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1956 Pittsburgh

7–⁠3–⁠1, coached by John Michelosen, finished No. 13 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Pittsburgh in 1956, game by game: won at West Virginia 14–13; won vs. No. 7 Syracuse 14–7; lost at California 0–14; won vs. Duke 27–14; won vs. Oregon 14–7; lost at No. 8 Minnesota 6–9; won vs. Notre Dame 26–13; won vs. Army 20–7; tied vs. Penn State 7–7; won at Miami 14–7; lost vs. No. 4 Georgia Tech 14–21+13−14Won 14–13 at West Virginia+1West VirginiaWon 14–7 vs. No. 7 Syracuse+7No. 7 SyracuseLost 0–14 at California-14CaliforniaWon 27–14 vs. Duke+13DukeWon 14–7 vs. Oregon+7OregonLost 6–9 at No. 8 Minnesota-3No. 8 MinnesotaWon 26–13 vs. Notre Dame+13Notre DameWon 20–7 vs. Army+13ArmyTied 7–7 vs. Penn State0Penn StateWon 14–7 at Miami+7MiamiLost 14–21 vs. No. 4 Georgia Tech-7No. 4 Georgia Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 22atWest VirginiaW 14–⁠1339%
Sep 29vs7SyracuseW 14–⁠753%
Oct 6atCaliforniaL 0–⁠1467%
Oct 20vsDukeW 27–⁠1449%
Oct 27vsOregonW 14–⁠769%
Nov 3at8MinnesotaL 6–⁠943%
Nov 10vsNotre DameW 26–⁠1368%
Nov 17vsArmyW 20–⁠758%
Nov 24vsPenn StateT 7–⁠762%
Dec 8atMiamiW 14–⁠729%
Dec 29Bowls & playoffvs4Georgia TechGator BowlL 14–⁠2138%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Georgia Tech 21–⁠14 in the Gator Bowl; No. 13 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 27th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 128 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 10
  2. Wk 2: 10
  3. Wk 3: 7
  4. Wk 5: 16
  5. Wk 6: 13
  6. Wk 7: 11
  7. Wk 8: 20
  8. Wk 9: 16
  9. Wk 10: 14
  10. Wk 11: 12
  11. Final: 13

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 1956.

Consensus All-AmericanJoe Walton, E

Record
7–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
No. 13 peak No. 7
Points
156–⁠119
Coach
John Michelosen
Elo
1652 +69 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
15.3 No. 17 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1957

The 1957 draft
Rd 2Joe Walton EWashington Redskins
Rd 4Vince Scorsone OGWashington Redskins