CollegeFootballDigestfrom CooperSearch

1965 Pittsburgh

3–⁠7, coached by John Michelosen.

Schedule and results

Pittsburgh in 1965, game by game: lost vs. Oregon 15–17; won vs. Oklahoma 13–9; lost at West Virginia 48–63; lost at Duke 13–21; lost vs. Navy 0–12; won vs. Miami 28–14; lost vs. Syracuse 13–51; lost vs. No. 4 Notre Dame 13–69; lost at No. 6 USC 0–28; won vs. Penn State 30–27+14−56Lost 15–17 vs. Oregon-2OregonWon 13–9 vs. Oklahoma+4OklahomaLost 48–63 at West Virginia-15West VirginiaLost 13–21 at Duke-8DukeLost 0–12 vs. Navy-12NavyWon 28–14 vs. Miami+14MiamiLost 13–51 vs. Syracuse-38SyracuseLost 13–69 vs. No. 4 Notre Dame-56No. 4 Notre DameLost 0–28 at No. 6 USC-28No. 6 USCWon 30–27 vs. Penn State+3Penn State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 18vsOregonL 15–⁠1748%
Sep 25vsOklahomaW 13–⁠951%
Oct 2atWest VirginiaL 48–⁠6342%
Oct 9atDukeL 13–⁠2137%
Oct 16vsNavyL 0–⁠1244%
Oct 23vsMiamiW 28–⁠1456%
Oct 30vsSyracuseL 13–⁠5138%
Nov 6vs4Notre DameL 13–⁠6928%
Nov 13at6USCL 0–⁠2817%
Nov 20vsPenn StateW 30–⁠2736%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Penn State 30–⁠27; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 101st-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 1965.

Led the nationEric Crabtree: kickoff return yards (636 yds)

Record
3–⁠7
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
173–⁠311
Coach
John Michelosen
Elo
1467 −71 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−1.2 No. 68 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1966

The 1966 draft
Rd 6Fred Hoaglin CCleveland Browns