1909 and the game ended in a scoreless tie in 1911 . The Irish had a veteran team. "Ten of the eleven players who will take the field for them today were in the game last year against Pitt." The starting end on this team was Knute Rockne, who would go on to legendary fame as Notre Dame coach from 1918 to 1930. The Pitt lineup was minus starters: center Ralph Galvin, tackle Carl Hockensmith and quarterback William McEllroy. "The day was bitterly cold and a heavy snow fell throughout the afternoon." The Pittsburgh Press reported:"Coming here heralded as the greatest team in the entire west and making no attempt to conceal their belief that a score of at least 30 would be rolled up against coach "Joe" Thompson's youngsters, the Catholic footballers were glad to get away with a 3–0 victory." The first three quarters were a defensive struggle with plenty of punts, fumbles and penalties. Pitt missed a field goal attempt by Fred Ward in the first period from forty plus yards. Notre Dame advanced the ball to the Pitt 15-yard line in the second quarter and fumbled. They regained possession and Irish quarterback Gus Dorais missed a 40 yard field goal. Notre Dame had the ball at the Pitt 16-yard line as time expired in the first half. The second half mirrored the first as Pitt advanced the ball to the Notre Dame 9-yard line but the play was called back for a holding penalty. Gus Dorais missed a 36 yard field goal in the third quarter and a 40 yard try midway through the fourth quarter. After the miss, the Pitt offense could not gain a first down and Hube Wagner punted to Gus Dorais. He "returned 45 yards to the Pitt 15 yard line." The Irish ran three straight running plays for losses. Gus Dorais "then stepped back and kicked the winning field goal from the 35-yard line." In the final moments Roy Kernohan intercepted a pass on Pitt's 32-yard line. A pass from Hube Wagner to Chuck Reese gained 35 yards. A pass from Hube Wagner to Justice Egbert gained 11 more. Fred Ward replaced William Connelly at quarterback and attempted a 33 yard field goal that "went wide a foot." Pitt lost their fourth straight game 3 to 0. The 1914 Pitt Owl had a positive report: "The Pitt team played more real