1921 West Virginia vs. Pittsburgh football game

First Live Radio Broadcast Football Game
West Virginia vs. Pittsburgh

West Virginia Mountaineers	Pittsburgh Panthers
(2–0)	(1–1)
13	21
Head coach: Clarence Spears	Head coach: Glenn Scobey Warner

	1	2	3	4	Total
West Virginia	0	7	0	6	13
Pittsburgh	0	7	0	14	21

Date

October 8, 1921

Season

1921

Stadium

Forbes Field

Location

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

United States TV coverage

Network

KDKA Radio

Announcers

Harold W. Arlin

The 1921 West Virginia vs. Pittsburgh football game was a college football game between the West Virginia Mountaineers and the Pittsburgh Panthers played on October 8, 1921. It was the 17th meeting of the Backyard Brawl, a rivalry game between the two programs.

The game was played at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh won the game 21–13,^[1] after West Virginia's George Hill returned a kick-off for a touchdown on the final play of the game.^[2]

The game was broadcast live by KDKA Radio, the first college football game to do so.^[3]

References

↑ DeLassus, David. "Coaching Records Game by Game, Glenn Scobey "Pop" Warner, 1921". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved April 10, 2011.
↑ "Panthers Scared by New York Times". New York Times. October 9, 1921. Retrieved April 10, 2011.
↑ Sciullo Jr, Sam, ed. (1991). 1991 Pitt Football: University of Pittsburgh Football Media Guide. Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Sports Information Office. p. 116.

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1921 West Virginia vs. Pittsburgh football game

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