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American college football rivalry

Keystone Classic

Penn State Nittany Lions Pittsburgh Panthers
Starting time meeting	November half dozen, 1893 Penn State 32, Pittsburgh 0
Latest meeting	September xiv, 2019 Penn State 17, Pittsburgh 10
Trophy	Spalding Trophy (onetime)
Statistics
Meetings total	100
All-time series	Penn State leads, 53–43–4[ane]
Longest win streak	Pittsburgh, 14 (1922–1938)
Current win streak	Penn State, 3

Locations of Penn State and Pittsburgh

The Penn Land–Pittsburgh football rivalry is a long-continuing American higher football rivalry between the Penn State Nittany Lions and Pittsburgh Panthers. The game played in 2019 was the 100th edition of the rivalry game. Penn State has not played more games against whatever other opponent, whereas Pitt has only played more against Due west Virginia University. After the rivalry resumed in 2016, it was branded "The Keystone Classic" with Peoples Natural Gas as its corporate sponsor.^[2] A four-game series betwixt Pitt and Penn State ended in 2019 and in that location is no time to come game planned.^[iii]

Penn State won 12 of the first fifteen, but Pitt dominated afterwards, going 21–2–ii (1913–1940). Pitt at 1 point won 14 direct times (1922–1938). Pitt passenger vehicle Jock Sutherland never lost to Penn State (1924–1938). From 1941 to 1951, the rivalry was much more even, as Pitt went 6–five confronting Penn State in that span. From 1952 on, Penn State has dominated, going 34–xiii–2, including wins in ten of the last twelve games. Former Penn State coach Joe Paterno went 23–7–1 confronting Pitt (1966–1992, 1997–2000).

Series history [edit]

Once considered one of the well-nigh important college football game rivalries north of the Stonemason–Dixon line, this intrastate rivalry was deemed the biggest annual game for both schools for a large part of their histories.^[four] The game often had regional and national implications with the winner often claiming Eastern college football game supremacy and its respective Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy.^[v]

The starting time game was played on November 6, 1893, in State College, PA, with Penn Land prevailing 32–0. Penn State won the kickoff 6 meetings. This was also the showtime game to exist played in Old Beaver Field.

Pitt's outset victory in the series occurred on November 24, 1904, in Pittsburgh, 22–five.

The 1963 game was originally scheduled for Saturday, Nov 23, merely was postponed to Dec seven following the assassination of John F. Kennedy the day before. The once-beaten Panthers were being touted as a possible Cotton Bowl participant, but the bowl representatives expressed desire to invite Pitt simply if they had 1 loss. With the game postponed until Dec 7, the Cotton Bowl could not wait. Pitt beat Penn State 22–21, finishing the season 9–1, with no basin.

The 1976 game pitted undefeated Pitt, ranked number i in the nation, against Penn State at Three Rivers Stadium on the night after Thanksgiving, November 26. The score was tied 7–seven at the half. Pitt's motorcoach Johnny Majors moved Tony Dorsett to fullback for the 2nd one-half, and the Panthers went on to win 24–7, finishing the regular flavor 11–0, on their way to a Sugar Basin victory over Georgia and their first National Championship in 39 years.

1998 game at Pitt Stadium

The 1981 game was one for the ages. Pitt was one time again undefeated at 10–0 and number one in the nation, ready to claim the championship, "Creature of the East". The Nittany Lions had other ideas when they came to Pitt Stadium on November 28. The game featured two junior quarterbacks, Dan Marino for Pitt and Todd Blackledge for Penn State. Pitt went upward 14–0 in the showtime quarter; Penn Country tied it at 14 at the half. The second one-half belonged to Penn Land, scoring 34 second-one-half points while holding the Panthers scoreless. The 48–14 final cost Pitt a chance for its second national title in v years.

The 1982 game once again featured two of the nation'due south best teams. Pitt had been ranked preseason #1, but had lost to Notre Matriarch to enter the game at 9–1. Penn State also entered the game 9–1, having lost only to Alabama. Again, it would be Marino vs. Blackledge in their last regular season game at a windswept Beaver Stadium. Penn Country prevailed nineteen–10 on the strength of one Blackledge touchdown pass to Kenny Jackson, iv field goals and a tenacious defense, and was on its way to a Sugar Bowl upset of Georgia, earning its first National Title.

The rivalry began a tiresome death in the 1990s when both schools left the ranks of college football independents and chose to bring together different conferences. Penn State accepted an invitation to bring together the Big X Conference while Pitt'south football plan joined the Large East Conference (who had rejected Penn Country'southward application to bring together past a unmarried vote in 1982^[half-dozen]) where the majority of the school's athletic programs already participated. The briefing affiliations of the ii previously independent football programs resulted in fewer scheduling opportunities.

