1973 Pittsburgh
6–5–1, coached by Johnny Majors. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Army 34–0Nov 17
By 34 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15 | at Georgia | T 7–7 | 19% |
| Sep 22 | vs Baylor | L 14–20 | 51% |
| Sep 29 | at Northwestern | W 21–14 | 37% |
| Oct 6 | vs Tulane | L 6–24 | 39% |
| Oct 13 | at West Virginia | W 35–7 | 21% |
| Oct 20 | at Boston College | W 28–14 | 32% |
| Oct 27 | vs Navy | W 22–17 | 59% |
| Nov 3 | vs Syracuse | W 28–14 | 77% |
| Nov 10 | vs 5Notre Dame | L 10–31 | 28% |
| Nov 17 | at Army | W 34–0 | 66% |
| Nov 24 | at 6Penn State | L 13–35 | 13% |
| Dec 21Bowls & playoff | vs 10Arizona StateFiesta Bowl | L 7–28 | 21% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Arizona State 28–7 in the Fiesta Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll.
In program history: The 88th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 128 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 10: 20
- Wk 12: 20
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 1973.
Eddie Robinson Coach of the YearJohnny Majors, coach; also the Walter Camp Coach
- Record
- 6–5–1
- Conference
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- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 20
- Points
- 225–211
- Coach
- Johnny Majors
- Elo
- 1493 +103 this season
- SP+ rating
- 7.9 No. 48 of 123; offense No. 73, defense No. 34
- SRS
- 8.4 No. 37 of 129 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- George Haffner
- Defensive coordinator
- Jackie Sherrill
- Offense
- I formation, Split backs
- Defense
- 4–4