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1968 Pittsburgh

1–⁠9, coached by Dave Hart.

Schedule and results

Pittsburgh in 1968, game by game: lost at No. 16 UCLA 7–63; lost vs. West Virginia 15–38; won vs. William & Mary 14–3; lost at No. 15 Syracuse 17–50; lost at Navy 16–17; lost vs. Air Force 14–27; lost at Miami 0–48; lost at No. 12 Notre Dame 7–56; lost vs. Army 0–26; lost vs. No. 3 Penn State 9–65+11−56Lost 7–63 at No. 16 UCLA-56No. 16 UCLALost 15–38 vs. West Virginia-23West VirginiaWon 14–3 vs. William & Mary+11William & MaryLost 17–50 at No. 15 Syracuse-33No. 15 SyracuseLost 16–17 at Navy-1NavyLost 14–27 vs. Air Force-13Air ForceLost 0–48 at Miami-48MiamiLost 7–56 at No. 12 Notre Dame-49No. 12 Notre DameLost 0–26 vs. Army-26ArmyLost 9–65 vs. No. 3 Penn State-56No. 3 Penn State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21at16UCLAL 7–⁠6315%
Sep 28vsWest VirginiaL 15–⁠3839%
Oct 5vsWilliam & MaryW 14–⁠336%
Oct 12at15SyracuseL 17–⁠5014%
Oct 19atNavyL 16–⁠1738%
Oct 26vsAir ForceL 14–⁠2738%
Nov 1atMiamiL 0–⁠4813%
Nov 9at12Notre DameL 7–⁠569%
Nov 16vsArmyL 0–⁠2621%
Nov 23vs3Penn StateL 9–⁠6510%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Penn State 65–⁠9; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The worst 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 1968.

Record
1–⁠9
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
99–⁠393
Coach
Dave Hart
Elo
1303 −69 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−15.9 No. 100 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1969

The 1969 draft
Rd 5Harry Orszulak WRSan Diego Chargers