The final game prior to the series hiatus was played at 3 Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on September 16, 2000, when Pitt shut out Penn State 12–0. The want of the Penn State Athletic Section to host an unbalanced number of home games (proposing 2–1 and 3–2 series) at Beaver Stadium was a significant factor in not agreeing to renew the serial.^[7] The footing for this asking stemmed from the fact that of the 96 games played past the two teams at the time, only 23 occurred in Happy Valley.

During the years the rivalry was fallow, both schools went through a major transformation. At Pitt, the school'south basketball program became more prominent at the expense of the football team, seen most notably by the placement of the Petersen Events Center in the footprint of old Pitt Stadium. While the football team's attendance remained comparable subsequently moving to Heinz Field in 2001 (near 45,500 at Pitt Stadium in its last years and near 42,000 at Heinz Field), it oft appears empty due to the venue's much higher capacity (56,500 at Pitt Stadium and 68,400 at Heinz Field).^[viii] This became more pronounced after Pitt joined the Atlantic Coast Briefing and especially after West Virginia University joined the Big 12 Conference, too putting the Lawn Brawl on concur. Since moving to Heinz Field, years Pitt hosted the Backyard Brawl were among the few times Pitt filled Heinz Field, mostly due to the influx of WVU fans making the 70-mile trip up Interstate 79 from Morgantown, West Virginia and other parts of the land in addition to the large amount of WVU alumni in Western Pennsylvania.^[9] Meanwhile, the Penn Country child sex abuse scandal was made public, leading to Pitt fans to chant "Joe Knew" equally a reference to longtime caput jitney Joe Paterno allegedly knowing about the allegations but not reporting it to police force. This, too as other general insults, has gained some controversy among sports fans, including Pitt students and alumni.^{[10] [11]}

The rivalry was renewed after xvi years of dormancy for the 2016 season under the Keystone Classic moniker.^[12] This game was the beginning of a four-game serial from 2016–19, with the teams playing at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh in 2016 and 2018, while battling at Beaver Stadium in State College in 2017 and 2019.^[thirteen]

In 2016, Pitt went upwards 28–7 during the second quarter. Penn Land rallied back during the 2nd one-half, simply was still down 42–39 tardily in the fourth quarter. In the terminal minutes, the Nittany Lions collection the brawl almost within field goal range earlier going for a deep pass in the end zone. Quarterback Trace McSorley's pass was intercepted, finer catastrophe the game. The loss was cited as a key reason the Nittany Lions failed to make the College Football Playoff.^[fourteen] This game became the largest attended sporting event in the history of the city of Pittsburgh.^[15]

In 2017, Penn State won by a score of 33–14. After going upwardly early off the dorsum of an opening-drive interception, the Nittany Lions never surrendered the atomic number 82. The recorded attendance was 109,898, the tenth largest (seventh largest at that fourth dimension) e'er at Beaver Stadium and the largest since 2009.^[16] This was also the largest crowd to ever nourish a game in the series. The renewal has been highly successful, showcasing competitive games and setting major omnipresence records in its offset two years.

In late April 2018, Pitt athletic director, Heather Lyke, was reported to have sent a proposal to her Penn Land counterpart, Sandy Barbour, regarding a iv-game series renewal in 2026. This would come after much discussion between both universities and athletic directors. As the Nittany Lions accept all the same to make full their non-conference Power 5 slot for that season, this would be the outset opportunity for the ii to play over again. However, a couple weeks later in May, Barbour stated that she had yet to sign the proposal, calling non-briefing scheduling a "complicated puzzle." Because of the Big Ten's ix conference games requirement, Penn State has a smaller degree of flexibility for scheduling compared to Pitt, every bit the ACC only has an eight conference game schedule. Barbour went on to say that both she and Lyke had agreed that the universities were unlikely to do something presently and that they were looking at mail service-2030 for a serial renewal.^[17]

The 2018 game in Pittsburgh had long been rumored to be a nationally televised, prime number time, night game. This was further supported when the Pittsburgh Pirates of the MLB inverse the start time of their game at PNC Park on September viii from 7:05 p.1000. to one:05 p.k.^[18] On May 16, Pitt and Penn State announced that the game would officially be played at nighttime. In the rain and wind caused past the wake of Tropical Storm Gordon, Penn State prevailed 51–6. This was the kickoff dark game in the series since 1987.^[19]

