1941 Pittsburgh

3–⁠6, coached by Charles Bowser.

Schedule and results

Pittsburgh in 1941, game by game: lost vs. Purdue 0–6; lost at Michigan 0–40; lost at No. 1 Minnesota 0–39; lost vs. No. 4 Duke 7–27; lost vs. Ohio State 14–21; won vs. No. 3 Fordham 13–0; won at Nebraska 14–7; lost vs. Penn State 7–31; won vs. Carnegie Mellon 27–0+27−40Lost 0–6 vs. Purdue-6PurdueLost 0–40 at Michigan-40MichiganLost 0–39 at No. 1 Minnesota-39No. 1 MinnesotaLost 7–27 vs. No. 4 Duke-20No. 4 DukeLost 14–21 vs. Ohio State-7Ohio StateWon 13–0 vs. No. 3 Fordham+13No. 3 FordhamWon 14–7 at Nebraska+7NebraskaLost 7–31 vs. Penn State-24Penn StateWon 27–0 vs. Carnegie Mellon+27Carnegie Mellon
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Carnegie Mellon 27–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 84th-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 1941.

Record
3–⁠6
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
82–⁠171
Coach
Charles Bowser
Elo
1513 −28 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
0.3 No. 64 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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