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1934 Pittsburgh

8–⁠1, coached by Jock Sutherland.

Pittsburgh, 1934
Photo: University of Pittsburgh, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Pittsburgh in 1934, game by game: won vs. Washington & Jefferson 26–6; won at West Virginia 27–6; won vs. USC 20–6; lost vs. Minnesota 7–13; won at Westminster (Pennsylvania) 30–0; won vs. Notre Dame 19–0; won at Nebraska 25–6; won at Navy 31–7; won vs. Carnegie Mellon 20–0+30−6Won 26–6 vs. Washington & Jefferson+20Washington & Je…Won 27–6 at West Virginia+21West VirginiaWon 20–6 vs. USC+14USCLost 7–13 vs. Minnesota-6MinnesotaWon 30–0 at Westminster (Pennsylvania)+30Westminster (Pe…Won 19–0 vs. Notre Dame+19Notre DameWon 25–6 at Nebraska+19NebraskaWon 31–7 at Navy+24NavyWon 20–0 vs. Carnegie Mellon+20Carnegie Mellon
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29vsWashington & JeffersonW 26–⁠683%
Oct 6atWest VirginiaW 27–⁠665%
Oct 13vsUSCW 20–⁠662%
Oct 20vsMinnesotaL 7–⁠1371%
Oct 27atWestminster (Pennsylvania)W 30–⁠093%
Nov 3vsNotre DameW 19–⁠068%
Nov 10atNebraskaW 25–⁠651%
Nov 17atNavyW 31–⁠756%
Nov 29vsCarnegie MellonW 20–⁠086%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Carnegie Mellon 20–⁠0.

In program history: The 6th-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 1934.

2 consensus All-AmericansChuck Hartwig, OG; George Shotwell, C

Record
8–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
205–⁠44
Coach
Jock Sutherland
Elo
1756 +106 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
22.9 No. 4 of 124 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Charles Hartwig
Offense
Single-wing