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1991 Pittsburgh

6–⁠5 (3–⁠2 Big East), coached by Paul Hackett.

Schedule and results

Pittsburgh in 1991, game by game: won at West Virginia 34–3; won vs. Southern Miss 35–14; won vs. Temple 26–7; won at Minnesota 14–13; won vs. Maryland 24–20; lost at No. 7 Notre Dame 7–42; lost vs. No. 24 Syracuse 27–31; lost at No. 20 East Carolina 23–24; lost at Boston College 12–38; won vs. Rutgers 22–17; lost vs. No. 6 Penn State 20–32+31−35Won 34–3 at West Virginia+31West VirginiaWon 35–14 vs. Southern Miss+21Southern MissWon 26–7 vs. Temple+19TempleWon 14–13 at Minnesota+1MinnesotaWon 24–20 vs. Maryland+4MarylandLost 7–42 at No. 7 Notre Dame-35No. 7 Notre DameLost 27–31 vs. No. 24 Syracuse-4No. 24 SyracuseLost 23–24 at No. 20 East Carolina-1No. 20 East CarolinaLost 12–38 at Boston College-26Boston CollegeWon 22–17 vs. Rutgers+5RutgersLost 20–32 vs. No. 6 Penn State-12No. 6 Penn State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31atWest VirginiaW 34–⁠340%
Sep 7vsSouthern MissW 35–⁠1452%
Sep 14vsTempleW 26–⁠768%
Sep 28atMinnesotaW 14–⁠1350%
Oct 5vsMarylandW 24–⁠2073%
Oct 12at7Notre DameL 7–⁠4225%
Oct 19vs24SyracuseL 27–⁠3148%
Oct 26at20East CarolinaL 23–⁠2440%
Nov 2atBoston CollegeL 12–⁠3857%
Nov 9vsRutgersW 22–⁠1770%
Nov 28vs6Penn StateL 20–⁠3228%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Penn State 32–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Big East.

In program history: The 87th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 128 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 3: 24
  2. Wk 4: 20
  3. Wk 5: 18
  4. Wk 6: 17
  5. Wk 7: 12
  6. Wk 8: 20
  7. Wk 9: 23

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 1991.

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
3–⁠2 4th in Big East
AP final
Unranked peak No. 12
Points
244–⁠241
Coach
Paul Hackett
Elo
1506 +27 this season
SP+ rating
3.7 No. 50 of 104; offense No. 50, defense No. 49
SRS
2.4 No. 46 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 1992

The 1992 draft
Rd 1Sean Gilbert DTLos Angeles Rams
Rd 2Steve Israel DBLos Angeles Rams
Rd 4Ricardo McDonald LBCincinnati Bengals
Rd 4Jeff Christy OTPhoenix Cardinals
Rd 4Keith Hamilton DENew York Giants
Rd 7Dave Moore TEMiami Dolphins

1991 Big East standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Syracuse5–⁠010–⁠211
Miami2–⁠012–⁠01
Virginia Tech1–⁠05–⁠6
Pittsburgh3–⁠26–⁠5
West Virginia3–⁠46–⁠5
Rutgers2–⁠36–⁠5
Boston College2–⁠44–⁠7
Temple0–⁠52–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.