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1922 Pittsburgh

8–⁠2, coached by Pop Warner.

Pittsburgh, 1922
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Pittsburgh in 1922, game by game: won at Cincinnati 38–0; lost vs. Lafayette 0–7; lost vs. West Virginia 6–9; won at Syracuse 21–14; won vs. Bucknell 7–0; won vs. Geneva 62–0; won at Pennsylvania 7–6; won vs. Washington & Jefferson 19–0; won vs. Penn State 14–0; won at Stanford 16–7+62−7Won 38–0 at Cincinnati+38CincinnatiLost 0–7 vs. Lafayette-7LafayetteLost 6–9 vs. West Virginia-3West VirginiaWon 21–14 at Syracuse+7SyracuseWon 7–0 vs. Bucknell+7BucknellWon 62–0 vs. Geneva+62GenevaWon 7–6 at Pennsylvania+1PennsylvaniaWon 19–0 vs. Washington & Jefferson+19Washington & Je…Won 14–0 vs. Penn State+14Penn StateWon 16–7 at Stanford+9Stanford
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30atCincinnatiW 38–⁠093%
Oct 7vsLafayetteL 0–⁠753%
Oct 14vsWest VirginiaL 6–⁠965%
Oct 21atSyracuseW 21–⁠1436%
Oct 28vsBucknellW 7–⁠077%
Nov 4vsGenevaW 62–⁠094%
Nov 11atPennsylvaniaW 7–⁠648%
Nov 18vsWashington & JeffersonW 19–⁠052%
Nov 30vsPenn StateW 14–⁠056%
Dec 30atStanfordW 16–⁠775%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Stanford 16–⁠7.

In program history: The 31st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 128 on file).

Record
8–⁠2
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
190–⁠43
Coach
Pop Warner
Elo
1646 +74 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
17.8 No. 13 of 109 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Tom Holleran