Pittsburgh Panthers
ACCPittsburgh, PAAcrisure Stadium
2026: 5–2 (2–2 ACC). Last: lost at Boston College 27–21. Next: at Miami, Saturday, Oct 24, noon ET.
- W 59–14Miami (OH)
- W 12–7UCF
- W 27–13Syracuse
- W 59–0Bucknell
- W 35–33at Virginia Tech
- L 17–21North Carolina
- L 21–27at Boston College
- Oct 24at Miami
- Oct 31Georgia Tech
- Nov 13Florida State
- Nov 21at Louisville
- Nov 28at California
- Outfitted by Nike
Pittsburgh has played football since 1890 and is 734–526–37 in the 1,297 games on record here, which start in 1896. The Panthers have finished No. 1 in the final AP poll twice, most recently in 1976. They have won two Big East Conference titles (the last in 2010) and one Atlantic Coast Conference title, counting shared titles. Tony Dorsett won the Heisman Trophy here in 1976. Since 1937, the NFL Draft has taken 180 players from here in its first seven rounds, 27 of them in the first round. The AAFC and AFL drafts also took four players from here. The College Football Hall of Fame holds 20 players and 4 coaches from Pittsburgh. Jock Sutherland (1924–1938) won more games here than any other coach: 111. The most-played rival is West Virginia: 108 meetings, Pittsburgh leads 63–42–3. This season, under Pat Narduzzi, they’re 5–2.
Résumé
- All-time record
- 778–571–42 official; 734–526–37 on file; how we count
- Postseason
- 15–24 bowls, title games, playoff
- AP No. 1 finishes
- 2
- Weeks at No. 1
- 19 of 298 ranked
- Elo now
- 1556 54th of 138 FBS
- Computer rankings
- Massey No. 48 · Composite No. 32 in FBS, Oct 17; down 10 since Oct 11. From Massey Ratings
- Conference titles
- 3 last in 2021
- Bowl record
- 15–23 official, bowls only
- Seasons
- 128 since 1896, 1,297 games
Identity
- Fight song
- Hail to Pitt and Pitt Victory Song
- Mascot
- ROC
- Student section
- Panther Pitt
- Apparel
- Nike
2026 season 5–2
RosterFull 2026 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs Miami (OH) | W 59–14 | 63% |
| Sep 12 | vs UCF | W 12–7 | 70% |
| Sep 17 | vs Syracuse | W 27–13 | 77% |
| Sep 26 | vs Bucknell | W 59–0 | 93% |
| Oct 2 | at Virginia Tech | W 35–33 | 52% |
| Oct 10 | vs North Carolina | L 17–21 | 76% |
| Oct 17 | at Boston College | L 21–27 | 65% |
| Oct 24 | at Miami | Preview | 18% |
| Oct 31 | vs Georgia Tech | Preview | 66% |
| Nov 13 | vs Florida State | Preview | 66% |
| Nov 21 | at Louisville | Preview | 32% |
| Nov 28 | at California | Preview | 60% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
Future schedule
2027–34- 20273 games: 2 home, 1 neutral, non-conference only
- 20283 games: 2 home, 1 away, non-conference only
- 20294 games: 3 home, 1 away, non-conference only
- 20302 games: 1 home, 1 away, non-conference only
- 20312 games: 2 home, non-conference only
- 20321 game: 1 away, non-conference only
- 20332 games: 1 home, 1 away, non-conference only
- 20342 games: 1 home, 1 away, non-conference only
Pittsburgh’s announced games beyond the seasons on our schedule, the next 8 seasons (2 more listed), as its Wikipedia article lists them (announced schedules as of December 9, 2025). Schedules change; a season shows only the games named so far, and many articles list non-conference games only. Future schedules: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
On the 2026 team
- Mason Heintschel1,304 passing yards, 14 TD (leads Pittsburgh in passing yards)
- Damon Ferguson Jr.438 rushing yards, 3 TD (leads Pittsburgh in rushing yards)
- Cataurus Hicks26 catches, 500 yards, 4 TD (leads Pittsburgh in receiving yards)
- Cruce Brookins46 tackles (leads Pittsburgh in tackles)
- Jeremiah Marcelin39 tackles, 1 sack
- Alex Sanford33 tackles, 2 sacks
Program greats See all
Heisman finalists, College Football Hall of Famers, consensus All-Americans, national award winners and first-round picks, for what they did at Pittsburgh.
