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1982 Pittsburgh

9–⁠3, coached by Foge Fazio, finished No. 10 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Pittsburgh in 1982, game by game: won vs. No. 5 North Carolina 7–6; won at Florida State 37–17; won at No. 19 Illinois 20–3; won vs. No. 14 West Virginia 16–13; won vs. Temple 38–7; won at Syracuse 14–0; won vs. Louisville 63–14; lost vs. Notre Dame 16–31; won at Army 24–6; won vs. Rutgers 52–6; lost at No. 2 Penn State 10–19; lost vs. No. 4 SMU 3–7+49−15Won 7–6 vs. No. 5 North Carolina+1No. 5 North CarolinaWon 37–17 at Florida State+20Florida StateWon 20–3 at No. 19 Illinois+17No. 19 IllinoisWon 16–13 vs. No. 14 West Virginia+3No. 14 West VirginiaWon 38–7 vs. Temple+31TempleWon 14–0 at Syracuse+14SyracuseWon 63–14 vs. Louisville+49LouisvilleLost 16–31 vs. Notre Dame-15Notre DameWon 24–6 at Army+18ArmyWon 52–6 vs. Rutgers+46RutgersLost 10–19 at No. 2 Penn State-9No. 2 Penn StateLost 3–7 vs. No. 4 SMU-4No. 4 SMU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 9vs5North CarolinaW 7–⁠663%
Sep 18atFlorida StateW 37–⁠1758%
Sep 25at19IllinoisW 20–⁠362%
Oct 2vs14West VirginiaW 16–⁠1371%
Oct 16vsTempleW 38–⁠782%
Oct 23atSyracuseW 14–⁠083%
Oct 30vsLouisvilleW 63–⁠1491%
Nov 6vsNotre DameL 16–⁠3176%
Nov 13atArmyW 24–⁠683%
Nov 20vsRutgersW 52–⁠685%
Nov 26at2Penn StateL 10–⁠1934%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs4SMUCotton BowlL 3–⁠745%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to SMU 7–⁠3 in the Cotton Bowl; No. 10 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 14th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 128 on file).

AP poll, week by week

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

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 1982.

Consensus All-AmericanJim Covert, OT

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
4–⁠1 2nd in the Major eastern college football independents (Wikipedia)
AP final
No. 10 peak No. 1
Points
300–⁠129
Coach
Foge Fazio
Elo
1714 +27 this season
SP+ rating
22.7 No. 6 of 109; offense No. 30, defense No. 2
SRS
20.0 No. 7 of 113 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Joe Daniels
Defensive coordinator
Charlie Bailey
Offense
West Coast
Defense
Multiple front

Drafted in 1983

The 1983 draft
Rd 1Jim Covert OTChicago Bears
Rd 1Tim Lewis DBGreen Bay Packers
Rd 1Dan Marino QBMiami Dolphins
Rd 5Bryan Thomas RBGreen Bay Packers
Rd 6Dave Puzzuoli DTCleveland Browns
Rd 6Ron Sams OGGreen Bay Packers