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1914 Pittsburgh

8–⁠1, coached by Joseph Duff.

Pittsburgh, 1914
Photo: Cook took the original photo. Arnold Steigerwalt took a picture of the postcard, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Pittsburgh in 1914, game by game: won at Cornell 9–3; won at Westminster (Pennsylvania) 21–10; won at Navy 13–6; won vs. Carlisle 10–3; won vs. Georgetown 21–0; won vs. Dickinson 96–0; lost vs. Washington & Jefferson 10–13; won vs. Carnegie Mellon 14–0; won vs. Penn State 13–3+96−3Won 9–3 at Cornell+6CornellWon 21–10 at Westminster (Pennsylvania)+11Westminster (Pe…Won 13–6 at Navy+7NavyWon 10–3 vs. Carlisle+7CarlisleWon 21–0 vs. Georgetown+21GeorgetownWon 96–0 vs. Dickinson+96DickinsonLost 10–13 vs. Washington & Jefferson-3Washington & Je…Won 14–0 vs. Carnegie Mellon+14Carnegie MellonWon 13–3 vs. Penn State+10Penn State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30atCornellW 9–⁠346%
Oct 3atWestminster (Pennsylvania)W 21–⁠1085%
Oct 10atNavyW 13–⁠636%
Oct 17vsCarlisleW 10–⁠357%
Oct 24vsGeorgetownW 21–⁠074%
Oct 31vsDickinsonW 96–⁠093%
Nov 7vsWashington & JeffersonL 10–⁠1350%
Nov 14vsCarnegie MellonW 14–⁠093%
Nov 26vsPenn StateW 13–⁠369%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Penn State 13–⁠3.

In program history: The 45th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 128 on file).

Record
8–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
207–⁠38
Coach
Joseph Duff
Elo
1607 +97 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
19.0 No. 13 of 83 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Wayne Smith