1952 Pittsburgh

6–⁠3, coached by Red Dawson.

Schedule and results

Pittsburgh in 1952, game by game: won vs. Iowa 26–14; lost at No. 20 Oklahoma 20–49; won at No. 8 Notre Dame 22–19; won at Army 22–14; lost vs. West Virginia 0–16; won vs. Indiana 28–7; won at Ohio State 21–14; won vs. NC State 48–6; lost vs. Penn State 0–17+42−29Won 26–14 vs. Iowa+12IowaLost 20–49 at No. 20 Oklahoma-29No. 20 OklahomaWon 22–19 at No. 8 Notre Dame+3No. 8 Notre DameWon 22–14 at Army+8ArmyLost 0–16 vs. West Virginia-16West VirginiaWon 28–7 vs. Indiana+21IndianaWon 21–14 at Ohio State+7Ohio StateWon 48–6 vs. NC State+42NC StateLost 0–17 vs. Penn State-17Penn State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Penn State 17–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 80th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 128 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 5: 18
  2. Wk 8: 14
  3. Wk 9: 16

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 1952.

Record
6–⁠3
Conference
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AP final
Unranked peak No. 14
Points
187–⁠156
Coach
Red Dawson
Elo
1523 +44 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
9.1 No. 31 of 113 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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