The goal posts at old Pitt Stadium were torn down just before the rest of the stadium was… The goal posts at old Pitt Stadium were torn down just before the rest of the stadium was dismantled to make way for the Petersen Events Center.

They were not taken down by wrecking crews, however.

It was a crowd of 60,190 that stormed the field and brought the posts to the turf after Pitt’s 37-27 upset win against Notre Dame in November 1999.

With 1:41 on the game clock, and the Panthers leading by only three, running back Kevan Barlow accepted the handoff from quarterback John Turman. Two quick yards later, Barlow gave Pitt a 10-point lead that the team would not relinquish.

Pitt had started the game with a nine-yard touchdown pass from Turman to wideout Antonio Bryant.

Both Notre Dame and Pitt hit field goals to move the score to 10-3 in favor of the Panthers.

Notre Dame, however, would go on to tie the game at 10 just before halftime. With 1:32 remaining in the second quarter, quarterback Jarious Jackson found wideout Joey Getherall for a 5-yard touchdown.

After the half, Pitt came out strong and scored on a three-yard scamper by Barlow, who now starts at tailback for the San Francisco 49ers. It was his second score of the day — a day that he would finish with 71 yards on 19 carries.

The Irish quickly responded with a touchdown pass from Bobby Brown to David Givens. The 21-yard strike tied the game at 17.

Both teams would exchange scores at the end of the third quarter.

Pitt scored a touchdown through the air when Turman hit Bryant again. This time it was a 28-yard pass that got Pitt into the end zone. The freshman wideout, now a member of the Cleveland Browns, caught four passes on the day for 95 yards and two touchdowns.

Less than a minute later, Jackson connected with Givens for a 27-yard touchdown. The third quarter would end with Pitt leading 27-24.

The Panther defense held its turf, allowing only a field goal in the fourth quarter. Following an incomplete pass to the end zone on fourth down, Pitt fans stormed the field, and the referees waived the final seven seconds.

“It was a pressure-packed and emotionally charged game, and the fans were there from the start,” head coach Walt Harris said after the game to the Associated Press. “I just wish we didn’t have to tear down the stadium to get them to a game.”