1974 Pittsburgh
7–4, coached by Johnny Majors. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Boston College 35–11Oct 19
By 24 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14 | at Florida State | W 9–6 | 59% |
| Sep 21 | at Georgia Tech | W 27–17 | 43% |
| Sep 28 | vs 18USC | L 7–16 | 45% |
| Oct 5 | at North Carolina | L 29–45 | 44% |
| Oct 12 | vs West Virginia | W 31–14 | 53% |
| Oct 19 | vs Boston College | W 35–11 | 56% |
| Oct 26 | at Navy | W 13–11 | 62% |
| Nov 2 | at Syracuse | W 21–13 | 66% |
| Nov 9 | vs Temple | W 35–24 | 56% |
| Nov 16 | at 5Notre Dame | L 10–14 | 26% |
| Nov 28 | vs 10Penn State | L 10–31 | 37% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Penn State 31–10; unranked in the final AP poll.
In program history: The 60th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 128 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 1: 13
- Wk 2: 13
- Wk 3: 15
- Wk 4: 8
- Wk 5: 17
- Wk 10: 19
- Wk 11: 17
- Wk 12: 18
- Wk 13: 18
- Wk 14: 20
Players on this team
Tony DorsettRunning back
Matt CavanaughQuarterback- Bob JuryDefensive back
- Al RomanoMG
- Karl FarmerReceiver
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 1974.
- Record
- 7–4
- Conference
- —
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 8
- Points
- 227–202
- Coach
- Johnny Majors
- Elo
- 1558 +63 this season
- SP+ rating
- 18.1 No. 15 of 124; offense No. 24, defense No. 15
- SRS
- 11.3 No. 29 of 129 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- George Haffner
- Defensive coordinator
- Jackie Sherrill
- Offense
- I formation with variations
- Defense
- 5–3
Drafted in 1975
The 1975 draft| Rd 3 | Gary Burley DE | Cincinnati Bengals |