1943 Pittsburgh

3–⁠5, coached by Clark Shaughnessy.

Schedule and results

Pittsburgh in 1943, game by game: lost vs. Notre Dame 0–41; lost at Great Lakes Navy 0–40; won vs. West Virginia 20–0; lost at Illinois 25–33; won vs. Bethany (WV) 18–0; won vs. Carnegie Mellon 45–0; lost vs. Ohio State 6–46; lost vs. Penn State 0–14+45−41Lost 0–41 vs. Notre Dame-41Notre DameLost 0–40 at Great Lakes Navy-40Great Lakes NavyWon 20–0 vs. West Virginia+20West VirginiaLost 25–33 at Illinois-8IllinoisWon 18–0 vs. Bethany (WV)+18Bethany (WV)Won 45–0 vs. Carnegie Mellon+45Carnegie MellonLost 6–46 vs. Ohio State-40Ohio StateLost 0–14 vs. Penn State-14Penn State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Penn State 14–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 116th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 128 on file).

Record
3–⁠5
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
114–⁠174
Coach
Clark Shaughnessy
Elo
1399 −74 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−7.9 No. 51 of 76 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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