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1927 Pittsburgh

8–⁠1–⁠1, coached by Jock Sutherland.

Pittsburgh, 1927
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Pittsburgh in 1927, game by game: won vs. Thiel 42–0; won vs. Grove City 33–0; won vs. West Virginia 40–0; won at Drake 32–0; won vs. Carnegie Mellon 23–7; won vs. Allegheny 62–0; tied vs. Washington & Jefferson 0–0; won vs. Nebraska 21–13; won vs. Penn State 30–0; lost vs. Stanford 6–7+62−1Won 42–0 vs. Thiel+42ThielWon 33–0 vs. Grove City+33Grove CityWon 40–0 vs. West Virginia+40West VirginiaWon 32–0 at Drake+32DrakeWon 23–7 vs. Carnegie Mellon+16Carnegie MellonWon 62–0 vs. Allegheny+62AlleghenyTied 0–0 vs. Washington & Jefferson0Washington & Je…Won 21–13 vs. Nebraska+8NebraskaWon 30–0 vs. Penn State+30Penn StateLost 6–7 vs. Stanford-1Stanford
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24vsThielW 42–⁠092%
Oct 1vsGrove CityW 33–⁠092%
Oct 8vsWest VirginiaW 40–⁠081%
Oct 15atDrakeW 32–⁠058%
Oct 22vsCarnegie MellonW 23–⁠767%
Oct 29vsAlleghenyW 62–⁠094%
Nov 5vsWashington & JeffersonT 0–⁠054%
Nov 12vsNebraskaW 21–⁠1355%
Nov 24vsPenn StateW 30–⁠067%
Jan 2Bowls & playoffvsStanfordRose BowlL 6–⁠761%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Stanford 7–⁠6 in the Rose Bowl.

In program history: The 26th-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 1927.

Consensus All-AmericanGibby Welch, RB

Record
8–⁠1–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
289–⁠27
Coach
Jock Sutherland
Elo
1656 +104 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
19.5 No. 5 of 99 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Gibby Welch
Offense
Single-wing