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1958 Pittsburgh

5–⁠4–⁠1, coached by John Michelosen.

Schedule and results

Pittsburgh in 1958, game by game: won at UCLA 27–6; won vs. Holy Cross 17–0; won at Minnesota 13–7; lost at No. 9 Michigan State 8–22; won vs. West Virginia 15–8; tied vs. No. 1 Army 14–14; lost at Syracuse 13–16; won vs. No. 14 Notre Dame 29–26; lost at Nebraska 6–14; lost vs. Penn State 21–25+21−14Won 27–6 at UCLA+21UCLAWon 17–0 vs. Holy Cross+17Holy CrossWon 13–7 at Minnesota+6MinnesotaLost 8–22 at No. 9 Michigan State-14No. 9 Michigan StateWon 15–8 vs. West Virginia+7West VirginiaTied 14–14 vs. No. 1 Army0No. 1 ArmyLost 13–16 at Syracuse-3SyracuseWon 29–26 vs. No. 14 Notre Dame+3No. 14 Notre DameLost 6–14 at Nebraska-8NebraskaLost 21–25 vs. Penn State-4Penn State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20atUCLAW 27–⁠632%
Sep 27vsHoly CrossW 17–⁠067%
Oct 4atMinnesotaW 13–⁠756%
Oct 11at9Michigan StateL 8–⁠2235%
Oct 18vsWest VirginiaW 15–⁠865%
Oct 25vs1ArmyT 14–⁠1448%
Nov 1atSyracuseL 13–⁠1637%
Nov 8vs14Notre DameW 29–⁠2656%
Nov 15atNebraskaL 6–⁠1479%
Nov 27vsPenn StateL 21–⁠2553%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Penn State 25–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 68th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 128 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 19
  2. Wk 2: 7
  3. Wk 3: 12
  4. Wk 4: 10
  5. Wk 7: 12
  6. Wk 9: 14
  7. Wk 11: 19

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 1958.

Consensus All-AmericanJohn Guzik, OG

Record
5–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked peak No. 7
Points
163–⁠138
Coach
John Michelosen
Elo
1550 +22 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
10.7 No. 23 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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