Each year, the University of Pittsburgh Panthers and the West Virginia University Mountaineers football teams look forward
to their rivalry, called the Backyard Brawl. The 2010 Backyard Brawl ended with West Virginia winning 35-10, the Mountaineers
second straight Backyard Brawl win. Pitt still has the edge in overall wins, and either team could end up with the victory
in 2011.
The Backyard Brawl is one of the oldest rivalry games in all of NCAA
football. The very first Backyard Brawl game was held in 1895. In the more than 100 years since then, the game of football
has changed immensely, but both teams still plan for the game every year. The victor of the Backyard Brawl gets bragging rights
for a whole year.
The location of the Backyard Brawl alternates between the home fields of West Virginia and Pittsburgh. For West Virginia,
that means playing at Mountaineer
Field, which has a capacity of 60,000. For Pittsburgh, it means hosting the game at the famed Heinz Field, which has the narrow edge on space with a capacity of
more than 65,000..
Fans of both the Pittsburgh Panthers and the West Virginia Mountaineers know that the Backyard Brawl is one of the best
games all season. No matter how both teams are faring, it is still anyone's game anytime the two face off. It is no wonder,
then, that sports tickets to the Backyard Brawl
are popular every season.
