1929 Pittsburgh
9–1, coached by Jock Sutherland. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Waynesburg 53–0Sep 28
By 53 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28 | vsWaynesburg | W 53–0 | 93% |
| Oct 5 | at Duke | W 52–7 | 52% |
| Oct 12 | vs West Virginia | W 27–7 | 79% |
| Oct 19 | at Nebraska | W 12–7 | 42% |
| Oct 26 | atAllegheny | W 40–0 | 92% |
| Nov 2 | vs Ohio State | W 18–2 | 71% |
| Nov 9 | vsWashington & Jefferson | W 21–0 | 75% |
| Nov 16 | vsCarnegie Mellon | W 34–13 | 72% |
| Nov 28 | vs Penn State | W 20–7 | 82% |
| Jan 1Bowls & playoff | vs USCRose Bowl | L 14–47 | 48% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to USC 47–14 in the Rose Bowl.
In program history: The 22nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 128 on file).
Photographs from 1929
Hoover with Univ. of Pittsburgh football team, 10/3/29Photo: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, National Photo Company Collection, no known restrictions on publication
Photographs from the Library of Congress’s Prints & Photographs Division, with no known restrictions on publication. Captions as each collection catalogues them.
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 1929.
- Record
- 9–1
- Conference
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- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 291–90
- Coach
- Jock Sutherland
- Elo
- 1679 +99 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 17.5 No. 10 of 100 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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- Captain
- Luby DiMeolo
- Offense
- Single-wing