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1962 Pittsburgh

5–⁠5, coached by John Michelosen.

Schedule and results

Pittsburgh in 1962, game by game: lost vs. Miami 14–23; won at Baylor 24–14; won at California 26–24; lost vs. West Virginia 8–15; won vs. UCLA 8–6; lost vs. Navy 9–32; won vs. Syracuse 24–6; lost at Notre Dame 22–43; won at Army 7–6; lost vs. No. 9 Penn State 0–16+18−23Lost 14–23 vs. Miami-9MiamiWon 24–14 at Baylor+10BaylorWon 26–24 at California+2CaliforniaLost 8–15 vs. West Virginia-7West VirginiaWon 8–6 vs. UCLA+2UCLALost 9–32 vs. Navy-23NavyWon 24–6 vs. Syracuse+18SyracuseLost 22–43 at Notre Dame-21Notre DameWon 7–6 at Army+1ArmyLost 0–16 vs. No. 9 Penn State-16No. 9 Penn State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 15vsMiamiL 14–⁠2345%
Sep 29atBaylorW 24–⁠1433%
Oct 6atCaliforniaW 26–⁠2455%
Oct 13vsWest VirginiaL 8–⁠1558%
Oct 20vsUCLAW 8–⁠644%
Oct 27vsNavyL 9–⁠3236%
Nov 3vsSyracuseW 24–⁠636%
Nov 10atNotre DameL 22–⁠4346%
Nov 17atArmyW 7–⁠629%
Nov 24vs9Penn StateL 0–⁠1626%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Penn State 16–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 95th-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 1962.

Record
5–⁠5
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
142–⁠185
Coach
John Michelosen
Elo
1482 −2 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
3.2 No. 60 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1963

The 1963 draft
Rd 5Gary Kaltenbach OTMinnesota Vikings
Rd 5Lou Slaby BNew York Giants
Rd 6Ernie Borghetti OTCleveland Browns
Rd 4Lou Slaby LBDenver Broncos (AFL)