Tony Dorsett1976 Heisman
Hugh GreenHall of Fame, 1996
Aaron DonaldHall of Fame, 2026
Larry FitzgeraldHall of Fame, 2024
Mark MayHall of Fame, 2006- Bill FralicHall of Fame, 1999
Marshall GoldbergHall of Fame, 1958
Mike DitkaHall of Fame, 1986
Jim CovertHall of Fame, 2003
Bob PeckHall of Fame, 1954- Joe SkladanyHall of Fame, 1975
- Herb SteinHall of Fame, 1967
Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.
Around the program
- Apparel
- Nike · Official source
- University of Pittsburgh Athletics; read 2026-10-10
- Mascot
- ROC · Official source
- University of Pittsburgh Athletics; read 2026-10-10
- University of Pittsburgh Athletics; read 2026-10-10
- Wikipedia; read 2026-10-10
- Student section
- Panther Pitt · Official source
- Pitt Athletics; read 2026-10-10
- University of Pittsburgh; read 2026-10-10
- The Pitt News; read 2026-10-10
- Athletic director
- C. Allen Greene · Official source
- Pitt Panthers; read 2026-10-10
- Offensive coordinator
- Kade Bell · Official source
- Pitt Panthers; read 2026-10-10
- Defensive coordinator
- Cory Sanders · Official source
- Pitt Panthers; read 2026-10-10
- Radio flagship
- KDKA-FM · Single source
- Wikipedia; read 2026-10-10
- NIL collective
- H2PNIL · Single source
- Pitt Panthers; read 2026-10-10
Found by several AI researchers searching the web, then kept only where the page loads and says so in words naming the program; every quote is checked again each time the data is rebuilt. Official source: the school’s own page. All of them.
The apparel deal
Nike. An extension announced in 2023 ran through 2026. A newer deal hasn't been confirmed here yet.
- Pitt Athletics, Jul 6, 2023: Extension through 2026
Apparel deals: Field Drip. Terms as the outlets reported them; checked Oct 3, 2026.
Program strength since 1896
Best seasons everOn Bluesky
I am so embarrassed that I turned on this football game and even have the relevant context to tell you what an embarrassment Mike McCarthy is. But he's from Pittsburgh so it's OK
Read on Bluesky
From reporters and writers who cover college football, linked to their posts on Bluesky.
More coverage
- Mason McKenzie throws for 2 TDs, Boston College overcomes poor start to beat Pittsburgh 27-21, winnipegfreepress.com,
- Bill Belichick's first Pitt matchup as North Carolina coach adds a new edge to Unc Vs Pittsburgh, el-balad.com,
- Mike Ditka, quintessential Chicago Bear, Pittsburgh native and Hall of Famer, dies at 86, butlereagle.com,
Found through the GDELT Project, which indexes news sites worldwide. Each link opens the story on the outlet’s own site; each picture is that outlet’s own preview of its story, shown from its site and credited to it.
Podcasts
- Reaction: Pitt's Collapse vs. BC, Dailey's Struggles & The Miami Test | Beatline Panthers, Beatline Panthers, , 13 min
- Can Pitt Fix Turnovers Against BC? | Beatline Panthers, Beatline Panthers, , 1 min
Found through Podcast Index, the open podcast directory. Each link opens the episode’s page.
