Backyard Brawl
Pittsburgh vs West Virginia
Pittsburgh613 ties101 meetings
37West Virginia
Pittsburgh leads the series.
| Season | Site | Result | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | West Virginia win | Morgantown | L | 24-31 |
| 2024 | Pittsburgh win | Pittsburgh | W | 38-34 |
| 2023 | West Virginia win | Morgantown | L | 6-17 |
| 2022 | Pittsburgh win | Pittsburgh | W | 38-31 |
| 2011 | West Virginia win | Morgantown | L | 20-21 |
| 2010 | West Virginia win | Pittsburgh | L | 10-35 |
| 2009 | West Virginia win | Morgantown | L | 16-19 |
| 2008 | Pittsburgh win | Pittsburgh | W | 19-15 |
| 2007 | Pittsburgh win | Not recorded | W | 13-9 |
| 2006 | West Virginia win | Not recorded | L | 27-45 |
| 2005 | West Virginia win | Not recorded | L | 13-45 |
| 2004 | Pittsburgh win | Not recorded | W | 16-13 |
| 2003 | West Virginia win | Not recorded | L | 31-52 |
| 2002 | West Virginia win | Not recorded | L | 17-24 |
| 2001 | Pittsburgh win | Not recorded | W | 23-17 |
| 2000 | Pittsburgh win | Not recorded | W | 38-28 |
| 1999 | West Virginia win | Not recorded | L | 21-52 |
| 1998 | West Virginia win | Not recorded | L | 14-52 |
| 1997 | Pittsburgh win | Not recorded | W | 41-38 |
| 1996 | West Virginia win | Not recorded | L | 0-34 |
| 1995 | West Virginia win | Not recorded | L | 0-21 |
| 1994 | West Virginia win | Not recorded | L | 41-47 |
| 1993 | West Virginia win | Not recorded | L | 21-42 |
| 1992 | West Virginia win | Not recorded | L | 6-44 |
| 1991 | Pittsburgh win | Not recorded | W | 34-3 |
| 1990 | West Virginia win | Not recorded | L | 24-38 |
| 1989 | Tie | Not recorded | T | 31-31 |
| 1988 | West Virginia win | Not recorded | L | 10-31 |
| 1987 | Pittsburgh win | Not recorded | W | 6-3 |
| 1986 | Pittsburgh win | Not recorded | W | 48-16 |
| 1985 | Tie | Not recorded | T | 10-10 |
| 1984 | West Virginia win | Not recorded | L | 10-28 |
| 1983 | West Virginia win | Not recorded | L | 21-24 |
| 1982 | Pittsburgh win | Not recorded | W | 16-13 |
| 1981 | Pittsburgh win | Not recorded | W | 17-0 |
| 1980 | Pittsburgh win | Not recorded | W | 42-14 |
| 1979 | Pittsburgh win | Not recorded | W | 24-17 |
| 1978 | Pittsburgh win | Not recorded | W | 52-7 |
| 1977 | Pittsburgh win | Not recorded | W | 44-3 |
| 1976 | Pittsburgh win | Not recorded | W | 24-16 |
| 1975 | West Virginia win | Not recorded | L | 14-17 |
| 1974 | Pittsburgh win | Not recorded | W | 31-14 |
| 1973 | Pittsburgh win | Not recorded | W | 35-7 |
| 1972 | West Virginia win | Not recorded | L | 20-38 |
| 1971 | West Virginia win | Not recorded | L | 9-20 |
| 1970 | Pittsburgh win | Not recorded | W | 36-35 |
| 1969 | West Virginia win | Not recorded | L | 18-49 |
| 1968 | West Virginia win | Not recorded | L | 15-38 |
| 1967 | West Virginia win | Not recorded | L | 0-15 |
| 1966 | Pittsburgh win | Not recorded | W | 17-14 |
| 1965 | West Virginia win | Not recorded | L | 48-63 |
| 1964 | Pittsburgh win | Not recorded | W | 14-0 |
| 1963 | Pittsburgh win | Not recorded | W | 13-10 |
