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1911 Pittsburgh

4–⁠3–⁠1, coached by Joseph Thompson.

Pittsburgh, 1911
Photo: Arnold Steigerwalt took a photo of the postcard. Don Seele of Pittsburgh took the original photo., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Pittsburgh in 1911, game by game: won vs. Westminster (Pennsylvania) 23–0; won vs. Ohio Northern 22–0; lost vs. Carlisle 0–17; lost at Cornell 3–9; tied vs. Notre Dame 0–0; won vs. Villanova 12–0; won vs. Washington & Jefferson 12–0; lost vs. Penn State 0–3+23−17Won 23–0 vs. Westminster (Pennsylvania)+23Westminster (Pe…Won 22–0 vs. Ohio Northern+22Ohio NorthernLost 0–17 vs. Carlisle-17CarlisleLost 3–9 at Cornell-6CornellTied 0–0 vs. Notre Dame0Notre DameWon 12–0 vs. Villanova+12VillanovaWon 12–0 vs. Washington & Jefferson+12Washington & Je…Lost 0–3 vs. Penn State-3Penn State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 7vsWestminster (Pennsylvania)W 23–⁠093%
Oct 14vsOhio NorthernW 22–⁠093%
Oct 21vsCarlisleL 0–⁠1758%
Oct 28atCornellL 3–⁠945%
Nov 4vsNotre DameT 0–⁠058%
Nov 11vsVillanovaW 12–⁠073%
Nov 18vsWashington & JeffersonW 12–⁠064%
Nov 30vsPenn StateL 0–⁠348%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Penn State 3–⁠0.

In program history: The 61st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 128 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1911.

Record
4–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
72–⁠29
Coach
Joseph Thompson
Elo
1556 −28 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
7.3 No. 24 of 71 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Jack Lindsay