In a game but fitting for their 100th meeting, Pitt and Penn State exchanged scores in the showtime half after a delay due to severe weather. After the Nittany Lions struck first with a touchdown in the first quarter, the Panthers answered with ten points in the second. In the waning seconds of the one-half, Penn State drove the ball into enemy territory and within field goal range. Withal, a sack by Pitt moved them dorsum considerably to bring up 4th and long. With little chance of converting, the Nittany Lions elected to endeavour a school tape 57-grand field goal. Kicker Jordan Stout punched it through the centre of the uprights to tie the game going into halftime, breaking the record. The second half was marked with both big offensive breaks and strong defensive stands. Penn State notched the sole score of the third quarter to go up 17-10. However, afterwards converting on multiple fourth downs and tertiary and longs, the Panthers threatened to tie the game upwards belatedly in the fourth quarter. With less than six and a half minutes remaining in the game, Pitt converted on 2d and 19 to get the ball to the Penn State 1 yardline, almost scoring in the procedure. The Nittany Lions would agree the line and force fourth and ane with less than 5 minutes left in the game. Pitt's head coach, Pat Narduzzi, controversially elected to attempt a nineteen-yard field goal. Kicker Alex Kessman, who had prepare a school record four fifty+ one thousand field goals the season prior, kicked the ball off the left upright of the goalpost. The Panther'south defense would hold up the Nittany Lions on the ensuing drive in one case again, forcing them to punt and giving their offense one final risk to score. After starting on their ain 16 yardline, Pitt drove the ball deep into enemy territory. Subsequently gaining a first down in the last few seconds, at that place was confusion over the game clock, which failed to stop for the ball to be set afterward the conversion. The clock would run out to 0, leading the Nittany Lions and nearly of Beaver Stadium to think the game was over. The officials were then forced to clear the teams off the field and back onto the sidelines, announcing the error over the speakers and request for 5 seconds back on the clock. This would become six seconds, and later 9, after further review, leaving a confused oversupply on the border of their seats for one last play in regulation. Kenny Pickett'southward laissez passer would autumn incomplete, ending the game and the renewed serial (for the time being) with a 17-x Penn Country victory.

As a result of the SEC'southward acquisition of Big 12 stalwarts Texas and Oklahoma, the ACC, Large Ten, and Pac-12 announced an alliance betwixt their conferences. Office of this agreement was the inclusion of a scheduling regiment between the fellow member conferences to increase the number of games they each play confronting each other, complete with its own scheduling committee (of which Penn State Able-bodied Director, Sandy Barbour, is a member).^[xx] As a result, there is renewed promise that the serial will outset upward once again sooner rather than afterwards.^[21] All the same, there are several hurdles that get-go demand to be overcome earlier this becomes a reality, chief among them being the different number of conference games the Big Ten (nine games) and ACC (8 games) play equally well as honoring the current scheduling commitments the 41 members of the Alliance already have in place, including ACC members Clemson, Florida State, Georgia Tech and Louisville having commitments to November games vs. in-land SEC opponents, plus the ACC's agreement to schedule five games vs. Notre Dame each season. Should the Pac-12 motility to an 8 game format, as they are rumored to do every bit a result of the agreement, the Big X could follow conform in the nigh future for compatible scheduling.^[22] Realistically, the scheduling regiment is still a few years from taking result, keeping the paused series in the aforementioned place for the fourth dimension being.

Game results [edit]

Penn Country victories

Pittsburgh victories

Tie games

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
one	Nov 6, 1893	State College	Penn Country	32–0
2	October 3, 1896	Land College	Penn Land	10–four
3	September 30, 1900	Bellefonte	Penn State	12–0
four	September 29, 1901	Bellefonte	Penn State	27–0
5	September 27, 1902	State Higher	Penn Land	27–0
half-dozen	October 24, 1903	Pittsburgh	Penn State	59–0
7	Nov 24, 1904	Pittsburgh	W.U.P.	22–5
viii	November xxx, 1905	Pittsburgh	Penn State	6–0
9	Nov 29, 1906	Pittsburgh	Penn Land	vi–0
10	November 28, 1907	Pittsburgh	Due west.U.P.	6–0
11	November 26, 1908	Pittsburgh	Penn State	12–half dozen
12	November 25, 1909	Pittsburgh	Penn State	5–0
13	November 24, 1910	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	xi–0
14	November 30, 1911	Pittsburgh	Penn State	3–0
15	November 28, 1912	Pittsburgh	Penn State	38–0
16	November 27, 1913	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	7–6
17	November 26, 1914	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	13–3
eighteen	November 25, 1915	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	20–0
19	November 30, 1916	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	31–0
xx	November 29, 1917	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	28–6
21	November 28, 1918	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	28–6
22	November 27, 1919	Pittsburgh	Penn Country	20–0
23	November 25, 1920	Pittsburgh	Tie	0–0
24	Nov 24, 1921	Pittsburgh	Tie	0–0
25	Nov 30, 1922	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	14–0
26	Nov 29, 1923	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	20–3
27	Nov 27, 1924	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	24–3
28	Nov 26, 1925	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	23–7
29	November 25, 1926	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	24–half-dozen
30	November 24, 1927	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	thirty–0
31	November 29, 1928	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	26–0
32	November 28, 1929	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	20–seven
33	Nov 26, 1930	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	nineteen–12
34	October 31, 1931	State College	Pittsburgh	41–6
35	Oct 26, 1935	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	9–0
36	Nov 7, 1936	Pittsburgh	#5 Pittsburgh	34–7
37	November twenty, 1937	Pittsburgh	#1 Pittsburgh	28–7
38	November nineteen, 1938	Pittsburgh	#5 Pittsburgh	26–0
39	Nov 25, 1939	Land College	Penn State	ten–0
40	November 23, 1940	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	20–vii
41	Nov 22, 1941	Pittsburgh	Penn State	31–7
42	November 21, 1942	State College	Penn State	14–6
43	November 20, 1943	Pittsburgh	Penn State	fourteen–0
44	November 25, 1944	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	14–0
45	November 24, 1945	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	7–0
46	November 23, 1946	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	14–seven
47	Nov 22, 1947	Pittsburgh	#5 Penn State	29–0
48	November 20, 1948	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	7–0
49	November 19, 1949	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	19–0
50	December iii, 1950	Pittsburgh	Penn Country	21–20
51	November 14, 1951	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	13–seven

