The Penn State–Pittsburgh football rivalry is a long-standing American college football rivalry between the Penn State Nittany Lions and Pittsburgh Panthers. The game played in 2019 was the 100th edit
Pitt versus Penn State at Pitt Stadium on November 27, 1958
1998 game at Pitt Stadium
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Joseph Vincent Paterno, sometimes referred to as JoePa, was an American college football player, athletic director, and coach. He was the head coach of the Penn State Nittany Lions from 1966 to 2011.
Penn State–Pittsburgh football rivalry
…Penn State in that span. From 1952 on, Penn State has dominated, going 34–13–2, including wins in ten of the last twelve games. Former Penn State coach Joe Paterno went 23–7–1 against Pitt (1966–1992, 1997–2000). Once considered one of the most important college football rivalries north of the Mason–Dixon line…
Paterno in 2010
Paterno jogs out with his team before the start of a game in September 2007
Joe Paterno statue before it was removed from the front of Penn State's Beaver Stadium. The statue was removed on July 22, 2012, six months after Paterno's death, and placed in secure storage inside the stadium.
The East wing of the Pattee Library (center) is connected to the Paterno Library (to right, not seen) at Penn State University.