1944 Pittsburgh

4–⁠5, coached by Clark Shaughnessy.

Schedule and results

Pittsburgh in 1944, game by game: won vs. West Virginia 26–13; lost vs. Notre Dame 0–58; won vs. Bethany (WV) 50–13; lost at No. 3 Army 7–69; lost vs. Illinois 5–39; won vs. Chatham Field 26–0; lost at No. 2 Ohio State 19–54; lost at Indiana 0–47; won vs. Penn State 14–0+37−62Won 26–13 vs. West Virginia+13West VirginiaLost 0–58 vs. Notre Dame-58Notre DameWon 50–13 vs. Bethany (WV)+37Bethany (WV)Lost 7–69 at No. 3 Army-62No. 3 ArmyLost 5–39 vs. Illinois-34IllinoisWon 26–0 vs. Chatham Field+26Chatham FieldLost 19–54 at No. 2 Ohio State-35No. 2 Ohio StateLost 0–47 at Indiana-47IndianaWon 14–0 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: Beat Penn State 14–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 113th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 128 on file).

Led the nationPaul Rickards: passing yards (997 yds)

Record
4–⁠5
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
147–⁠293
Coach
Clark Shaughnessy
Elo
1423 −10 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−1.8 No. 52 of 95 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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