Old Ironsides was the trophy awarded for the three-way college football rivalry between Pennsylvania State University, The University of Pittsburgh, and West Virginia University. Although Old Ironsides is the most distinctive aspect of the rivalry, the trophy was long predated by the significance of the universities' collegiate football matches.

The 1904 Western University of Pennsylvania football team was an American football team that represented Western University of Pennsylvania as an independent during the 1904 college football season.