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1931 Pittsburgh

8–⁠1, coached by Jock Sutherland.

Pittsburgh, 1931
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Pittsburgh in 1931, game by game: won vs. Miami (OH) 61–0; won at Iowa 20–0; won vs. West Virginia 34–0; won vs. Western Reserve 32–0; lost at Notre Dame 12–25; won at Penn State 41–6; won vs. Carnegie Mellon 14–6; won vs. Army 26–0; won vs. Nebraska 40–0+61−13Won 61–0 vs. Miami (OH)+61Miami (OH)Won 20–0 at Iowa+20IowaWon 34–0 vs. West Virginia+34West VirginiaWon 32–0 vs. Western Reserve+32Western ReserveLost 12–25 at Notre Dame-13Notre DameWon 41–6 at Penn State+35Penn StateWon 14–6 vs. Carnegie Mellon+8Carnegie MellonWon 26–0 vs. Army+26ArmyWon 40–0 vs. Nebraska+40Nebraska
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26vsMiami (OH)W 61–⁠097%
Oct 3atIowaW 20–⁠053%
Oct 10vsWest VirginiaW 34–⁠074%
Oct 17vsWestern ReserveW 32–⁠095%
Oct 24atNotre DameL 12–⁠2528%
Oct 31atPenn StateW 41–⁠676%
Nov 7vsCarnegie MellonW 14–⁠670%
Nov 14vsArmyW 26–⁠061%
Nov 26vsNebraskaW 40–⁠065%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Nebraska 40–⁠0.

In program history: The 17th-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 1931.

Consensus All-AmericanJesse Quatse, OT

Record
8–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
280–⁠37
Coach
Jock Sutherland
Elo
1698 +115 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
23.4 No. 5 of 110 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Edward Hirshberg
Offense
Single-wing