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1950 Pittsburgh

1–⁠8, coached by Len Casanova.

Schedule and results

Pittsburgh in 1950, game by game: lost at No. 16 Duke 14–28; lost at Ohio State 7–41; lost vs. No. 15 Rice 7–14; lost at No. 20 Northwestern 23–28; lost vs. No. 11 Miami 0–28; won vs. West Virginia 21–7; lost at Notre Dame 7–18; lost vs. No. 10 Michigan State 0–19; lost vs. Penn State 20–21+14−34Lost 14–28 at No. 16 Duke-14No. 16 DukeLost 7–41 at Ohio State-34Ohio StateLost 7–14 vs. No. 15 Rice-7No. 15 RiceLost 23–28 at No. 20 Northwestern-5No. 20 NorthwesternLost 0–28 vs. No. 11 Miami-28No. 11 MiamiWon 21–7 vs. West Virginia+14West VirginiaLost 7–18 at Notre Dame-11Notre DameLost 0–19 vs. No. 10 Michigan State-19No. 10 Michigan StateLost 20–21 vs. Penn State-1Penn State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30at16DukeL 14–⁠2837%
Oct 7atOhio StateL 7–⁠4133%
Oct 14vs15RiceL 7–⁠1431%
Oct 21at20NorthwesternL 23–⁠2830%
Oct 28vs11MiamiL 0–⁠2844%
Nov 4vsWest VirginiaW 21–⁠762%
Nov 11atNotre DameL 7–⁠1821%
Nov 18vs10Michigan StateL 0–⁠1928%
Nov 25vsPenn StateL 20–⁠2144%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Penn State 21–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 109th-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 1950.

Record
1–⁠8
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
99–⁠204
Coach
Len Casanova
Elo
1431 −104 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−5.4 No. 85 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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