Head coaches
| Coach | Years | Record |
|---|---|---|
 Pat Narduzzi | 2015–2026 | 85–63 |
| Joe Rudolph | 2014 | 0–1 |
 Paul Chryst | 2012–2014 | 19–19 |
 Todd Graham | 2011 | 6–6 |
| Keith Patterson | 2011 | 0–1 |
 Phil Bennett | 2010 | 1–0 |
 Dave Wannstedt | 2005–2010 | 42–31 |
| Walt Harris | 1997–2004 | 52–44 |
 Johnny Majors | 1973–1996 | 45–45–1 |
| Sal Sunseri | 1992 | 0–1 |
| Paul Hackett | 1989–1992 | 13–20–1 |
 Mike Gottfried | 1986–1989 | 26–17–2 |
| Foge Fazio | 1982–1985 | 25–18–3 |
| Jackie Sherrill | 1977–1981 | 50–9–1 |
| Carl DePasqua | 1969–1972 | 13–29 |
 Dave Hart | 1966–1968 | 3–27 |
 John Michelosen | 1955–1965 | 56–49–7 |
 Red Dawson | 1952–1954 | 9–11–1 |
| Thomas Hamilton | 1951–1954 | 7–9 |
 Len Casanova | 1950 | 1–8 |
 Walter Milligan | 1947–1949 | 13–14 |
 Wesley Fesler | 1946 | 3–5–1 |
 Clark Shaughnessy | 1943–1945 | 10–17 |
| Charles Bowser | 1939–1942 | 14–20–1 |
 Jock Sutherland | 1924–1938 | 111–20–12 |
 Pop Warner | 1915–1923 | 60–12–4 |
 Joseph Duff | 1913–1914 | 14–3–1 |
 Joseph Thompson | 1908–1912 | 30–14–2 |
| John Moorhead | 1907 | 8–2 |
| Edgar Wingard | 1906 | 6–4 |
 Arthur Mosse | 1903–1905 | 11–3 |
| Fred Crolius | 1902 | 1–1 |
| Wilbur Hockensmith | 1901 | 0–1 |
| Roy Jackson | 1900 | 0–1 |
| George W. Hoskins | 1896 | 0–1 |
Most-played series
All rivalries- West Virginia
63–42–3 ‡ in 108
- 2006 L 27–45
- 2007 W 13–9
- 2008 W 19–15
- 2009 L 16–19
- 2010 L 10–35
- 2011 L 20–21
- 2022 W 38–31
- 2023 L 6–17
- 2024 W 38–34
- 2025 L 24–31
Lost the last one.
- Penn State
43–53–4 ‡ in 100
- 1991 L 20–32
- 1992 L 13–57
- 1997 L 17–34
- 1998 L 13–20
- 1999 L 17–20
- 2000 W 12–0
- 2016 W 42–39
- 2017 L 14–33
- 2018 L 6–51
- 2019 L 10–17
Lost the last three.
- Syracuse
46–32–3 † in 82
- 2017 L 24–27
- 2018 W 44–37
- 2019 W 27–20
- 2020 W 21–10
- 2021 W 31–14
- 2022 W 19–9
- 2023 L 13–28
- 2024 W 41–13
- 2025 W 30–13
- 2026 W 27–13
Won the last three.
| Opponent | Games | PITT record |
|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | 108 | 63–42–3 ‡ |
| Penn State | 100 | 43–53–4 ‡ |
| Syracuse | 82 | 46–32–3 † |
| Notre Dame | 74 | 21–51–1 † |
| Miami | 43 | 12–30–1 |
| Navy | 40 | 22–15–3 |
| Boston College | 36 | 19–17 |
| Temple | 36 | 27–8–1 |
Official records. † Without wins the NCAA vacated. ‡ The rivalry’s own count, where it differs from the games on file. Each series page gives both.
Rivals the program names: West Virginia, Notre Dame, Syracuse, Penn State, Cincinnati.
Every opponent (151)
Every program Pittsburgh has played, A to Z, with Pittsburgh’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Air Force 0–2
- Akron 2–1
- Allegheny 7–0
- Arizona 1–0
- Arizona State 0–1
- Army 19–6–2
- Austin Peay 1–0
- Ball State 1–0
- Baylor 2–2
- Bethany (WV) 6–0
- Boston College 19–17
- Bowling Green 3–1
- Bucknell 8–2
- Buffalo 4–0
- Butler YMCA 1–0
- BYU 1–1
- California 4–2
- California (PA) 1–0
- Camp Lee 1–0
- Carlisle 4–4
- Carnegie Mellon 24–5–1
- Central Michigan 1–0
- Centre 1–0
- Chatham Field 1–0
- Cincinnati 9–5
- Clemson 3–3
- Cleveland Naval Reserves 0–1
- Colgate 1–0
- Cornell 2–4
- Delaware 2–0
- Dickinson 2–0
- Drake 1–0
- Duke 17–10
- Duquesne 5–2
- East Carolina 2–3
- East Tennessee State 1–0
- Eastern Michigan 3–0
- Florida 0–0–1
- Florida International 2–0
- Florida State 7–5
- Fordham 2–2–3
- Franklin & Marshall 1–0
- Furman 1–0
- Gardner-Webb 1–0
- Geneva 6–0
- Georgetown 2–0–1
- Georgia 3–0–1
- Georgia Tech 12–6
- Gettysburg 2–0
- Grambling 1–0
- Great Lakes Navy 0–2
- Grove City 4–0
- Hawai’i 0–1
- Hiram 1–0
- Holy Cross 1–0
- Houston 1–2
- Illinois 2–6
- Indiana 2–7
- Iowa 3–4
- Iowa State 0–1
- Johns Hopkins 2–0
- Kansas 3–0
- Kent State 8–0
- Kentucky 1–0
- Lafayette 3–5
- Lehigh 2–0
- Louisiana 1–0
- Louisville 11–11
- Maine 1–0
- Marietta 3–0
- Marquette 3–0
- Marshall 1–0
- Maryland 2–3
- Maryland-Baltimore 1–0
