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1972 Pittsburgh

1–⁠10, coached by Carl DePasqua.

Schedule and results

Pittsburgh in 1972, game by game: lost vs. No. 19 Florida State 7–19; lost vs. No. 8 UCLA 28–38; lost at Air Force 13–41; lost vs. Northwestern 22–27; lost at Tulane 6–38; lost at No. 7 Notre Dame 16–42; won vs. Boston College 35–20; lost at Syracuse 6–10; lost vs. West Virginia 20–38; lost at Navy 13–28; lost at No. 6 Penn State 27–49+15−32Lost 7–19 vs. No. 19 Florida State-12No. 19 Florida StateLost 28–38 vs. No. 8 UCLA-10No. 8 UCLALost 13–41 at Air Force-28Air ForceLost 22–27 vs. Northwestern-5NorthwesternLost 6–38 at Tulane-32TulaneLost 16–42 at No. 7 Notre Dame-26No. 7 Notre DameWon 35–20 vs. Boston College+15Boston CollegeLost 6–10 at Syracuse-4SyracuseLost 20–38 vs. West Virginia-18West VirginiaLost 13–28 at Navy-15NavyLost 27–49 at No. 6 Penn State-22No. 6 Penn State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 9vs19Florida StateL 7–⁠1937%
Sep 16vs8UCLAL 28–⁠3844%
Sep 23atAir ForceL 13–⁠4121%
Sep 30vsNorthwesternL 22–⁠2739%
Oct 7atTulaneL 6–⁠3823%
Oct 14at7Notre DameL 16–⁠429%
Oct 21vsBoston CollegeW 35–⁠2033%
Oct 28atSyracuseL 6–⁠1033%
Nov 4vsWest VirginiaL 20–⁠3829%
Nov 11atNavyL 13–⁠2833%
Nov 25at6Penn StateL 27–⁠496%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Penn State 49–⁠27; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 126th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 128 on file).

Record
1–⁠10
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
193–⁠350
Coach
Carl DePasqua
Elo
1334 −93 this season
SP+ rating
-11.3 No. 99 of 121; offense No. 63, defense No. 107
SRS
−7.1 No. 90 of 127 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Lou Cecconi
Defensive coordinator
Ralph Jelic
Offense
Wishbone-T
Defense
5–⁠2