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NC State vs Pittsburgh Timeline

Explore every documented meeting, final score and season in the recorded history between NC State and Pittsburgh.

PROGRAM ONENC State5 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD5–6–1WINS · LOSSES · TIES
PROGRAM TWOPittsburgh6 recorded wins
12Recorded meetings
1952Earliest documented
2025Most recent season
1Tied games
THE RIVALRY THROUGH TIME

Head-to-head timeline

Meetings are listed oldest first. Scores and dates reflect the available historical records.

12 games
  1. 1952
    NC State6 — 48Pittsburgh
    Nov 15, 1952Pittsburgh won
  2. 1953
    NC State6 — 40Pittsburgh
    Nov 14, 1953Pittsburgh won
  3. 1978
    NC State30 — 17Pittsburgh
    Dec 23, 1978NC State won
  4. 1985
    NC State10 — 24Pittsburgh
    Oct 12, 1985Pittsburgh won
  5. 1986
    NC State14 — 14Pittsburgh
    Sep 13, 1986Tie
  6. 1987
    NC State0 — 34Pittsburgh
    Sep 12, 1987Pittsburgh won
  7. 1988
    NC State14 — 3Pittsburgh
    Nov 19, 1988NC State won
  8. 2001
    NC State19 — 34Pittsburgh
    Dec 21, 2001Pittsburgh won
  9. 2009
    NC State38 — 31Pittsburgh
    Sep 26, 2009NC State wonCarter-Finley Stadium
  10. 2017
    NC State35 — 17Pittsburgh
    Oct 14, 2017NC State wonAcrisure Stadium
  11. 2020
    NC State30 — 29Pittsburgh
    Oct 3, 2020NC State wonAcrisure Stadium
  12. 2025
    NC State34 — 53Pittsburgh
    Oct 25, 2025Pittsburgh wonAcrisure Stadium
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK

All recorded results

The latest documented meeting appears first.

SeasonMatchupScoreOutcome
2025NC State vs Pittsburgh34–53Pittsburgh won
2020NC State vs Pittsburgh30–29NC State won
2017NC State vs Pittsburgh35–17NC State won
2009NC State vs Pittsburgh38–31NC State won
2001NC State vs Pittsburgh19–34Pittsburgh won
1988NC State vs Pittsburgh14–3NC State won
1987NC State vs Pittsburgh0–34Pittsburgh won
1986NC State vs Pittsburgh14–14Tie
1985NC State vs Pittsburgh10–24Pittsburgh won
1978NC State vs Pittsburgh30–17NC State won
1953NC State vs Pittsburgh6–40Pittsburgh won
1952NC State vs Pittsburgh6–48Pittsburgh won
OUR DATA STANDARD

Sources and historical coverage

These results are compiled from season-by-season records imported from CollegeFootballData. Only games with both final scores are counted. Older seasons and some lower-division records may be incomplete; the earliest documented year is not necessarily the first meeting ever played.

Page updated November 7, 2026 · Historical records are subject to correction.