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1930 Pittsburgh

6–⁠2–⁠1, coached by Jock Sutherland.

Pittsburgh, 1930
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Pittsburgh in 1930, game by game: won vs. Waynesburg 52–0; won at West Virginia 16–0; won at Western Reserve 52–0; won at Syracuse 14–0; lost vs. Notre Dame 19–35; tied at Nebraska 0–0; won vs. Carnegie Mellon 7–6; lost at Ohio State 7–16; won vs. Penn State 19–12+52−16Won 52–0 vs. Waynesburg+52WaynesburgWon 16–0 at West Virginia+16West VirginiaWon 52–0 at Western Reserve+52Western ReserveWon 14–0 at Syracuse+14SyracuseLost 19–35 vs. Notre Dame-16Notre DameTied 0–0 at Nebraska0NebraskaWon 7–6 vs. Carnegie Mellon+1Carnegie MellonLost 7–16 at Ohio State-9Ohio StateWon 19–12 vs. Penn State+7Penn State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vsWaynesburgW 52–⁠094%
Oct 4atWest VirginiaW 16–⁠060%
Oct 11atWestern ReserveW 52–⁠091%
Oct 18atSyracuseW 14–⁠059%
Oct 25vsNotre DameL 19–⁠3554%
Nov 1atNebraskaT 0–⁠047%
Nov 8vsCarnegie MellonW 7–⁠671%
Nov 15atOhio StateL 7–⁠1660%
Nov 26vsPenn StateW 19–⁠1280%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Penn State 19–⁠12.

In program history: The 36th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 128 on file).

Record
6–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
186–⁠69
Coach
Jock Sutherland
Elo
1625 +6 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
7.9 No. 31 of 106 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Edward Baker
Offense
Single-wing