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1959 Pittsburgh

6–⁠4, coached by John Michelosen, finished No. 20 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Pittsburgh in 1959, game by game: won at Marquette 21–15; lost at No. 11 USC 0–23; won vs. UCLA 25–21; won vs. Duke 12–0; lost at West Virginia 15–23; lost vs. No. 16 TCU 3–13; lost vs. No. 5 Syracuse 0–35; won at Boston College 22–14; won vs. Notre Dame 28–13; won vs. No. 7 Penn State 22–7+15−35Won 21–15 at Marquette+6MarquetteLost 0–23 at No. 11 USC-23No. 11 USCWon 25–21 vs. UCLA+4UCLAWon 12–0 vs. Duke+12DukeLost 15–23 at West Virginia-8West VirginiaLost 3–13 vs. No. 16 TCU-10No. 16 TCULost 0–35 vs. No. 5 Syracuse-35No. 5 SyracuseWon 22–14 at Boston College+8Boston CollegeWon 28–13 vs. Notre Dame+15Notre DameWon 22–7 vs. No. 7 Penn State+15No. 7 Penn State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 19atMarquetteW 21–⁠1566%
Sep 25at11USCL 0–⁠2342%
Oct 3vsUCLAW 25–⁠2160%
Oct 10vsDukeW 12–⁠057%
Oct 17atWest VirginiaL 15–⁠2350%
Oct 24vs16TCUL 3–⁠1344%
Oct 31vs5SyracuseL 0–⁠3531%
Nov 7atBoston CollegeW 22–⁠1432%
Nov 14vsNotre DameW 28–⁠1355%
Nov 21vs7Penn StateW 22–⁠735%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Penn State 22–⁠7; No. 20 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 51st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 128 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 5: 20
  2. Wk 11: 16
  3. Final: 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 1959.

Record
6–⁠4
Conference
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AP final
No. 20 peak No. 16
Points
148–⁠164
Coach
John Michelosen
Elo
1585 +51 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
5.3 No. 43 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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