- Massachusetts 1–0
- Miami 12–30–1
- Miami (OH) 3–0
- Michigan 0–2
- Michigan State 0–7–1
- Minnesota 3–9
- Missouri 1–0
- Mount Union 3–0
- Muskingum 1–0
- Navy 22–15–3
- NC State 6–5–1
- Nebraska 15–6–3
- New Hampshire 2–0
- New Mexico 1–0
- North Carolina 6–13
- Northern Iowa 1–0
- Northwestern 3–4
- Notre Dame 21–51–1 †
- Ohio 5–1
- Ohio Medical 2–0
- Ohio Northern 7–0
- Ohio State 5–19–1
- Ohio Wesleyan 2–0
- Oklahoma 1–9–1
- Oklahoma State 0–2
- Old Dominion 1–0
- Ole Miss 0–0 †
- Oregon 2–2
- Oregon State 1–1
- Pacific 1–0
- Penn State 43–53–4 ‡
- Pennsylvania 10–1–1
- Purdue 3–4
- Rhode Island 1–0
- Rice 1–2
- Rutgers 22–8
- Saint Louis 1–0
- SMU 2–4–1
- South Carolina 3–1
- South Florida 7–3
- Southern Miss 2–1
- Stanford 3–2
- Syracuse 46–32–3 †
- TCU 0–1–1
- Temple 27–8–1
- Tennessee 3–1
- Texas 0–3
- Texas A&M 2–1
- The Citadel 1–0
- Thiel 2–0
- Toledo 2–2
- Tulane 3–4
- UAB 2–0
- UAlbany 1–0
- UCF 3–1
- UCLA 6–9
- UConn 4–5
- USC 4–6
- Utah 0–3
- Villanova 3–0
- Virginia 10–5
- Virginia Tech 12–12
- Wake Forest 2–1
- Washington 4–1
- Washington & Jefferson 18–8–2
- Washington and Lee 1–0
- Washington State 1–0
- Waynesburg 4–0
- West Virginia 63–42–3 ‡
- Western Michigan 1–1
- Western Reserve 3–0
- Westminster (Pennsylvania) 11–0
- William & Mary 5–0
- Wisconsin 3–0
- Wofford 1–0
- Wooster 1–0
- Youngstown State 5–1
Official records. † Without wins the NCAA vacated, or with forfeits counted. ‡ The rivalry’s own count, where it differs from the games on file.
Conference titles
3, counting shared titles- Atlantic Coast Conference 1
- 2021
As the program counts them in its Wikipedia article, shared titles included, and listed under each conference’s current name (a Western Conference title of the 1900s counts as a Big Ten title); season pages use the name the conference had that year. A title the article files under a conference the team wasn’t in that season is listed under the one it was. Division titles include years the team tied for its division.
Conferences
- 1991Joined the Big East from independence in football. Source
- 2013Joined the ACC from the Big East. Source
Pittsburgh’s football conferences by season, from CollegeFootballData.com’s memberships (renamed conferences keep the name of the time). The moves and their announcement dates from Wikipedia’s lists of NCAA Division I conference changes; the year is the first season in the new conference. Conference realignment: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
National award winners
All awards| 2021 | Jordan Addison WR | Biletnikoff |
| 2021 | Kenny Pickett QB | Unitas Golden Arm |
| 2020 | Jimmy Morrissey C | Burlsworth |
| 2013 | Aaron Donald DT | Outland, Lombardi, Nagurski, Bednarik |
| 2003 | Larry Fitzgerald WR | Walter Camp, Biletnikoff |
| 2000 | Antonio Bryant WR | Biletnikoff |
| 1981 | Jackie Sherrill coach | Walter Camp Coach |
| 1980 | Hugh Green DE | Maxwell, Walter Camp, Lombardi |
| 1980 | Mark May OT | Outland |
| 1976 | Tony Dorsett RB | Heisman, Maxwell, Walter Camp |
| 1976 | Johnny Majors coach | Eddie Robinson |
| 1973 | Johnny Majors coach | Eddie Robinson, Walter Camp Coach |
Consensus All-Americans 55
Led the nation 10
| 2022 | Israel Abanikanda rushing touchdowns (20 TD) |
| 2003 | Larry Fitzgerald receiving yards (1,672 yds), receiving touchdowns (22 TD) |
| 1987 | Craig Heyward rushing yards (1,791 yds) |
| 1981 | Dan Marino passing touchdowns (34 TD) |
| 1981 | Julius Dawkins receiving touchdowns (16 TD) |
| 1980 | Dwight Collins yards per catch (27.6) |
| 1976 | Tony Dorsett rushing yards (2,150 yds), points (134 pts), points per game (12.2) |
| 1965 | Eric Crabtree kickoff return yards (636 yds) |
| 1944 | Paul Rickards passing yards (997 yds) |
| 1937 | Dick Cassiano yards per carry (9.0) |
The NCAA’s official national leaders since 1937, from Wikipedia’s yearly leader lists.
