Pitt and Utah have agreed to a home-and-home football series beginning with the 2010 season, the University of Pittsburgh athletic department announced today in a release.

Pitt will play at Utah on Sept. 11, 2010. The Panthers will host the Utes the following season on Oct. 15, 2011.

The 2010 encounter will mark the first-ever regular-season game between the two schools. The only prior meeting occurred during the postseason when the Utes capped a 12-0 season with a 35-7 victory over the Big East champion Panthers in the 2005 Fiesta Bowl.

Utah finished 13-0 last year, including a 31-17 victory over Alabama in the Sugar Bowl, and was ranked No. 2 in the final Associated Press poll. Over the last six seasons the Utes have compiled a 59-16 mark.