1921 West Virginia vs. Pittsburgh football game
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The 1921 West Virginia vs. Pittsburgh football game was a college football
game between the and the played on October 8, 1921. It was the seventeenth meeting of the Backyard Brawl
, an ongoing rivalry game between the two programs.
The game was played at Forbes Field
in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
. Pittsburgh won the game by a score of 21 to 13, after West Viriginia's George Hill returned a kick-off for a touchdown
on the final play of the game.
The game was broadcast live by KDKA Radio, the first college football
game to do so.
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
game between the and the played on October 8, 1921. It was the seventeenth meeting of the Backyard Brawl
Backyard Brawl
The Backyard Brawl is an annual football game between the University of Pittsburgh Panthers and the West Virginia University Mountaineers. The term "Backyard Brawl" has also been used to refer to college basketball games played annually or semi-iannually and may also be used to refer to other...
, an ongoing rivalry game between the two programs.
The game was played at Forbes Field
Forbes Field
Forbes Field was a baseball park in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1909 to 1971. It was the third home of the Pittsburgh Pirates Major League Baseball team, and the first home of the Pittsburgh Steelers, the city's National Football League franchise...
in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...
. Pittsburgh won the game by a score of 21 to 13, after West Viriginia's George Hill returned a kick-off for a touchdown
Touchdown
A touchdown is a means of scoring in American and Canadian football. Whether running, passing, returning a kickoff or punt, or recovering a turnover, a team scores a touchdown by advancing the ball into the opponent's end zone.-Description:...
on the final play of the game.
The game was broadcast live by KDKA Radio, the first college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
game to do so.
See also
- College football on radioCollege football on radioCollege football on radio includes the radio broadcasting of college football games, as well as pre- and post-game reports, analysis, and human-interest stories.College football games have been broadcast since 1921, beginning with the 1921 West Virginia vs...
- 1921 college football season1921 college football seasonThe 1921 college football season had no clear-cut champion, with the Official NCAA Division I Football Records Book listing California Golden Bears, Cornell Big Red, Iowa Hawkeyes, Lafayette Leopards, and Washington & Jefferson Presidents as champions...
- List of historically significant college football games