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1954 Pittsburgh

4–⁠5, coached by Red Dawson, then Thomas Hamilton (interim, final 6 games).

Schedule and results

Pittsburgh in 1954, game by game: lost at No. 15 USC 7–27; lost vs. Minnesota 7–46; lost vs. No. 8 Notre Dame 0–33; won vs. No. 9 Navy 21–19; won vs. Northwestern 14–7; won at No. 7 West Virginia 13–10; lost at No. 2 Ohio State 0–26; won at Nebraska 21–7; lost vs. Penn State 0–13+14−39Lost 7–27 at No. 15 USC-20No. 15 USCLost 7–46 vs. Minnesota-39MinnesotaLost 0–33 vs. No. 8 Notre Dame-33No. 8 Notre DameWon 21–19 vs. No. 9 Navy+2No. 9 NavyWon 14–7 vs. Northwestern+7NorthwesternWon 13–10 at No. 7 West Virginia+3No. 7 West VirginiaLost 0–26 at No. 2 Ohio State-26No. 2 Ohio StateWon 21–7 at Nebraska+14NebraskaLost 0–13 vs. Penn State-13Penn State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24at15USCL 7–⁠2728%
Oct 2vsMinnesotaL 7–⁠4649%
Oct 9vs8Notre DameL 0–⁠3327%
Oct 16vs9NavyW 21–⁠1927%
Oct 23vsNorthwesternW 14–⁠762%
Oct 30at7West VirginiaW 13–⁠1019%
Nov 6at2Ohio StateL 0–⁠2619%
Nov 13atNebraskaW 21–⁠732%
Nov 20vsPenn StateL 0–⁠1340%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Penn State 13–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 90th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 128 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 8: 20

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 1954.

Record
4–⁠5
Conference
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AP final
Unranked peak No. 20
Points
83–⁠188
Coach
Red Dawson, then Thomas Hamilton (interim, final 6 games)
Elo
1486 −4 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
3.7 No. 45 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1955

The 1955 draft
Rd 5Eldred Kraemer OTSan Francisco 49ers