TuneIn (free live and on-demand content)
#H2P | Twitter | Instagram
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