1919 Pittsburgh

6–⁠2–⁠1, coached by Pop Warner.

Pittsburgh, 1919
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Pittsburgh in 1919, game by game: won at Geneva 33–0; won vs. West Virginia 26–0; lost at Syracuse 3–24; won vs. Georgia Tech 16–6; won at Lehigh 14–0; won vs. Washington & Jefferson 7–6; tied at Pennsylvania 3–3; won vs. Carnegie Mellon 17–7; lost vs. Penn State 0–20+33−21Won 33–0 at Geneva+33GenevaWon 26–0 vs. West Virginia+26West VirginiaLost 3–24 at Syracuse-21SyracuseWon 16–6 vs. Georgia Tech+10Georgia TechWon 14–0 at Lehigh+14LehighWon 7–6 vs. Washington & Jefferson+1Washington & Je…Tied 3–3 at Pennsylvania0PennsylvaniaWon 17–7 vs. Carnegie Mellon+10Carnegie MellonLost 0–20 vs. Penn State-20Penn 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 20–⁠0.

In program history: The 35th-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 1919.

Record
6–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
119–⁠66
Coach
Pop Warner
Elo
1627 −15 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
22.2 No. 8 of 99 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Jimmy DeHart
Offense
Double wing