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1939 Pittsburgh

5–⁠4, coached by Charles Bowser.

Schedule and results

Pittsburgh in 1939, game by game: won at Washington 27–6; won vs. West Virginia 20–0; won vs. Duke 14–13; lost vs. Duquesne 13–21; lost at Fordham 13–27; won at Temple 13–7; won vs. Carnegie Mellon 6–0; lost vs. Nebraska 13–14; lost at Penn State 0–10+21−14Won 27–6 at Washington+21WashingtonWon 20–0 vs. West Virginia+20West VirginiaWon 14–13 vs. Duke+1DukeLost 13–21 vs. Duquesne-8DuquesneLost 13–27 at Fordham-14FordhamWon 13–7 at Temple+6TempleWon 6–0 vs. Carnegie Mellon+6Carnegie MellonLost 13–14 vs. Nebraska-1NebraskaLost 0–10 at Penn State-10Penn State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30atWashingtonW 27–⁠662%
Oct 7vsWest VirginiaW 20–⁠082%
Oct 14vsDukeW 14–⁠1359%
Oct 21vsDuquesneL 13–⁠2180%
Oct 28atFordhamL 13–⁠2752%
Nov 4atTempleW 13–⁠765%
Nov 11vsCarnegie MellonW 6–⁠069%
Nov 18vsNebraskaL 13–⁠1463%
Nov 25atPenn StateL 0–⁠1059%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Penn State 10–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 41st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 128 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 1
  2. Wk 2: 18

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 1939.

Record
5–⁠4
Conference
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AP final
Unranked peak No. 1
Points
119–⁠98
Coach
Charles Bowser
Elo
1611 −44 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
6.8 No. 34 of 124 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1940

The 1940 draft
Rd 6Dick Cassiano BGreen Bay Packers