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1932 Pittsburgh

8–⁠1–⁠2, coached by Jock Sutherland.

Pittsburgh, 1932
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Pittsburgh in 1932, game by game: won vs. Ohio Northern 47–0; won at West Virginia 40–0; won vs. Duquesne 33–0; won at Army 18–13; tied vs. Ohio State 0–0; won vs. Notre Dame 12–0; won at Pennsylvania 19–12; tied at Nebraska 0–0; won vs. Carnegie Mellon 6–0; won vs. Stanford 7–0; lost vs. USC 0–35+47−35Won 47–0 vs. Ohio Northern+47Ohio NorthernWon 40–0 at West Virginia+40West VirginiaWon 33–0 vs. Duquesne+33DuquesneWon 18–13 at Army+5ArmyTied 0–0 vs. Ohio State0Ohio StateWon 12–0 vs. Notre Dame+12Notre DameWon 19–12 at Pennsylvania+7PennsylvaniaTied 0–0 at Nebraska0NebraskaWon 6–0 vs. Carnegie Mellon+6Carnegie MellonWon 7–0 vs. Stanford+7StanfordLost 0–35 vs. USC-35USC
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24vsOhio NorthernW 47–⁠095%
Oct 1atWest VirginiaW 40–⁠069%
Oct 8vsDuquesneW 33–⁠084%
Oct 15atArmyW 18–⁠1348%
Oct 22vsOhio StateT 0–⁠077%
Oct 29vsNotre DameW 12–⁠055%
Nov 5atPennsylvaniaW 19–⁠1264%
Nov 12atNebraskaT 0–⁠055%
Nov 19vsCarnegie MellonW 6–⁠080%
Nov 26vsStanfordW 7–⁠077%
Jan 2Bowls & playoffvsUSCRose BowlL 0–⁠3538%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to USC 35–⁠0 in the Rose Bowl.

In program history: The 16th-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 1932.

2 consensus All-AmericansJoe Skladany, E; Warren Heller, RB

Record
8–⁠1–⁠2
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
182–⁠60
Coach
Jock Sutherland
Elo
1706 +74 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
17.6 No. 7 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Paul Reider
Offense
Single-wing