| 1962 | West Virginia win | Not recorded | L | 8-15 |
| 1961 | West Virginia win | Not recorded | L | 6-20 |
| 1960 | Pittsburgh win | Not recorded | W | 42-0 |
| 1959 | West Virginia win | Not recorded | L | 15-23 |
| 1958 | Pittsburgh win | Not recorded | W | 15-8 |
| 1957 | West Virginia win | Not recorded | L | 6-7 |
| 1956 | Pittsburgh win | Not recorded | W | 14-13 |
| 1955 | Pittsburgh win | Not recorded | W | 26-7 |
| 1954 | Pittsburgh win | Not recorded | W | 13-10 |
| 1953 | West Virginia win | Not recorded | L | 7-17 |
| 1952 | West Virginia win | Not recorded | L | 0-16 |
| 1951 | Pittsburgh win | Not recorded | W | 32-12 |
| 1950 | Pittsburgh win | Not recorded | W | 21-7 |
| 1949 | Pittsburgh win | Not recorded | W | 20-7 |
| 1948 | Pittsburgh win | Not recorded | W | 16-6 |
| 1947 | West Virginia win | Not recorded | L | 2-17 |
| 1946 | Pittsburgh win | Not recorded | W | 33-7 |
| 1945 | Pittsburgh win | Not recorded | W | 20-0 |
| 1944 | Pittsburgh win | Not recorded | W | 26-13 |
| 1943 | Pittsburgh win | Not recorded | W | 20-0 |
| 1939 | Pittsburgh win | Not recorded | W | 20-0 |
| 1938 | Pittsburgh win | Not recorded | W | 19-0 |
| 1937 | Pittsburgh win | Not recorded | W | 20-0 |
| 1936 | Pittsburgh win | Not recorded | W | 34-0 |
| 1935 | Pittsburgh win | Not recorded | W | 24-6 |
| 1934 | Pittsburgh win | Not recorded | W | 27-6 |
| 1933 | Pittsburgh win | Not recorded | W | 21-0 |
| 1932 | Pittsburgh win | Not recorded | W | 40-0 |
| 1931 | Pittsburgh win | Not recorded | W | 34-0 |
| 1930 | Pittsburgh win | Not recorded | W | 16-0 |
| 1929 | Pittsburgh win | Not recorded | W | 27-7 |
| 1928 | West Virginia win | Not recorded | L | 6-9 |
| 1927 | Pittsburgh win | Not recorded | W | 40-0 |
| 1926 | Pittsburgh win | Not recorded | W | 17-7 |
| 1925 | Pittsburgh win | Not recorded | W | 15-7 |
| 1924 | Pittsburgh win | Not recorded | W | 14-7 |
| 1923 | West Virginia win | Not recorded | L | 7-13 |
| 1922 | West Virginia win | Not recorded | L | 6-9 |
| 1921 | Pittsburgh win | Not recorded | W | 21-13 |
| 1920 | Pittsburgh win | Not recorded | W | 34-13 |
| 1919 | Pittsburgh win | Not recorded | W | 26-0 |
| 1917 | Pittsburgh win | Not recorded | W | 14-9 |
| 1913 | Pittsburgh win | Not recorded | W | 40-0 |
| 1910 | Pittsburgh win | Not recorded | W | 38-0 |
| 1909 | Tie | Not recorded | T | 0-0 |
| 1908 | Pittsburgh win | Not recorded | W | 11-0 |
| 1907 | Pittsburgh win | Not recorded | W | 10-0 |
| 1906 | Pittsburgh win | Not recorded | W | 17-0 |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the Backyard Brawl?
The Backyard Brawl is the name of the Pittsburgh vs West Virginia series. Pittsburgh is 61-37-3 against West Virginia in 101 meetings on record since 1906.
What is the all-time record between Pittsburgh and West Virginia?
Pittsburgh is 61-37-3 against West Virginia across 101 meetings on record since 1906. Pittsburgh leads the series.
When did Pittsburgh last play West Virginia?
They last met in 2025, a 24-31 loss for Pittsburgh.