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1969 Pittsburgh

4–⁠6, coached by Carl DePasqua.

Schedule and results

Pittsburgh in 1969, game by game: lost at No. 17 UCLA 8–42; lost at No. 6 Oklahoma 8–37; won at Duke 14–12; won vs. Navy 46–19; lost vs. Tulane 22–26; lost at West Virginia 18–49; won vs. Syracuse 21–20; lost vs. No. 8 Notre Dame 7–49; won at Army 15–6; lost vs. No. 4 Penn State 7–27+27−42Lost 8–42 at No. 17 UCLA-34No. 17 UCLALost 8–37 at No. 6 Oklahoma-29No. 6 OklahomaWon 14–12 at Duke+2DukeWon 46–19 vs. Navy+27NavyLost 22–26 vs. Tulane-4TulaneLost 18–49 at West Virginia-31West VirginiaWon 21–20 vs. Syracuse+1SyracuseLost 7–49 vs. No. 8 Notre Dame-42No. 8 Notre DameWon 15–6 at Army+9ArmyLost 7–27 vs. No. 4 Penn State-20No. 4 Penn State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20at17UCLAL 8–⁠4221%
Sep 27at6OklahomaL 8–⁠3713%
Oct 4atDukeW 14–⁠1233%
Oct 11vsNavyW 46–⁠1954%
Oct 18vsTulaneL 22–⁠2660%
Oct 25atWest VirginiaL 18–⁠4918%
Nov 1vsSyracuseW 21–⁠2029%
Nov 8vs8Notre DameL 7–⁠4919%
Nov 15atArmyW 15–⁠624%
Nov 22vs4Penn StateL 7–⁠2715%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Penn State 27–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 117th-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 1969.

Record
4–⁠6
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
166–⁠287
Coach
Carl DePasqua
Elo
1392 +23 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−3.3 No. 70 of 122 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Offensive coordinator
Lou Cecconi