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1948 Pittsburgh

6–⁠3, coached by Walter Milligan.

Schedule and results

Pittsburgh in 1948, game by game: lost vs. SMU 14–33; lost vs. Notre Dame 0–40; won vs. West Virginia 16–6; won vs. Marquette 21–7; won vs. Indiana 21–14; won at Western Reserve 20–0; lost at Ohio State 0–41; won at Purdue 20–13; won vs. No. 6 Penn State 7–0+20−41Lost 14–33 vs. SMU-19SMULost 0–40 vs. Notre Dame-40Notre DameWon 16–6 vs. West Virginia+10West VirginiaWon 21–7 vs. Marquette+14MarquetteWon 21–14 vs. Indiana+7IndianaWon 20–0 at Western Reserve+20Western ReserveLost 0–41 at Ohio State-41Ohio StateWon 20–13 at Purdue+7PurdueWon 7–0 vs. No. 6 Penn State+7No. 6 Penn State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25vsSMUL 14–⁠3329%
Oct 2vsNotre DameL 0–⁠4018%
Oct 9vsWest VirginiaW 16–⁠638%
Oct 16vsMarquetteW 21–⁠750%
Oct 23vsIndianaW 21–⁠1441%
Oct 30atWestern ReserveW 20–⁠075%
Nov 6atOhio StateL 0–⁠4135%
Nov 13atPurdueW 20–⁠1338%
Nov 20vs6Penn StateW 7–⁠027%

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 86th-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 1948.

Record
6–⁠3
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
119–⁠154
Coach
Walter Milligan
Elo
1507 +105 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
3.9 No. 46 of 117 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1949

The 1949 draft
Rd 6Leo Skladany EBrooklyn Dodgers (AAFC)