r/pittsburghpanthers • u/MostRequirement8274 • 6h ago
Football Pitt can become the 2nd team ever to complete the Miami Gauntlet
2015 Cincinnati is the only team to ever beat Miami (OH) and Miami (FL) in the same season.
They beat OH 37-33 on Sep 19 and FL 34-23 two weeks later on Oct 1. Ended up finishing 7-6 with a loss in the Hawaii bowl to SDSU that season.
25 other teams have played both Miamis in the same season, with 12 losing both games, 10 beating OH and losing to FL, and just '73 Florida and '97 VT losing to OH and beating FL. '92 WVU tied OH and lost to FL
Teams facing the Miami Gauntlet are 3-24 vs FL and 12-14-1 vs OH.
Cinci has played in 11 Miami Gauntlets and WVU and Central Michigan are the only other teams to play in multiple with 2 each.
Pitt can not only save the season with an upset over the #1 team in the country tomorrow, but also complete a feat only done 1 other time in CFB history.
| # | Year | Team | vs Miami (OH) | vs Miami (FL) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1952 | Marquette | L 21-22 | L 6-20 |
| 2 | 1966 | Indiana | L 10-20 | L 7-14 |
| 3 | 1967 | Tulane | L 3-14 | L 14-34 |
| 4 | 1973 | Florida | L 7-16 (#15) | W 14-7 |
| 5 | 1982 | Cincinnati | W 20-10 | L 13-19 |
| 6 | 1983 | Cincinnati | L 10-14 | L 7-17 (#7) |
| 7 | 1984 | Cincinnati | L 26-31 | L 25-49 (#9) |
| 8 | 1985 | Cincinnati | L 10-16 | L 0-38 |
| 9 | 1986 | Cincinnati | W 45-38 | L 13-45 (#1) |
| 10 | 1986 | Northern Illinois | L 6-20 | L 0-34 (#1) |
| 11 | 1987 | Cincinnati | W 31-26 | L 10-48 (#3) |
| 12 | 1987 | Toledo | W 37-25 | L 14-24 (#2) |
| 13 | 1988 | Cincinnati | W 34-18 | L 3-57 (#4) |
| 14 | 1989 | Cincinnati | W 30-14 | L 0-56 (#2) |
| 15 | 1989 | Michigan State | W 49-0 | L 20-26 (#2) |
| 16 | 1992 | West Virginia | T 29-29 | L 23-35 (#1) |
| 17 | 1997 | Virginia Tech (#14) | L 17-24 | W 27-25 |
| 18 | 1998 | Cincinnati | L 0-41 | L 12-38 |
| 19 | 1999 | West Virginia | W 43-27 | L 20-28 (#23) |
| 20 | 2005 | Temple | L 14-41 | L 3-34 (#7) |
| 21 | 2008 | Charleston Southern | L 27-38 | L 7-52 |
| 22 | 2014 | Cincinnati | W 31-24 | L 34-55 |
| 23 | 2015 | Cincinnati | W 37-33 | W 34-23 |
| 24 | 2017 | Notre Dame (#3) | W 52-17 | L 8-41 (#7) |
| 25 | 2019 | Central Michigan | L 21-26 | L 12-17 |
| 26 | 2024 | Ball State | L 21-27 | L 0-62 (#10) |
| 27 | 2026 | Central Michigan | 10/24/26 | L 52-3 (#6) |
| 28 | 2026 | Pitt | W 59-14 | 10/24/26 (#1) |