Historic rivalry returns as Pitt and Duquesne football clash for first time in 86 years

August 30, 2025 by Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

From left. Kayla Loukas, Ashley Sanfilippo and Michael Sanfilippo tailgate near Acrisure Stadium before the Pitt-Duquesne game. Loukas is a Pitt alumna, and the Sanfilippos are Duquesne graduates.

The last time Pitt and Duquesne faced off on the gridiron, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was president, Pittsburgh’s steel mills boomed and the Germans had just started World War II.