1924 Pittsburgh

5–⁠3–⁠1, coached by Jock Sutherland.

Pittsburgh, 1924
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Pittsburgh in 1924, game by game: won vs. Grove City 14–0; lost vs. Lafayette 0–10; won vs. West Virginia 14–7; won at Johns Hopkins 26–0; lost vs. Carnegie Mellon 0–6; tied at Syracuse 7–7; won vs. Geneva 13–0; lost vs. Washington & Jefferson 0–10; won vs. Penn State 24–3+26−10Won 14–0 vs. Grove City+14Grove CityLost 0–10 vs. Lafayette-10LafayetteWon 14–7 vs. West Virginia+7West VirginiaWon 26–0 at Johns Hopkins+26Johns HopkinsLost 0–6 vs. Carnegie Mellon-6Carnegie MellonTied 7–7 at Syracuse0SyracuseWon 13–0 vs. Geneva+13GenevaLost 0–10 vs. Washington & Jefferson-10Washington & Je…Won 24–3 vs. Penn State+21Penn State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Penn State 24–⁠3.

In program history: The 64th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 128 on file).

Record
5–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
98–⁠43
Coach
Jock Sutherland
Elo
1554 −12 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
11.0 No. 23 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Noble Lee Frank
Offense
Single-wing