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Article: Pitt Accepts Continental Tire Bowl Bid
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- November 30, 2003
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11-30-2003
Dateline: PITTSBURGH
Pittsburgh accepted a bid to the Continental Tire Bowl on Dec. 27 in Charlotte, N.C., after losing 28-14 to No. 10 Miami on Saturday night.
A Pitt victory would have given the No. 20 Panthers a share of their first Big East Conference title and BCS bowl bid, almost certainly to the Orange Bowl.
Pitt's likely opponent is Virginia (7-5), which beat West Virginia 48-22 in last year's Continental Tire Bowl before 73,535, the largest crowd for a non-BCS bowl. The Cavaliers beat No. 21 Virginia Tech 35-21 Saturday.
Pitt (8-4) will be playing in a bowl for the fourth straight season, its ...