Pittsburgh vs. Rutgers
Pittsburgh and Rutgers have 30 meetings on file, the first in 1981; Pittsburgh leads the series 22–8 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s even at 5–5. Share
- Pittsburgh wins
- 22
- Rutgers wins
- 8
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1981
- Longest streak
- 9 Pittsburgh
- Current streak
- 1 Pittsburgh
- Last 10 meetings
- even at 5–5
- Most recent
- 2012
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7–0 | ||||||||||
| 1990s | 7–3 | ||||||||||
| 2000s | 6–4 | ||||||||||
| 2010s | 2–1 |
- Average margin
- 17.5 points; 7 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Pittsburgh
- 12–3 Pittsburgh’s record at home
- At Rutgers
- 5–9 Rutgers’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 1–0 Pittsburgh first
- Shutouts
- 2
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Pittsburgh’s biggest win1982: Pittsburgh 52, Rutgers 6by 46 points
- Rutgers’s biggest win2011: Rutgers 34, Pittsburgh 10by 24 points
- Upset1993: Pittsburgh 21, Rutgers 10Pittsburgh had a 23% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset1998: Rutgers 25, Pittsburgh 21Rutgers had a 23% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset2008: Rutgers 54, Pittsburgh 34Rutgers had a 31% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
Coach against coach
| Years | Pittsburgh | Series | Rutgers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986–1989 | Mike Gottfried | 4–0 | Dick Anderson |
| 1990–1992 | Paul Hackett | 2–1 | Doug Graber |
| 1993–1995 | Johnny Majors | 2–1 | Doug Graber |
| 1997–2000 | Walt Harris | 3–1 | Terry Shea |
| 2001–2004 | Walt Harris | 4–0 | Greg Schiano |
| 2005–2010 | Dave Wannstedt | 2–4 | Greg Schiano |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Pittsburgh’s side (Gottfried 4–0 against Anderson). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.
Both programs through the years
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.
Stars of the series
Biggest days
| Mike Teel Rutgers | 14 of 21, 361 yards, 6 TD, 1 INT | 2008 Passing | |
| Kenny Britt Rutgers | 5 catches, 143 yards, 3 TD | 2008 Receiving |
Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).
Every game
Every game is listed as played on the field.