1921 West Virginia vs. Pittsburgh football game

First Live Radio Broadcast Football Game; West Virginia vs. Pittsburgh
West Virginia Mountaineers	Pittsburgh Panthers
(2–0)	(1–1)
13	21
Head coach: ; Clarence Spears	Head coach: ; Glenn Scobey Warner
Date	October 8, 1921
Season	1921
Stadium	Forbes Field
Location	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
United States TV coverage
Network	KDKA Radio
Announcers	Harold W. Arlin

The 1921 West Virginia vs. Pittsburgh football game was a college football game between the West Virginia Mountaineers and the Pittsburgh Panthers played on October 8, 1921. It was the 17th meeting of the Backyard Brawl, a rivalry game between the two programs.

The game was played at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh won the game 21–13,^[1] after West Virginia's George Hill returned a kick-off for a touchdown on the final play of the game.^[2]

The game was broadcast live by KDKA Radio, the first college football game to do so.^[3]

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