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1951 Pittsburgh

3–⁠7, coached by Thomas Hamilton.

Schedule and results

Pittsburgh in 1951, game by game: lost vs. Duke 14–19; lost at Indiana 6–13; lost at Iowa 17–34; lost vs. Notre Dame 0–33; lost at No. 2 Michigan State 26–53; lost at Rice 13–21; lost vs. No. 20 Ohio State 14–16; won vs. West Virginia 32–12; won vs. Penn State 13–7; won at Miami 21–7+20−33Lost 14–19 vs. Duke-5DukeLost 6–13 at Indiana-7IndianaLost 17–34 at Iowa-17IowaLost 0–33 vs. Notre Dame-33Notre DameLost 26–53 at No. 2 Michigan State-27No. 2 Michigan StateLost 13–21 at Rice-8RiceLost 14–16 vs. No. 20 Ohio State-2No. 20 Ohio StateWon 32–12 vs. West Virginia+20West VirginiaWon 13–7 vs. Penn State+6Penn StateWon 21–7 at Miami+14Miami
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29vsDukeL 14–⁠1938%
Oct 6atIndianaL 6–⁠1342%
Oct 13atIowaL 17–⁠3435%
Oct 20vsNotre DameL 0–⁠3331%
Oct 27at2Michigan StateL 26–⁠5310%
Nov 3atRiceL 13–⁠2119%
Nov 10vs20Ohio StateL 14–⁠1629%
Nov 17vsWest VirginiaW 32–⁠1254%
Nov 24vsPenn StateW 13–⁠737%
Dec 7atMiamiW 21–⁠717%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Miami 21–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 100th-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 1951.

Record
3–⁠7
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
156–⁠215
Coach
Thomas Hamilton
Elo
1468 +15 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
2.5 No. 55 of 116 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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