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1945 Pittsburgh

3–⁠7, coached by Clark Shaughnessy.

Schedule and results

Pittsburgh in 1945, game by game: lost at Illinois 6–23; won vs. West Virginia 20–0; won vs. Bucknell 38–0; lost vs. Michigan State 7–12; lost vs. No. 3 Notre Dame 9–39; lost vs. Temple 0–6; lost at No. 13 Purdue 0–28; lost vs. No. 8 Ohio State 0–14; lost vs. No. 4 Indiana 0–19; won vs. Penn State 7–0+38−30Lost 6–23 at Illinois-17IllinoisWon 20–0 vs. West Virginia+20West VirginiaWon 38–0 vs. Bucknell+38BucknellLost 7–12 vs. Michigan State-5Michigan StateLost 9–39 vs. No. 3 Notre Dame-30No. 3 Notre DameLost 0–6 vs. Temple-6TempleLost 0–28 at No. 13 Purdue-28No. 13 PurdueLost 0–14 vs. No. 8 Ohio State-14No. 8 Ohio StateLost 0–19 vs. No. 4 Indiana-19No. 4 IndianaWon 7–0 vs. Penn State+7Penn State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 22atIllinoisL 6–⁠2333%
Sep 29vsWest VirginiaW 20–⁠053%
Oct 6vsBucknellW 38–⁠061%
Oct 13vsMichigan StateL 7–⁠1254%
Oct 20vs3Notre DameL 9–⁠3925%
Oct 27vsTempleL 0–⁠649%
Nov 3at13PurdueL 0–⁠2820%
Nov 10vs8Ohio StateL 0–⁠1425%
Nov 17vs4IndianaL 0–⁠1921%
Nov 24vsPenn StateW 7–⁠035%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Penn State 7–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 112th-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 1945.

Record
3–⁠7
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
87–⁠141
Coach
Clark Shaughnessy
Elo
1424 −25 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
1.2 No. 44 of 101 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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