Date Opponent (record) Result Score Site
9/20/2014 @ Pittsburgh (6-7) W 24 20
9/17/2011 vs. Pittsburgh (6-7) W 31 27
9/20/2008 @ Pittsburgh (9-4) L 20 21
9/27/1952 @ Pittsburgh (6-3) L 14 26
10/13/1951 vs. Pittsburgh (3-7) W 34 17
10/3/1931 vs. Pittsburgh (8-1) L 0 20
Site First Meeting Last Meeting Games Win % Wins Losses Ties Average Score
Any 1931 2014 6 0.500 3 3 20.50 21.83
Home 1931 2011 3 0.667 2 1 21.67 21.33
So, could we see a 22-21 game this week, after the average ISU game of 31-17 at Trice?
Week 3 games under KF haven't always been easy. The Week 3 game in 2002 was under the lights, as well, against Iowa State. We all remember that outcome.
The 31-27 game was in Week 3 in 2011 at Kinnick.
Iowa will likely be without DE Drew Ott. The Pitt defense will likely game plan heavy to stop the Iowa rushing game.
Pat Narduzzi was DC in the first Iowa-MSU game in Mark Dantonio's first season at MSU. It was the 2OT game with MSU, where Pugh scored the winning TD.
It was a great win at Jack Trice, but our next game will likely go down to the wire, as well. It should be unexpected, in this series, like the Iowa-ISU series of late.
