Carnegie Mellon vs. Pittsburgh

Carnegie Mellon and Pittsburgh have 30 meetings on file, the first in 1906; Pittsburgh leads the series 24–⁠5–⁠1 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Pittsburgh 8–⁠1, and Pittsburgh has won the last 5.

Carnegie Mellon wins
5
Pittsburgh wins
24
Ties
1
Earliest on file
1906
Longest streak
9 Pittsburgh
Current streak
5 Pittsburgh
Last 10 meetings
Pittsburgh 8–⁠1
Most recent
1943

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1900s0–⁠3
1910s0–⁠6
1920s4–⁠3
1930s1–⁠8–⁠1
1940s0–⁠4
Both ranked
1 meeting: Carnegie Mellon 1, Pittsburgh 0
Average margin
14.9 points; 10 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Pittsburgh
24–⁠5–⁠1 Pittsburgh’s record at home
Shutouts
18

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Carnegie Mellon’s biggest win1926: Carnegie Mellon 14, Pittsburgh 0by 14 points
  2. Pittsburgh’s biggest win1943: Pittsburgh 45, Carnegie Mellon 0by 45 points
  3. Upset1938: Carnegie Mellon 20, Pittsburgh 10Carnegie Mellon had a 13% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1923: Carnegie Mellon 7, Pittsburgh 2Carnegie Mellon had a 21% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset1924: Carnegie Mellon 6, Pittsburgh 0Carnegie Mellon had a 26% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  6. Ranked showdown1938: Carnegie Mellon 20, Pittsburgh 10No. 19 Carnegie Mellon at No. 1 Pittsburgh

Coach against coach

YearsCarnegie MellonSeriesPittsburgh
1924–⁠1932Walter Steffen3–⁠6Jock Sutherland

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Carnegie Mellon’s side (Steffen 3–⁠6 against Sutherland). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Carnegie Mellon and Pittsburgh, 1906 on130015001700192019401960198020002020

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Every game

Oct 30, 1943Pittsburgh 45, Carnegie Mellon 0at Pittsburgh
Oct 31, 1942Pittsburgh 19, Carnegie Mellon 6at Pittsburgh
Nov 29, 1941Pittsburgh 27, Carnegie Mellon 0at Pittsburgh
Nov 9, 1940Pittsburgh 6, Carnegie Mellon 0at Pittsburgh
Nov 11, 1939Pittsburgh 6, Carnegie Mellon 0at Pittsburgh
Nov 5, 193819Carnegie Mellon 20, 1Pittsburgh 10at Pittsburgh
Oct 30, 19372Pittsburgh 25, Carnegie Mellon 14at Pittsburgh
Nov 26, 19364Pittsburgh 31, Carnegie Mellon 14at Pittsburgh
Nov 28, 1935Pittsburgh 0, Carnegie Mellon 0at Pittsburgh
Nov 29, 1934Pittsburgh 20, Carnegie Mellon 0at Pittsburgh
Nov 30, 1933Pittsburgh 16, Carnegie Mellon 0at Pittsburgh
Nov 19, 1932Pittsburgh 6, Carnegie Mellon 0at Pittsburgh
Nov 7, 1931Pittsburgh 14, Carnegie Mellon 6at Pittsburgh
Nov 8, 1930Pittsburgh 7, Carnegie Mellon 6at Pittsburgh
Nov 16, 1929Pittsburgh 34, Carnegie Mellon 13at Pittsburgh
Oct 27, 1928Carnegie Mellon 6, Pittsburgh 0at Pittsburgh
Oct 22, 1927Pittsburgh 23, Carnegie Mellon 7at Pittsburgh
Oct 23, 1926Carnegie Mellon 14, Pittsburgh 0at Pittsburgh
Oct 24, 1925Pittsburgh 12, Carnegie Mellon 0at Pittsburgh
Oct 25, 1924Carnegie Mellon 6, Pittsburgh 0at Pittsburgh
Oct 27, 1923Carnegie Mellon 7, Pittsburgh 2at Pittsburgh
Nov 22, 1919Pittsburgh 17, Carnegie Mellon 7at Pittsburgh
Nov 17, 1917Pittsburgh 27, Carnegie Mellon 0at Pittsburgh
Nov 18, 1916Pittsburgh 14, Carnegie Mellon 6at Pittsburgh
Nov 13, 1915Pittsburgh 28, Carnegie Mellon 0at Pittsburgh
Nov 14, 1914Pittsburgh 14, Carnegie Mellon 0at Pittsburgh
Nov 19, 1910Pittsburgh 35, Carnegie Mellon 0at Pittsburgh
Oct 17, 1908Pittsburgh 22, Carnegie Mellon 0at Pittsburgh
Oct 12, 1907Pittsburgh 6, Carnegie Mellon 0at Pittsburgh
Oct 27, 1906Pittsburgh 31, Carnegie Mellon 0at Pittsburgh

Every game is listed as played on the field.