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1957 Pittsburgh

4–⁠6, coached by John Michelosen.

Schedule and results

Pittsburgh in 1957, game by game: lost vs. No. 1 Oklahoma 0–26; won at Oregon 6–3; won at USC 20–14; won vs. Nebraska 34–0; lost at No. 19 Army 13–29; lost at No. 7 Notre Dame 7–13; lost vs. Syracuse 21–24; lost vs. West Virginia 6–7; won vs. Penn State 14–13; lost at Miami 13–28+34−26Lost 0–26 vs. No. 1 Oklahoma-26No. 1 OklahomaWon 6–3 at Oregon+3OregonWon 20–14 at USC+6USCWon 34–0 vs. Nebraska+34NebraskaLost 13–29 at No. 19 Army-16No. 19 ArmyLost 7–13 at No. 7 Notre Dame-6No. 7 Notre DameLost 21–24 vs. Syracuse-3SyracuseLost 6–7 vs. West Virginia-1West VirginiaWon 14–13 vs. Penn State+1Penn StateLost 13–28 at Miami-15Miami
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21vs1OklahomaL 0–⁠2642%
Sep 28atOregonW 6–⁠345%
Oct 4atUSCW 20–⁠1448%
Oct 12vsNebraskaW 34–⁠080%
Oct 19at19ArmyL 13–⁠2946%
Oct 26at7Notre DameL 7–⁠1348%
Nov 2vsSyracuseL 21–⁠2451%
Nov 9vsWest VirginiaL 6–⁠756%
Nov 23vsPenn StateW 14–⁠1350%
Dec 7atMiamiL 13–⁠2842%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Miami 28–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 71st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 128 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 8
  2. Wk 2: 16
  3. Wk 4: 20
  4. Wk 5: 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 1957.

Record
4–⁠6
Conference
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AP final
Unranked peak No. 8
Points
134–⁠157
Coach
John Michelosen
Elo
1541 −60 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
4.2 No. 45 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1958

The 1958 draft
Rd 2Jim McCusker OTChicago Cardinals
Rd 4John Guzik OGLos Angeles Rams