Syracuse–Pittsburgh football rivalry
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The Syracuse–Pittsburgh football rivalry is a long-standing college football matchup between the Syracuse Orange and the Pittsburgh Panthers, marked by frequent meetings and regional competition in the northeastern United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Syracuse–Pittsburgh football rivalry canonical | 1 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
college football rivalry
ⓘ
sports rivalry ⓘ |
| category |
College football rivalries in the United States
ⓘ
Pittsburgh Panthers football rivalries ⓘ Syracuse Orange football rivalries ⓘ |
| competitiveNature | regional competition ⓘ |
| conferenceContext |
Atlantic Coast Conference
ⓘ
surface form:
Atlantic Coast Conference football
Big East Conference ⓘ
surface form:
Big East Conference football
|
| conferenceMembershipOverlap |
both teams later became members of the Atlantic Coast Conference
ⓘ
both teams were members of the Big East Conference ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| division |
Football Bowl Subdivision
ⓘ
surface form:
NCAA Division I FBS
|
| fanCulture | strong fan interest from both schools ⓘ |
| firstMeetingSeason | 1916 ⓘ |
| formerHomeStadiumOfOtherParticipant | Pitt Stadium ⓘ |
| frequency | played almost annually for many decades ⓘ |
| geographicProximity | Syracuse, New York and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| governingBody |
National Collegiate Athletic Association
ⓘ
surface form:
NCAA
|
| hasHomeCityOfOneParticipant |
Syracuse
ⓘ
surface form:
Syracuse, New York
|
| hasHomeCityOfOtherParticipant | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| homeStadiumOfOneParticipant | JMA Wireless Dome ⓘ |
| homeStadiumOfOtherParticipant | Acrisure Stadium ⓘ |
| level | college ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | covered by regional and national sports media ⓘ |
| meetingPattern | frequent meetings ⓘ |
| notableEra |
ACC Atlantic Division
ⓘ
surface form:
ACC Coastal–Atlantic cross-division era
Big East Conference era ⓘ |
| organizationalLevel | intercollegiate athletics ⓘ |
| participant |
Pitt Panthers
ⓘ
surface form:
Pittsburgh Panthers football team
Syracuse Orange football ⓘ
surface form:
Syracuse Orange football team
|
| region | Northeastern United States ⓘ |
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| teamColorOfOtherParticipant | Pittsburgh blue and gold ⓘ |
| teamColorOfParticipant | Syracuse Orange ⓘ |
| teamNicknameOfOneParticipant | Orange ⓘ |
| teamNicknameOfOtherParticipant | Panthers ⓘ |
| temporalCharacteristic | long-standing ⓘ |
| typeOfRivalry | regional rivalry ⓘ |
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