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1916 Pittsburgh

8–⁠0, coached by Pop Warner.

Pittsburgh, 1916
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Pittsburgh in 1916, game by game: won vs. Westminster (Pennsylvania) 57–0; won at Navy 20–19; won at Syracuse 30–0; won vs. Pennsylvania 20–0; won vs. Allegheny 46–0; won vs. Washington & Jefferson 37–0; won vs. Carnegie Mellon 14–6; won vs. Penn State 31–0+57Won 57–0 vs. Westminster (Pennsylvania)+57Westminster (Pe…Won 20–19 at Navy+1NavyWon 30–0 at Syracuse+30SyracuseWon 20–0 vs. Pennsylvania+20PennsylvaniaWon 46–0 vs. Allegheny+46AlleghenyWon 37–0 vs. Washington & Jefferson+37Washington & Je…Won 14–6 vs. Carnegie Mellon+8Carnegie MellonWon 31–0 vs. Penn State+31Penn State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 7vsWestminster (Pennsylvania)W 57–⁠095%
Oct 14atNavyW 20–⁠1960%
Oct 21atSyracuseW 30–⁠047%
Oct 28vsPennsylvaniaW 20–⁠082%
Nov 4vsAlleghenyW 46–⁠096%
Nov 11vsWashington & JeffersonW 37–⁠067%
Nov 18vsCarnegie MellonW 14–⁠696%
Nov 30vsPenn StateW 31–⁠074%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Penn State 31–⁠0.

In program history: The 12th-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 1916.

2 consensus All-AmericansJames P. Herron, E; Bob Peck, C

Record
8–⁠0
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
255–⁠25
Coach
Pop Warner
Elo
1724 +99 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
41.4 No. 4 of 90 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Bob Peck
Offense
Double wing