Heisman runners-up and finalists
The votes| 2021 | Kenny Pickett QB | 3rd |
| 2003 | Larry Fitzgerald WR | 2nd |
| 1987 | Craig Heyward RB | 5th |
| 1981 | Dan Marino QB | 4th |
| 1980 | Hugh Green DE | 2nd |
| 1975 | Tony Dorsett RB | 4th |
| 1938 | Marshall Goldberg RB | 2nd |
| 1937 | Marshall Goldberg RB | 3rd |
Second to fifth in the vote, from each season’s Wikipedia article.
In the Hall of Fame
Every inductee- Players
- 20
- Coaches
- 4
| 2026 | Aaron Donald DT |
| 2024 | Larry Fitzgerald WR |
| 2015 | Ruben Brown OT |
| 2006 | Mark May OT |
| 2003 | Jim Covert OT |
| 2002 | Dan Marino QB |
| 1999 | Bill Fralic OT |
| 1996 | Hugh Green DE |
| 1994 | Tony Dorsett RB |
| 1986 | Mike Ditka E |
| 1977 | Len Casanova coach here, 1950 |
| 1975 | Ave Daniell OT |
| 1975 | Joe Skladany E |
| 1973 | Hube Wagner E |
| 1971 | Joe Schmidt LB |
| 1971 | Joe Thompson RB |
| 1970 | Tom Davies RB |
| 1968 | Clark Shaughnessy coach here, 1943–1945 |
| 1967 | Herb Stein C/OG |
| 1965 | George McLaren FB |
| 1958 | Marshall Goldberg FB |
| 1954 | Bob Peck C |
| 1951 | Jock Sutherland coach here, 1924–1938 |
| 1951 | Pop Warner coach here, 1915–1923 |
In the draft
By college- NFL picks, rounds 1–7
- 180 since 1937
- First-round picks
- 27
- AAFC and AFL picks
- 4 1947, 1949, 1961, 1963
| 2023 | Calijah Kancey DT | No. 19, Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 2022 | Kenny Pickett QB | No. 20, Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 2014 | Aaron Donald DT | No. 13, St. Louis Rams |
| 2011 | Jonathan Baldwin WR | No. 26, Kansas City Chiefs |
| 2008 | Jeff Otah OT | No. 19, Carolina Panthers |
| 2007 | Darrelle Revis DB | No. 14, New York Jets |
| 2004 | Larry Fitzgerald WR | No. 3, Arizona Cardinals |
| 1995 | Ruben Brown OG | No. 14, Buffalo Bills |
Who came and went in the 2026 transfer portal, and every portal year.
Official accounts
- Football
- X @Pitt_FBInstagram @Pitt_FBFacebook PittsburghPanthers
- Athletics department
- X @Pitt_ATHLETICSInstagram @Pitt_ATHLETICS
Official accounts: the schools’ athletics websites: the ones pittsburghpanthers.com lists for its football program and athletics department, as of Oct 12, 2026.
Voices
play-by-play- from 1956Tom Bender
With them: John Sauer (analyst, 1974–94), Mark May (analyst, from 1994).
From the announcers’ Wikipedia articles (CC BY-SA), with the years as each article gives them: those in Wikipedia’s Pittsburgh football announcers category, and any whose article names them the program’s play-by-play voice. Television network crews and announcers whose articles give no years are left out.
