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1985 Pittsburgh

5–⁠5–⁠1, coached by Foge Fazio.

Schedule and results

Pittsburgh in 1985, game by game: won vs. Purdue 31–30; lost at No. 9 Ohio State 7–10; lost vs. Boston College 22–29; tied at West Virginia 10–10; won vs. South Carolina 42–7; won vs. NC State 24–10; won at Rutgers 38–10; lost at Navy 7–21; lost vs. Syracuse 0–12; won at Temple 21–17; lost vs. No. 1 Penn State 0–31+35−31Won 31–30 vs. Purdue+1PurdueLost 7–10 at No. 9 Ohio State-3No. 9 Ohio StateLost 22–29 vs. Boston College-7Boston CollegeTied 10–10 at West Virginia0West VirginiaWon 42–7 vs. South Carolina+35South CarolinaWon 24–10 vs. NC State+14NC StateWon 38–10 at Rutgers+28RutgersLost 7–21 at Navy-14NavyLost 0–12 vs. Syracuse-12SyracuseWon 21–17 at Temple+4TempleLost 0–31 vs. No. 1 Penn State-31No. 1 Penn State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsPurdueW 31–⁠3064%
Sep 14at9Ohio StateL 7–⁠1031%
Sep 21vsBoston CollegeL 22–⁠2949%
Sep 28atWest VirginiaT 10–⁠1034%
Oct 5vsSouth CarolinaW 42–⁠756%
Oct 12vsNC StateW 24–⁠1081%
Oct 19atRutgersW 38–⁠1055%
Oct 26atNavyL 7–⁠2161%
Nov 2vsSyracuseL 0–⁠1262%
Nov 9atTempleW 21–⁠1744%
Nov 23vs1Penn StateL 0–⁠3136%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Penn State 31–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 85th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 128 on file).

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 1985.

Record
5–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠3–⁠1 5th in the Major eastern college football independents (Wikipedia)
AP final
Unranked
Points
202–⁠187
Coach
Foge Fazio
Elo
1512 −23 this season
SP+ rating
0.8 No. 55 of 106; offense No. 83, defense No. 33
SRS
3.9 No. 46 of 110 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Chuck Stobart
Defensive coordinator
Bob Junko
Offense
Multiple pro-style
Defense
Multiple front

Drafted in 1986

The 1986 draft
Rd 1Bob Buczkowski DELos Angeles Raiders
Rd 4Bill Callahan DBPittsburgh Steelers