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Article: UVa Tops Pitt for Continental Tire Bowl
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- December 27, 2003
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JENNA FRYER, AP Sports Writer
AP Online
12-27-2003
Dateline: CHARLOTTE, N.C.
Virginia quarterback Matt Schaub (7) is stopped just short of the goal line by Pittsburgh's Claude Harriott (90) in the first half of the Continental Tire Bowl in Charlotte, N.C., Saturday Dec. 27, 2003. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
Virginia made it 2-for-2 in the Continental Tire Bowl, using solid defense to snap Heisman Trophy runner-up Larry Fitzgerald's record touchdown streak at 18 games in a 23-16 victory over Pittsburgh on Saturday.
Matt Schaub threw for 244 yards and a touchdown _ the 56th of his career, a Virginia record _ to earn the MVP award in the second-year bowl.
The Cavaliers (8-5) beat West Virginia here ...