On the newsreel
- PITTSBURGH BLASTS ARMY 24 to 8
- NAVY 24, PITTSBURGH 12
- PITT SCUTTLES NAVY IN UPSET
- PITTSBURGH UPSETS SYRACUSE
- PITT TIES ARMY - 14-14
- PITT TOPPLES UCLA - 27-6
- OKLAHOMA 26, PITTSBURGH 0
- 'GATOR BOWL
- SUGAR BOWL
- FOOTBALL
And 14 more
- ARMY 69, PITT 7
- FORDHAM UPSETS PITT
- GRID YEAR IN SMASH FINALS
- GRID THRILLS OF THE WEEK
- GRID HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK
- GRIDIRON THRILLS OF THE WEEK
- Football
- RAMS-PITT IN ANNUAL DRAW
- GOPHERS LOSE GRID THRONE
- ETHIOPS EAGER FOR COMBAT
- NO TITLE
- UPSETS MARK GRID BATTLES
- PITT GRIDMEN BEAT TROJANS IN INTERSECTIONAL BATTLE
- SOUTHERN CAL. TRIMS PITT BY 35-0 SCORE IN ROSE BOWL CLASSIC
Universal Newsreel, National Archives (catalog record). Story titles and words as Universal’s release sheet gives them; the films themselves may still be under copyright, so we link to the record rather than show them.
Books
Books: Open Library (CC0), filed under the program’s Library of Congress subject heading; most-reissued first, each linked to its page there.
Season by season
National championsShaded: national title seasons, No. 1 in the final AP poll or claimed by Pittsburgh.
| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5–2 | 2–2 | Pat Narduzzi | 1556 | 10.5 | ||
| 2025 | 8–5 | 6–2 | Pat Narduzzi | 1569 | 8.4 | ||
| 2024 | 7–6 | 3–5 | Pat Narduzzi | 1484 | 4.9 | ||
| 2023 | 3–9 | 2–6 | Pat Narduzzi | 1459 | -7.3 | ||
| 2022 | 9–4 | 5–3 | 17 | 22 | Pat Narduzzi | 1645 | 8.6 |
| 2021 | 11–3 | 7–1 | 13 | Pat Narduzzi | 1688 | 17.6 | |
| 2020 | 6–5 | 5–5 | Pat Narduzzi | 1590 | 6.0 | ||
| 2019 | 8–5 | 4–4 | Pat Narduzzi | 1555 | 4.1 | ||
| 2018 | 7–7 | 6–2 | Pat Narduzzi | 1578 | 2.7 | ||
| 2017 | 5–7 | 3–5 | Pat Narduzzi | 1537 | 6.0 | ||
| 2016 | 8–5 | 5–3 | Pat Narduzzi | 1576 | 13.1 | ||
| 2015 | 8–5 | 6–2 | Pat Narduzzi | 1561 | 11.1 | ||
| 2014 | 6–7 | 4–4 | Paul Chryst, Joe Rudolph | 1515 | 14.1 | ||
| 2013 | 7–6 | 3–5 | Paul Chryst | 1525 | 9.4 | ||
| 2012 | 6–7 | 3–4 | Paul Chryst | 1533 | 5.7 | ||
| 2011 | 6–7 | 4–3 | Todd Graham, Keith Patterson | 1541 | 5.6 | ||
| 2010 | 8–5 | 5–2 | 15 | Dave Wannstedt, Phil Bennett | 1651 | 11.3 | |
| 2009 | 10–3 | 5–2 | 15 | Dave Wannstedt | 1686 | 17.9 | |
| 2008 | 9–4 | 5–2 | 25 | Dave Wannstedt | 1609 | 9.0 | |
| 2007 | 5–7 | 3–4 | Dave Wannstedt | 1489 | 7.5 | ||
| 2006 | 6–6 | 2–5 | Dave Wannstedt | 1527 | 14.4 | ||
| 2005 | 5–6 | 4–3 | 23 | Dave Wannstedt | 1546 | 6.8 | |
| 2004 | 8–4 | 4–2 | 25 | Walt Harris | 1599 | 6.4 | |
| 2003 | 8–5 | 5–2 | 10 | Walt Harris | 1609 | 11.0 | |
| 2002 | 9–4 | 5–2 | 19 | Walt Harris | 1665 | 14.5 |
Every season back to 1896 (103 more)
| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 7–5 | 4–3 | Walt Harris | 1600 | 12.0 | ||
