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1917 Pittsburgh

10–⁠0, coached by Pop Warner.

Pittsburgh, 1917
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Pittsburgh in 1917, game by game: won at West Virginia 14–9; won vs. Bethany (WV) 40–0; won vs. Lehigh 41–0; won vs. Syracuse 28–0; won at Pennsylvania 14–6; won vs. Westminster (Pennsylvania) 25–0; won vs. Washington & Jefferson 13–10; won vs. Carnegie Mellon 27–0; won vs. Penn State 28–6; won vs. Camp Lee 30–0+41Won 14–9 at West Virginia+5West VirginiaWon 40–0 vs. Bethany (WV)+40Bethany (WV)Won 41–0 vs. Lehigh+41LehighWon 28–0 vs. Syracuse+28SyracuseWon 14–6 at Pennsylvania+8PennsylvaniaWon 25–0 vs. Westminster (Pennsylvania)+25Westminster (Pe…Won 13–10 vs. Washington & Jefferson+3Washington & Je…Won 27–0 vs. Carnegie Mellon+27Carnegie MellonWon 28–6 vs. Penn State+22Penn StateWon 30–0 vs. Camp Lee+30Camp Lee
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29atWest VirginiaW 14–⁠960%
Oct 6vsBethany (WV)W 40–⁠096%
Oct 13vsLehighW 41–⁠091%
Oct 20vsSyracuseW 28–⁠076%
Oct 27atPennsylvaniaW 14–⁠665%
Nov 3vsWestminster (Pennsylvania)W 25–⁠097%
Nov 10vsWashington & JeffersonW 13–⁠1068%
Nov 17vsCarnegie MellonW 27–⁠097%
Nov 29vsPenn StateW 28–⁠680%
Dec 1vsCamp LeeW 30–⁠097%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Camp Lee 30–⁠0.

In program history: The 10th-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 1917.

2 consensus All-AmericansDale Seis, OG; Jock Sutherland, OG

Record
10–⁠0
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
260–⁠31
Coach
Pop Warner
Elo
1727 +77 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
36.4 No. 2 of 88 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Doc Carlson
Offense
Double wing