1978 Pittsburgh

• Biggest winBeat West Virginia 52–⁠7Nov 11

  By 45 points, its widest win.

Date	Opponent	Result	Elo
Sep 16	atTulane	W 24–⁠6		77%
Sep 23	vsTemple	W 20–⁠12		80%
Sep 30	vsNorth Carolina	W 20–⁠16		71%
Oct 7	atBoston College	W 32–⁠15		80%
Oct 14	atNotre Dame	L 17–⁠26		50%
Oct 21	vsFlorida State	W 7–⁠3		69%
Oct 28	at18Navy	L 11–⁠21		57%
Nov 4	atSyracuse	W 18–⁠17		76%
Nov 11	vsWest Virginia	W 52–⁠7		88%
Nov 18	vsArmy	W 35–⁠17		85%
Nov 24	at1Penn State	L 10–⁠17		28%
Dec 23Bowls & playoff	vsNC StateTangerine Bowl	L 17–⁠30		60%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

1. Wk 1: 14
2. Wk 2: 14
3. Wk 3: 11
4. Wk 4: 9
5. Wk 5: 9
6. Wk 6: 9
7. Wk 7: 15
8. Wk 8: 15
9. Wk 9: 19
10. Wk 10: 20
11. Wk 11: 18
12. Wk 12: 15
13. Wk 13: 16
14. Wk 14: 16

• Hugh GreenDefensive end
• Mark MayGuard
• Jim CovertOffensive tackle
• Rickey JacksonLinebacker
• Lynn ThomasDefensive back
• Jo Jo HeathDefensive back

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 1978.