PRINTER'S NO. 2396
No. 380 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY VULAKOVICH, MUSTIO, KORTZ, KOTIK, LEVDANSKY,
PETRONE, SOLOBAY, BELFANTI, BEYER, CLYMER, CONKLIN,
CREIGHTON, DENLINGER, DePASQUALE, EVERETT, GALLOWAY, GEIST,
GEORGE, GIBBONS, HELM, HENNESSEY, HERSHEY, HESS, W. KELLER,
KENNEY, KULA, MAHONEY, MANTZ, MOUL, MOYER, MURT, PHILLIPS,
QUIGLEY, REICHLEY, ROHRER, SAINATO AND K. SMITH,
AUGUST 22, 2007
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
AUGUST 22, 2007
A RESOLUTION
1 Encouraging the University of Pittsburgh Panthers Football Team
2 and The Pennsylvania State University Nittany Lions Football
3 Team to play each other.
4 WHEREAS, The University of Pittsburgh and The Pennsylvania
5 State University football teams have previously played each
6 other in a series of 96 games; and
7 WHEREAS, The first game in the series was held in 1893; and
8 WHEREAS, The last game in the series was held in 2000 with a
9 score of Pittsburgh 12, Penn State 0; and
10 WHEREAS, The record of wins for the series was 42 wins for
11 the University of Pittsburgh, 50 wins for The Pennsylvania State
12 University and four ties; and
13 WHEREAS, The football games between the University of
14 Pittsburgh and The Pennsylvania State University created a
15 friendly rivalry between the schools that many Pennsylvanians
1 supported; therefore be it
2 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives encourage the
3 University of Pittsburgh Panthers Football Team and The
4 Pennsylvania State University Nittany Lions Football Team to
5 reinstitute a football game between each other; and be it
6 further
7 RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to
8 each member of the boards of trustees of the University of
9 Pittsburgh and The Pennsylvania State University.
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