1921 Pittsburgh

5–⁠3–⁠1, coached by Pop Warner.

Pittsburgh, 1921
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Pittsburgh in 1921, game by game: won at Geneva 28–0; lost at Lafayette 0–6; won vs. West Virginia 21–13; won vs. Cincinnati 21–14; won vs. Syracuse 35–0; won at Pennsylvania 28–0; lost vs. Nebraska 0–10; lost vs. Washington & Jefferson 0–7; tied vs. Penn State 0–0+35−10Won 28–0 at Geneva+28GenevaLost 0–6 at Lafayette-6LafayetteWon 21–13 vs. West Virginia+8West VirginiaWon 21–14 vs. Cincinnati+7CincinnatiWon 35–0 vs. Syracuse+35SyracuseWon 28–0 at Pennsylvania+28PennsylvaniaLost 0–10 vs. Nebraska-10NebraskaLost 0–7 vs. Washington & Jefferson-7Washington & Je…Tied 0–0 vs. Penn State0Penn State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Penn State 0–⁠0.

In program history: The 44th-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 1921.

Record
5–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
133–⁠50
Coach
Pop Warner
Elo
1608 −6 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
23.4 No. 12 of 102 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Tom Davies