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1949 Pittsburgh

6–⁠3, coached by Walter Milligan.

Schedule and results

Pittsburgh in 1949, game by game: won vs. William & Mary 13–7; won at Northwestern 16–7; won at West Virginia 20–7; won vs. Miami (OH) 35–26; lost at Indiana 14–48; won at No. 9 Pennsylvania 22–21; lost vs. No. 11 Ohio State 10–14; lost vs. No. 9 Minnesota 7–24; won vs. Penn State 19–0+19−34Won 13–7 vs. William & Mary+6William & MaryWon 16–7 at Northwestern+9NorthwesternWon 20–7 at West Virginia+13West VirginiaWon 35–26 vs. Miami (OH)+9Miami (OH)Lost 14–48 at Indiana-34IndianaWon 22–21 at No. 9 Pennsylvania+1No. 9 PennsylvaniaLost 10–14 vs. No. 11 Ohio State-4No. 11 Ohio StateLost 7–24 vs. No. 9 Minnesota-17No. 9 MinnesotaWon 19–0 vs. Penn State+19Penn State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24vsWilliam & MaryW 13–⁠743%
Oct 1atNorthwesternW 16–⁠732%
Oct 8atWest VirginiaW 20–⁠748%
Oct 15vsMiami (OH)W 35–⁠2669%
Oct 22atIndianaL 14–⁠4871%
Oct 29at9PennsylvaniaW 22–⁠2133%
Nov 5vs11Ohio StateL 10–⁠1452%
Nov 12vs9MinnesotaL 7–⁠2443%
Nov 19vsPenn StateW 19–⁠043%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Penn State 19–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 67th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 128 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 19
  2. Wk 2: 15
  3. Wk 3: 16
Record
6–⁠3
Conference
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AP final
Unranked peak No. 15
Points
156–⁠154
Coach
Walter Milligan
Elo
1551 +47 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
8.7 No. 35 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1950

The 1950 draft
Rd 3Jimmy Joe Robinson BCleveland Browns