| 2000 | 7–5 | 4–3 | Walt Harris | 1524 | 9.6 | ||
| 1999 | 5–6 | 2–5 | Walt Harris | 1421 | 2.8 | ||
| 1998 | 2–9 | 0–7 | Walt Harris | 1372 | -8.0 | ||
| 1997 | 6–6 | 4–3 | Walt Harris | 1477 | -6.7 | ||
| 1996 | 4–7 | 3–4 | Johnny Majors | 1384 | -9.7 | ||
| 1995 | 2–9 | 0–7 | Johnny Majors | 1351 | -5.4 | ||
| 1994 | 3–8 | 2–5 | Johnny Majors | 1419 | -2.7 | ||
| 1993 | 3–8 | 2–5 | Johnny Majors | 1386 | -9.0 | ||
| 1992 | 3–9 | 1–3 | Paul Hackett, Sal Sunseri | 1369 | -14.4 | ||
| 1991 | 6–5 | 3–2 | Paul Hackett | 1506 | 3.7 | ||
| 1990 | 3–7–1 | 18 | Paul Hackett | 1469 | 2.4 | ||
| 1989 | 8–3–1 | 20 | 17 | Mike Gottfried, Paul Hackett | 1621 | 11.4 | |
| 1988 | 6–5 | Mike Gottfried | 1569 | 14.1 | |||
| 1987 | 8–4 | Mike Gottfried | 1611 | 12.2 | |||
| 1986 | 5–5–1 | Mike Gottfried | 1542 | 11.1 | |||
| 1985 | 5–5–1 | Foge Fazio | 1512 | 0.8 | |||
| 1984 | 3–7–1 | 3 | Foge Fazio | 1552 | -0.3 | ||
| 1983 | 8–3–1 | 18 | Foge Fazio | 1691 | 14.5 | ||
| 1982 | 9–3 | 1 | 10 | Foge Fazio | 1714 | 22.7 | |
| 1981 | 11–1 | 8 | 4 | Jackie Sherrill | 1780 | 30.3 | |
| 1980 | 11–1 | 3 | 2 | Jackie Sherrill | 1798 | 34.2 | |
| 1979 | 11–1 | 17 | 7 | Jackie Sherrill | 1739 | 22.7 | |
| 1978 | 8–4 | 14 | Jackie Sherrill | 1647 | 11.4 | ||
| 1977 | 9–2–1 | 7 | 8 | Jackie Sherrill | 1762 | 31.6 | |
| 1976 | 12–0 | 9 | 1 | Johnny Majors | 1787 | 27.7 | |
| 1975 | 8–4 | 15 | Johnny Majors | 1651 | 23.2 | ||
| 1974 | 7–4 | 13 | Johnny Majors | 1558 | 18.1 | ||
| 1973 | 6–5–1 | Johnny Majors | 1493 | 7.9 | |||
| 1972 | 1–10 | Carl DePasqua | 1334 | -11.3 | |||
| 1971 | 3–8 | Carl DePasqua | 1391 | -2.1 | |||
| 1970 | 5–5 | Carl DePasqua | 1426 | -3.9 | |||
| 1969 | 4–6 | Carl DePasqua | 1392 | ||||
| 1968 | 1–9 | Dave Hart | 1303 | ||||
| 1967 | 1–9 | Dave Hart | 1309 | ||||
| 1966 | 1–9 | Dave Hart | 1346 | ||||
| 1965 | 3–7 | John Michelosen | 1467 | ||||
| 1964 | 3–5–2 | John Michelosen | 1558 | ||||
| 1963 | 9–1 | 4 | John Michelosen | 1656 | |||
| 1962 | 5–5 | John Michelosen | 1482 | ||||
| 1961 | 3–7 | John Michelosen | 1477 | ||||
| 1960 | 4–3–3 | 7 | John Michelosen | 1604 | |||
| 1959 | 6–4 | 20 | John Michelosen | 1585 | |||
| 1958 | 5–4–1 | 19 | John Michelosen | 1550 | |||
| 1957 | 4–6 | 8 | John Michelosen | 1541 | |||
| 1956 | 7–3–1 | 10 | 13 | John Michelosen | 1652 | ||
| 1955 | 7–4 | 11 | John Michelosen | 1624 | |||
| 1954 | 4–5 | Red Dawson, Thomas Hamilton | 1486 | ||||
| 1953 | 3–5–1 | 17 | Red Dawson | 1485 | |||
| 1952 | 6–3 | Red Dawson | 1523 | ||||
| 1951 | 3–7 | Thomas Hamilton | 1468 | ||||
| 1950 | 1–8 | Len Casanova | 1431 | ||||
| 1949 | 6–3 | 19 | Walter Milligan | 1551 | |||
| 1948 | 6–3 | Walter Milligan | 1507 | ||||
| 1947 | 1–8 | Walter Milligan | 1352 | ||||
