1905 Pittsburgh

10–⁠2, coached by Arthur Mosse. The season’s Wikipedia article records 11–⁠2, over 13 games to the 12 on file here.

Pittsburgh, 1905
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Pittsburgh in 1905, game by game: won vs. Westminster (Pennsylvania) 11–0; won vs. California (PA) 71–0; won vs. Mount Union 57–0; won vs. Bethany (WV) 48–0; lost at Cornell 0–30; won vs. Dickinson 24–10; won vs. Franklin & Marshall 53–0; won vs. Washington & Jefferson 11–0; won vs. Butler YMCA 67–0; won vs. Ohio Medical 51–0; won at Geneva 12–0; lost vs. Penn State 0–6+71−30Won 11–0 vs. Westminster (Pennsylvania)+11Westminster (Pe…Won 71–0 vs. California (PA)+71California (PA)Won 57–0 vs. Mount Union+57Mount UnionWon 48–0 vs. Bethany (WV)+48Bethany (WV)Lost 0–30 at Cornell-30CornellWon 24–10 vs. Dickinson+14DickinsonWon 53–0 vs. Franklin & Marshall+53Franklin & Mars…Won 11–0 vs. Washington & Jefferson+11Washington & Je…Won 67–0 vs. Butler YMCA+67Butler YMCAWon 51–0 vs. Ohio Medical+51Ohio MedicalWon 12–0 at Geneva+12GenevaLost 0–6 vs. Penn State-6Penn State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Penn State 6–⁠0.

In program history: The 75th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 128 on file).

Record
10–⁠2
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
405–⁠46
Coach
Arthur Mosse
Elo
1527 +37 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−11.7 No. 62 of 82 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Joseph H. Thompson