Penn State–Pittsburgh football rivalry
| First meeting | November 6, 1893 Penn State 32, Pittsburgh 0 |
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| Latest meeting | September 14, 2019 Penn State 17, Pittsburgh 10 |
| Trophy | Spalding Trophy (1908–1911) Spalding Trophy (1912–1915) |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 100 |
| All-time series | Penn State leads, 53–43–4 |
| Largest victory | Penn State, 59–0 (1903) |
| Longest win streak | Pittsburgh, 14 (1922–1938) |
| Current win streak | Penn State, 3 (2017–present) |
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 edition of the rivalry game. Penn State has not played more games against any other opponent, whereas Pitt has only played more against West Virginia University. After the rivalry resumed in 2016, it was branded "The Keystone Classic" with Peoples Natural Gas as its corporate sponsor. A four-game series between Pitt and Penn State ended in 2019 and there is no future game planned.
Penn State won 12 of the first 15, but Pitt dominated afterwards, going 21–2–2 (1913–1940). Pitt at one point won 14 straight times (1922–1938). Pitt coach Jock Sutherland never lost to Penn State (1924–1938). From 1941 to 1951, the rivalry was much more even, as Pitt went 6–5 against 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).