| 1946 | 3–5–1 | Wesley Fesler | 1435 | ||||
| 1945 | 3–7 | Clark Shaughnessy | 1424 | ||||
| 1944 | 4–5 | Clark Shaughnessy | 1423 | ||||
| 1943 | 3–5 | Clark Shaughnessy | 1399 | ||||
| 1942 | 3–6 | Charles Bowser | 1460 | ||||
| 1941 | 3–6 | Charles Bowser | 1513 | ||||
| 1940 | 3–4–1 | Charles Bowser | 1562 | ||||
| 1939 | 5–4 | 1 | Charles Bowser | 1611 | |||
| 1938 | 8–2 | 1 | 8 | Jock Sutherland | 1731 | ||
| 1937 | 9–0–1 | 3 | 1 | Jock Sutherland | 1781 | ||
| 1936 | 8–1–1 | 9 | 3 | Jock Sutherland | 1748 | ||
| 1935 | 7–1–2 | Jock Sutherland | 1717 | ||||
| 1934 | 8–1 | Jock Sutherland | 1756 | ||||
| 1933 | 8–1 | Jock Sutherland | 1725 | ||||
| 1932 | 8–1–2 | Jock Sutherland | 1706 | ||||
| 1931 | 8–1 | Jock Sutherland | 1698 | ||||
| 1930 | 6–2–1 | Jock Sutherland | 1625 | ||||
| 1929 | 9–1 | Jock Sutherland | 1679 | ||||
| 1928 | 6–2–1 | Jock Sutherland | 1620 | ||||
| 1927 | 8–1–1 | Jock Sutherland | 1656 | ||||
| 1926 | 5–2–2 | Jock Sutherland | 1578 | ||||
| 1925 | 8–1 | Jock Sutherland | 1644 | ||||
| 1924 | 5–3–1 | Jock Sutherland | 1554 | ||||
| 1923 | 5–4 | Pop Warner | 1600 | ||||
| 1922 | 8–2 | Pop Warner | 1646 | ||||
| 1921 | 5–3–1 | Pop Warner | 1608 | ||||
| 1920 | 6–0–2 | Pop Warner | 1672 | ||||
| 1919 | 6–2–1 | Pop Warner | 1627 | ||||
| 1918 | 4–1 | Pop Warner | 1714 | ||||
| 1917 | 10–0 | Pop Warner | 1727 | ||||
| 1916 | 8–0 | Pop Warner | 1724 | ||||
| 1915 | 8–0 | Pop Warner | 1688 | ||||
| 1914 | 8–1 | Joseph Duff | 1607 | ||||
| 1913 | 6–2–1 | Joseph Duff | 1516 | ||||
| 1912 | 3–6 | Joseph Thompson | 1426 | ||||
| 1911 | 4–3–1 | Joseph Thompson | 1556 | ||||
| 1910 | 9–0 | Joseph Thompson | 1627 | ||||
| 1909 | 6–2–1 | Joseph Thompson | 1553 | ||||
| 1908 | 8–3 | Joseph Thompson | 1520 | ||||
| 1907 | 8–2 | John Moorhead | 1524 | ||||
| 1906 | 6–4 | Edgar Wingard | 1478 | ||||
| 1905 | 10–2 | Arthur Mosse | 1527 | ||||
| 1904few games on file | 1–0 | Arthur Mosse | 1486 | ||||
| 1903few games on file | 0–1 | Arthur Mosse | 1431 | ||||
| 1902few games on file | 1–1 | Fred Crolius | 1466 | ||||
| 1901few games on file | 0–1 | Wilbur Hockensmith | 1440 | ||||
| 1900few games on file | 0–1 | Roy Jackson | 1464 | ||||
| 1896few games on file | 0–1 | George W. Hoskins | 1484 |
Officially 778–571–42 since 1890 (per Wikipedia, as of 9/26/26); game by game here, 734–526–37 (−44 wins, −45 losses, −5 ties). Our file starts in 1896; the program began in 1890. Some games are missing from our source.
No season on file for 1897–99: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.
Records are computed from every game on file at CollegeFootballData.com, whose coverage of the earliest seasons can be incomplete. Elo is this site’s own rating; see how it works on the records page.