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Article: West Virginia 52, Pittsburgh 14
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- November 28, 1998
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ALAN ROBINSON AP Sports Writer
AP Online
11-28-1998
PITTSBURGH (AP) _ Marc Bulger passed West Virginia into an upper-tier bowl game and reminded Pittsburgh of just how far away it is from playing again in the postseason.
Bulger, unwanted by Pitt despite playing high school football just a few blocks away from its campus, threw a school-record six touchdown passes Friday in West Virginia's 52-14 rout of the Panthers.
Scoring the most points by either team in the Backyard Brawl since Pitt's 52-7 win in 1978. West Virginia (8-3, 5-2 in Big East) had seven touchdowns in a span of eight possessions to position itself for a possible Gator Bowl bid.
``It's going to be difficult this ...