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1942 Pittsburgh

3–⁠6, coached by Charles Bowser.

Schedule and results

Pittsburgh in 1942, game by game: lost at Minnesota 7–50; won vs. SMU 20–7; lost vs. Great Lakes Navy 6–7; lost vs. Indiana 7–19; lost vs. Duke 0–28; won vs. Carnegie Mellon 19–6; lost at No. 6 Ohio State 19–59; won vs. Nebraska 6–0; lost at Penn State 6–14+13−43Lost 7–50 at Minnesota-43MinnesotaWon 20–7 vs. SMU+13SMULost 6–7 vs. Great Lakes Navy-1Great Lakes NavyLost 7–19 vs. Indiana-12IndianaLost 0–28 vs. Duke-28DukeWon 19–6 vs. Carnegie Mellon+13Carnegie MellonLost 19–59 at No. 6 Ohio State-40No. 6 Ohio StateWon 6–0 vs. Nebraska+6NebraskaLost 6–14 at Penn State-8Penn State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26atMinnesotaL 7–⁠5024%
Oct 3vsSMUW 20–⁠749%
Oct 10vsGreat Lakes NavyL 6–⁠764%
Oct 17vsIndianaL 7–⁠1959%
Oct 24vsDukeL 0–⁠2838%
Oct 31vsCarnegie MellonW 19–⁠671%
Nov 7at6Ohio StateL 19–⁠5923%
Nov 14vsNebraskaW 6–⁠054%
Nov 21atPenn StateL 6–⁠1426%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Penn State 14–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 104th-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 1942.

Record
3–⁠6
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
90–⁠190
Coach
Charles Bowser
Elo
1460 −49 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−2.2 No. 76 of 121 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1943

The 1943 draft
Rd 3Bill Dutton BWashington Redskins