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1946 Pittsburgh

3–⁠5–⁠1, coached by Wesley Fesler.

Schedule and results

Pittsburgh in 1946, game by game: lost vs. Illinois 7–33; won vs. West Virginia 33–7; lost at Notre Dame 0–33; tied vs. Temple 0–0; won vs. Marquette 7–6; lost vs. Purdue 8–10; lost at No. 20 Indiana 6–20; lost at No. 12 Ohio State 13–20; won vs. Penn State 14–7+26−33Lost 7–33 vs. Illinois-26IllinoisWon 33–7 vs. West Virginia+26West VirginiaLost 0–33 at Notre Dame-33Notre DameTied 0–0 vs. Temple0TempleWon 7–6 vs. Marquette+1MarquetteLost 8–10 vs. Purdue-2PurdueLost 6–20 at No. 20 Indiana-14No. 20 IndianaLost 13–20 at No. 12 Ohio State-7No. 12 Ohio StateWon 14–7 vs. Penn State+7Penn State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21vsIllinoisL 7–⁠3355%
Sep 28vsWest VirginiaW 33–⁠763%
Oct 5atNotre DameL 0–⁠3318%
Oct 12vsTempleT 0–⁠047%
Oct 19vsMarquetteW 7–⁠652%
Oct 26vsPurdueL 8–⁠1051%
Nov 2at20IndianaL 6–⁠2021%
Nov 9at12Ohio StateL 13–⁠2016%
Nov 23vsPenn StateW 14–⁠731%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Penn State 14–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 107th-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 1946.

Record
3–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
88–⁠136
Coach
Wesley Fesler
Elo
1435 −15 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
7.9 No. 39 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1947

The 1947 draft
Rd 5Jack Durishan OTNew York Yankees (AAFC)