1960 Pittsburgh

4–⁠3–⁠3, coached by John Michelosen.

Schedule and results

Pittsburgh in 1960, game by game: lost at UCLA 7–8; tied vs. No. 6 Michigan State 7–7; lost at Oklahoma 14–15; won vs. Miami 17–6; won vs. West Virginia 42–0; tied at TCU 7–7; won at No. 3 Syracuse 10–0; won at Notre Dame 20–13; tied vs. Army 7–7; lost vs. Penn State 3–14+42−11Lost 7–8 at UCLA-1UCLATied 7–7 vs. No. 6 Michigan State0No. 6 Michigan StateLost 14–15 at Oklahoma-1OklahomaWon 17–6 vs. Miami+11MiamiWon 42–0 vs. West Virginia+42West VirginiaTied 7–7 at TCU0TCUWon 10–0 at No. 3 Syracuse+10No. 3 SyracuseWon 20–13 at Notre Dame+7Notre DameTied 7–7 vs. Army0ArmyLost 3–14 vs. Penn State-11Penn State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 17atUCLAL 7–⁠846%
Sep 24vs6Michigan StateT 7–⁠757%
Oct 1atOklahomaL 14–⁠1536%
Oct 8vsMiamiW 17–⁠661%
Oct 15vsWest VirginiaW 42–⁠079%
Oct 22atTCUT 7–⁠741%
Oct 29at3SyracuseW 10–⁠021%
Nov 5atNotre DameW 20–⁠1366%
Nov 12vsArmyT 7–⁠763%
Nov 19vsPenn StateL 3–⁠1454%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Penn State 14–⁠3; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 46th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 128 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 7
  2. Wk 2: 17
  3. Wk 8: 14
  4. Wk 9: 12

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 1960.

Record
4–⁠3–⁠3
Conference
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AP final
Unranked peak No. 7
Points
134–⁠77
Coach
John Michelosen
Elo
1604 +48 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
14.7 No. 24 of 113 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1961

The 1961 draft
Rd 1Mike Ditka EChicago Bears
Rd 3Dick Mills OTDetroit Lions
Rd 3Jim Cunningham BWashington Redskins
Rd 5Ed Sharockman CBMinnesota Vikings
Rd 1Mike Ditka TEHouston Oilers (AFL)