I remember it well- and yes, it's easily a top 5 game
In addition to the Kenny Jackson pirouette, the Mark Robinson one shoe TD, and all the other PSU highlights, there is only one image of a Pitt player I can recall. That's when Dan Marino gave the double #1 hand signal after their second TD. He must have jinxed them.
Fixed it for you.
Happy Turkey Day, Thomas. On that very drive you mentioned, I had to leave for a Birthday party and was dumbfounded how we were about to get blown out. Later, as my parents picked me up from the party, I of course immediately asked about the score. They both hang their heads and tell me "it's a blow out, 41-14." They got me. Moments later we listened to Robinson's pick six on the car ride home. What a game!
This is true. It’s strange you can say this about a regular season game in a non-NC season, but that’s the way it is.
May not have been a NC season, but it was the prelude to what was to come. Still my favorite game, and being from Pittsburgh and attending the game made it all the better.
Was at that game. Probably the most fun I ever had at any game!!!
I was there and was sitting in the Pitt section on the 50 yard line. My dad was a big Pitt guy, but he told me he was embarrassed how I was treated by the Pitters. I had a PSU jacket on and was harassed from the time I came in the gates until that Roger Jackson int.
I was there with my wife. When Pitt went up 14-0, I told her if Pitt scores again before we do we are leaving. Our lads must have heard me.
Illustrates the historic hatred between pitt and Penn State. Many on this board have no idea how rabid the hatred was between the pitters and us back in the 60s, 70s, and 80s. The enmity between Penn State and Ohio State or Iowa or Michigan is puny compared to how much we hated the pitters.
48-14 is to Pitt as the Battle of Midway is to the Japanese Empire, or Waterloo to Napoleon.
My favorite memory of Marino from that game was Mark Robinson running that INT back basically right at Marino and and Marino not lifting a finger to try and make a tackle and prevent the pick 6. as Robinson ran right up the middle by him.
you took your life in your hands in those days going to a game in Morgantown, too
That game was so wonderful, it was close to orgasmic.
Mike Meade. If I remember correctly, Booker Moore was #48.
Same here, best game I have ever attended, just an incredible day. Surprised nobody has mentioned the personal foul penalty against Chet Paralvecchio when he hit a Pitt player player out of bounds and promptly got in Jackie Sherill's face. Penn State had so much motivation that day it was unreal. I would give just about anything to see PSU get another LB like Chet or Trey Bauer.
Great picture there, @s1uggo72
Dang. I would not wish that on anyone.Let's not forget that it is also Jackie Sherrill's 78th birday !!!!!!