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
52	November 22, 1952	Pittsburgh	Penn State	17–0
53	November 21, 1953	Pittsburgh	Penn Land	17–0
54	November 20, 1954	Pittsburgh	Penn State	13–0
55	November xix, 1955	State College	#15 Pittsburgh	twenty–0
56	November 24, 1956	Pittsburgh	Necktie	7–vii
57	November 23, 1957	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	14–13
58	November 27, 1958	Pittsburgh	Penn State	25–21
59	November 21, 1959	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	22–7
lx	Nov 19, 1960	Pittsburgh	Penn State	14–3
61	Nov 25, 1961	Pittsburgh	Penn State	47–26
62	Nov 24, 1962	Pittsburgh	#9 Penn State	16–0
63	December 7, 1963	Pittsburgh	#4 Pittsburgh	22–21
64	November 21, 1964	Pittsburgh	Penn Land	28–0
65	Nov 20, 1965	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	30–27
66	November nineteen, 1966	Pittsburgh	Penn State	48–24
67	Nov 25, 1967	State Higher	Penn State	42–6
68	Nov 23, 1968	Pittsburgh	#3 Penn State	65–9
69	November 22, 1969	Pittsburgh	#4 Penn State	27–7
70	November 21, 1970	Land Higher	#20 Penn Land	35–xv
71	November 20, 1971	Pittsburgh	#6 Penn Land	55–18
72	November 25, 1972	State College	#6 Penn State	49–27
73	November 24, 1973	Country College	#6 Penn State	35–thirteen
74	Nov 28, 1974	Pittsburgh	#10 Penn State	31–ten
75	November 22, 1975	Pittsburgh	#10 Penn State	seven–6
76	November 26, 1976	Pittsburgh	#1 Pittsburgh	24–7
77	November 26, 1977	Pittsburgh	#9 Penn Country	xv–13
78	November 24, 1978	State College	#ane Penn Country	17–ten
79	December i, 1979	Country College	#eleven Pittsburgh	29–fourteen
eighty	November 28, 1980	Land College	#4 Pittsburgh	14–9
81	Nov 28, 1981	Pittsburgh	#11 Penn State	48–14
82	Nov 26, 1982	Land College	#2 Penn State	nineteen–ten
83	November 19, 1983	Pittsburgh	Tie	24–24
84	November 24, 1984	State College	Pittsburgh	31–11
85	November 23, 1985	Pittsburgh	#ane Penn State	31–0
86	November 22, 1986	Country College	#two Penn State	34–xiv
87	November 14, 1987	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	ten–0
88	November 12, 1988	State Higher	Pittsburgh	14–7
89	November 25, 1989	Pittsburgh	#22 Penn State	xvi–13
xc	November 24, 1990	State College	#11 Penn State	22–17
91	November 28, 1991	Pittsburgh	#6 Penn State	32–20
92	November 21, 1992	State Higher	#23 Penn Country	57–thirteen
93	September 6, 1997	State College	#1 Penn State	34–17
94	September xix, 1998	Pittsburgh	#8 Penn State	20–13
95	September 11, 1999	Land Higher	#2 Penn State	20–17
96	September sixteen, 2000	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	12–0
97	September 10, 2016	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	42–39
98	September 9, 2017	Land College	#4 Penn State	33–fourteen
99	September viii, 2018	Pittsburgh	#13 Penn Country	51–six
100	September 14, 2019	State Higher	#13 Penn Country	17–10
Series: Penn State leads 53–43–4[1]

Run into as well [edit]

• List of NCAA higher football rivalry games
• List of almost-played college football game serial in NCAA Sectionalization I

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