Pittsburgh vs. South Florida

Pittsburgh and South Florida have 10 meetings on file, the first in 2001; Pittsburgh leads the series 7–⁠3 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Pittsburgh 7–⁠3, and Pittsburgh has won the last 5.

Pittsburgh wins
7
South Florida wins
3
Ties
0
Earliest on file
2001
Longest streak
5 Pittsburgh
Current streak
5 Pittsburgh
Last 10 meetings
Pittsburgh 7–⁠3
Most recent
2012

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
2000s4–⁠3
2010s3–⁠0
Average margin
16.3 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Pittsburgh
3–⁠2 Pittsburgh’s record at home
At South Florida
1–⁠4 South Florida’s record at home

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Pittsburgh’s biggest win2004: Pittsburgh 43, South Florida 14by 29 points
  2. South Florida’s biggest win2007: South Florida 48, Pittsburgh 37by 11 points
  3. Upset2008: Pittsburgh 26, South Florida 21Pittsburgh had a 24% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset2001: South Florida 35, Pittsburgh 26South Florida had a 27% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsPittsburghSeriesSouth Florida
2005–⁠2009Dave Wannstedt3–⁠2Jim Leavitt

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Pittsburgh’s side (Wannstedt 3–⁠2 against Leavitt). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Pittsburgh and South Florida, 2001 on13001500170020052010201520202025

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

Tyler Palko Pittsburgh19 of 28, 411 yards, 5 TD2004 Passing
Ray Graham Pittsburgh26 carries, 226 yards, 2 TD2011 Rushing
Greg Lee Pittsburgh8 catches, 153 yards, 3 TD2004 Receiving

Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).

Photos

From the rivalry’s and its games’ categories on Wikimedia Commons (free licenses only, each credited).

Every game

Dec 1, 2012Pittsburgh 27, South Florida 3at South Florida
Sep 29, 2011Pittsburgh 44, 16South Florida 17at Pittsburgh
Nov 20, 2010Pittsburgh 17, South Florida 10at South Florida
Oct 24, 200920Pittsburgh 41, South Florida 14at Pittsburgh
Oct 2, 2008Pittsburgh 26, 10South Florida 21at South Florida
Nov 24, 2007South Florida 48, Pittsburgh 37at Pittsburgh
Nov 4, 2006South Florida 22, Pittsburgh 12at South Florida
Oct 15, 2005Pittsburgh 31, South Florida 17at Pittsburgh
Dec 4, 200419Pittsburgh 43, South Florida 14at South Florida
Sep 8, 2001South Florida 35, Pittsburgh 26at Pittsburgh

Every game is listed as played on the field.