1986 Pittsburgh
5–5–1, coached by Mike Gottfried. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Navy 56–14Oct 25
By 42 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs Maryland | L 7–10 | 39% |
| Sep 13 | at NC State | T 14–14 | 53% |
| Sep 20 | at Purdue | W 41–26 | 40% |
| Sep 27 | vs West Virginia | W 48–16 | 54% |
| Oct 4 | vs Temple | L 13–19 | 66% |
| Oct 11 | at Notre Dame | W 10–9 | 42% |
| Oct 25 | vs Navy | W 56–14 | 69% |
| Nov 1 | at Syracuse | L 20–24 | 54% |
| Nov 8 | vs 1Miami | L 10–37 | 26% |
| Nov 15 | vs Rutgers | W 20–6 | 63% |
| Nov 22 | at 2Penn State | L 14–34 | 17% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Penn State 34–14; unranked in the final AP poll.
In program history: The 70th-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 1986.
- Record
- 5–5–1
- Conference
- 2–3 tied for 4th in the Major eastern college football independents (Wikipedia)
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 253–209
- Coach
- Mike Gottfried
- Elo
- 1542 +35 this season
- SP+ rating
- 11.1 No. 29 of 101; offense No. 40, defense No. 24
- SRS
- 8.5 No. 30 of 105 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Mike Solari
- Defensive coordinator
- John Fox
- Offense
- Run and shoot, multiple pro-style
- Defense
- 4–3
Drafted in 1987
The 1987 draft| Rd 1 | Tony Woods LB | Seattle Seahawks |
| Rd 4 | Randy Dixon OT | Indianapolis Colts |
| Rd 4 | Lorenzo Freeman DT | Green Bay Packers |
| Rd 7 | Tom Brown RB | Miami Dolphins |