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1920 Pittsburgh

6–⁠0–⁠2, coached by Pop Warner.

Pittsburgh, 1920
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Pittsburgh in 1920, game by game: won at Geneva 47–0; won vs. West Virginia 34–13; tied at Syracuse 7–7; won vs. Georgia Tech 10–3; won vs. Lafayette 14–0; won at Pennsylvania 27–21; won vs. Washington & Jefferson 7–0; tied vs. Penn State 0–0+47Won 47–0 at Geneva+47GenevaWon 34–13 vs. West Virginia+21West VirginiaTied 7–7 at Syracuse0SyracuseWon 10–3 vs. Georgia Tech+7Georgia TechWon 14–0 vs. Lafayette+14LafayetteWon 27–21 at Pennsylvania+6PennsylvaniaWon 7–0 vs. Washington & Jefferson+7Washington & Je…Tied 0–0 vs. Penn State0Penn State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 2atGenevaW 47–⁠087%
Oct 9vsWest VirginiaW 34–⁠1359%
Oct 16atSyracuseT 7–⁠746%
Oct 23vsGeorgia TechW 10–⁠349%
Oct 30vsLafayetteW 14–⁠080%
Nov 6atPennsylvaniaW 27–⁠2164%
Nov 13vsWashington & JeffersonW 7–⁠072%
Nov 25vsPenn StateT 0–⁠060%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Penn State 0–⁠0.

In program history: The 23rd-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 1920.

Consensus All-AmericanHerb Stein, C/OG

Record
6–⁠0–⁠2
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
146–⁠44
Coach
Pop Warner
Elo
1672 +87 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
19.8 No. 6 of 96 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Herb Stein
Offense
Double wing