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1961 Pittsburgh

3–⁠7, coached by John Michelosen.

Schedule and results

Pittsburgh in 1961, game by game: won at Miami 10–7; lost vs. Baylor 13–16; lost at Washington 17–22; lost vs. West Virginia 6–20; lost at UCLA 6–20; won vs. Navy 28–14; lost at Syracuse 9–28; lost vs. Notre Dame 20–26; won vs. USC 10–9; lost vs. No. 7 Penn State 26–47+14−21Won 10–7 at Miami+3MiamiLost 13–16 vs. Baylor-3BaylorLost 17–22 at Washington-5WashingtonLost 6–20 vs. West Virginia-14West VirginiaLost 6–20 at UCLA-14UCLAWon 28–14 vs. Navy+14NavyLost 9–28 at Syracuse-19SyracuseLost 20–26 vs. Notre Dame-6Notre DameWon 10–9 vs. USC+1USCLost 26–47 vs. No. 7 Penn State-21No. 7 Penn State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 16atMiamiW 10–⁠750%
Sep 30vsBaylorL 13–⁠1657%
Oct 7atWashingtonL 17–⁠2233%
Oct 14vsWest VirginiaL 6–⁠2079%
Oct 21atUCLAL 6–⁠2036%
Oct 28vsNavyW 28–⁠1433%
Nov 4atSyracuseL 9–⁠2825%
Nov 11vsNotre DameL 20–⁠2659%
Nov 18vsUSCW 10–⁠955%
Nov 25vs7Penn StateL 26–⁠4734%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Penn State 47–⁠26; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 98th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 128 on file).

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 1961.

Record
3–⁠7
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
145–⁠209
Coach
John Michelosen
Elo
1477 −93 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
1.6 No. 55 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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