1990 Pittsburgh

3–⁠7–⁠1, coached by Paul Hackett.

Schedule and results

Pittsburgh in 1990, game by game: won vs. Ohio 35–3; won vs. Boston College 29–6; lost at No. 14 Oklahoma 10–52; tied at Syracuse 20–20; lost vs. West Virginia 24–38; won vs. Rutgers 45–21; lost vs. Louisville 20–27; lost vs. No. 3 Notre Dame 22–31; lost at No. 8 Miami 0–45; lost vs. Temple 18–28; lost at No. 11 Penn State 17–22+32−45Won 35–3 vs. Ohio+32OhioWon 29–6 vs. Boston College+23Boston CollegeLost 10–52 at No. 14 Oklahoma-42No. 14 OklahomaTied 20–20 at Syracuse0SyracuseLost 24–38 vs. West Virginia-14West VirginiaWon 45–21 vs. Rutgers+24RutgersLost 20–27 vs. Louisville-7LouisvilleLost 22–31 vs. No. 3 Notre Dame-9No. 3 Notre DameLost 0–45 at No. 8 Miami-45No. 8 MiamiLost 18–28 vs. Temple-10TempleLost 17–22 at No. 11 Penn State-5No. 11 Penn State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Penn State 22–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 99th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 128 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 18
  2. Wk 2: 17
  3. Wk 3: 13
  4. Wk 4: 25

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 1990.

Record
3–⁠7–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠3–⁠1 4th in the Major eastern college football independents (Wikipedia)
AP final
Unranked peak No. 13
Points
240–⁠293
Coach
Paul Hackett
Elo
1469 −111 this season
SP+ rating
2.4 No. 49 of 104; offense No. 45, defense No. 51
SRS
−0.8 No. 56 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Bill Meyers
Defensive coordinator
Fred von Appen
Offense
Multiple pro-style
Defense
Multiple

Drafted in 1991

The 1991 draft
Rd 4Mark Gunn DTNew York Jets
Rd 4Curvin Richards RBDallas Cowboys