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1963 Pittsburgh

9–⁠1, coached by John Michelosen, finished No. 4 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Pittsburgh in 1963, game by game: won at UCLA 20–0; won vs. Washington 13–6; won vs. California 35–15; won at West Virginia 13–10; lost at No. 10 Navy 12–24; won vs. Syracuse 35–27; won at Notre Dame 27–7; won vs. Army 28–0; won at Miami 31–20; won vs. Penn State 22–21+28−12Won 20–0 at UCLA+20UCLAWon 13–6 vs. Washington+7WashingtonWon 35–15 vs. California+20CaliforniaWon 13–10 at West Virginia+3West VirginiaLost 12–24 at No. 10 Navy-12No. 10 NavyWon 35–27 vs. Syracuse+8SyracuseWon 27–7 at Notre Dame+20Notre DameWon 28–0 vs. Army+28ArmyWon 31–20 at Miami+11MiamiWon 22–21 vs. Penn State+1Penn State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20atUCLAW 20–⁠042%
Sep 28vsWashingtonW 13–⁠651%
Oct 5vsCaliforniaW 35–⁠1578%
Oct 19atWest VirginiaW 13–⁠1049%
Oct 26at10NavyL 12–⁠2436%
Nov 2vsSyracuseW 35–⁠2742%
Nov 9atNotre DameW 27–⁠755%
Nov 16vsArmyW 28–⁠058%
Nov 30atMiamiW 31–⁠2064%
Dec 7vsPenn StateW 22–⁠2154%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Penn State 22–⁠21; No. 4 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 25th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 128 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 2: 10
  2. Wk 3: 9
  3. Wk 4: 6
  4. Wk 5: 3
  5. Wk 6: 3
  6. Wk 7: 10
  7. Wk 8: 8
  8. Wk 9: 6
  9. Wk 10: 5
  10. Wk 11: 5
  11. Wk 12: 4
  12. Final: 4

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 1963.

Consensus All-AmericanPaul Martha, B

Record
9–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
No. 4 peak No. 3
Points
236–⁠130
Coach
John Michelosen
Elo
1656 +169 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
19.1 No. 6 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1964

The 1964 draft
Rd 1Paul Martha SPittsburgh Steelers