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1947 Pittsburgh

1–⁠8, coached by Walter Milligan.

Schedule and results

Pittsburgh in 1947, game by game: lost at Illinois 0–14; lost vs. Notre Dame 6–40; lost at No. 2 Michigan 0–69; lost at Indiana 6–41; won vs. Ohio State 12–0; lost at Minnesota 0–29; lost at Purdue 0–28; lost vs. No. 5 Penn State 0–29; lost vs. West Virginia 2–17+12−69Lost 0–14 at Illinois-14IllinoisLost 6–40 vs. Notre Dame-34Notre DameLost 0–69 at No. 2 Michigan-69No. 2 MichiganLost 6–41 at Indiana-35IndianaWon 12–0 vs. Ohio State+12Ohio StateLost 0–29 at Minnesota-29MinnesotaLost 0–28 at Purdue-28PurdueLost 0–29 vs. No. 5 Penn State-29No. 5 Penn StateLost 2–17 vs. West Virginia-15West Virginia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27atIllinoisL 0–⁠1423%
Oct 4vsNotre DameL 6–⁠4027%
Oct 11at2MichiganL 0–⁠6915%
Oct 18atIndianaL 6–⁠4123%
Oct 25vsOhio StateW 12–⁠042%
Nov 1atMinnesotaL 0–⁠2930%
Nov 15atPurdueL 0–⁠2830%
Nov 22vs5Penn StateL 0–⁠2922%
Nov 29vsWest VirginiaL 2–⁠1748%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to West Virginia 17–⁠2; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 123rd-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 1947.

Record
1–⁠8
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
26–⁠267
Coach
Walter Milligan
Elo
1352 −104 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−4.7 No. 75 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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