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1992 Pittsburgh

3–⁠9 (1–⁠3 Big East), coached by Paul Hackett, then Sal Sunseri (interim, final game).

Schedule and results

Pittsburgh in 1992, game by game: won vs. Kent State 51–10; lost vs. West Virginia 6–44; lost at Rutgers 16–21; won vs. Minnesota 41–33; lost at Maryland 34–47; lost vs. No. 13 Notre Dame 21–52; won at Temple 27–20; lost vs. East Carolina 31–37; lost at No. 12 Syracuse 10–41; lost vs. Louisville 16–31; lost at No. 23 Penn State 13–57; lost at Hawai’i 23–36+41−44Won 51–10 vs. Kent State+41Kent StateLost 6–44 vs. West Virginia-38West VirginiaLost 16–21 at Rutgers-5RutgersWon 41–33 vs. Minnesota+8MinnesotaLost 34–47 at Maryland-13MarylandLost 21–52 vs. No. 13 Notre Dame-31No. 13 Notre DameWon 27–20 at Temple+7TempleLost 31–37 vs. East Carolina-6East CarolinaLost 10–41 at No. 12 Syracuse-31No. 12 SyracuseLost 16–31 vs. Louisville-15LouisvilleLost 13–57 at No. 23 Penn State-44No. 23 Penn StateLost 23–36 at Hawai’i-13Hawai’i
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsKent StateW 51–⁠1080%
Sep 12vsWest VirginiaL 6–⁠4459%
Sep 17atRutgersL 16–⁠2145%
Sep 26vsMinnesotaW 41–⁠3365%
Oct 3atMarylandL 34–⁠4754%
Oct 10vs13Notre DameL 21–⁠5228%
Oct 17atTempleW 27–⁠2053%
Oct 24vsEast CarolinaL 31–⁠3745%
Oct 31at12SyracuseL 10–⁠4115%
Nov 14vsLouisvilleL 16–⁠3157%
Nov 21at23Penn StateL 13–⁠5712%
Dec 5atHawai’iL 23–⁠3620%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Hawai’i 36–⁠23; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Big East.

In program history: The 122nd-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 1992.

Record
3–⁠9
Conference
1–⁠3 6th in Big East
AP final
Unranked
Points
289–⁠429
Coach
Paul Hackett, then Sal Sunseri (interim, final game)
Elo
1369 −135 this season
SP+ rating
-14.4 No. 95 of 105; offense No. 42, defense No. 103
SRS
−10.7 No. 92 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Bill Meyers
Defensive coordinator
Nick Rapone
Offense
Multiple pro-style
Defense
Multiple, 3–⁠4 base

1992 Big East standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Miami4–⁠011–⁠13
Syracuse6–⁠110–⁠26
Rutgers4–⁠27–⁠4
Boston College2–⁠1–⁠18–⁠3–⁠121
West Virginia2–⁠3–⁠15–⁠4–⁠2
Pittsburgh1–⁠33–⁠9
Virginia Tech1–⁠42–⁠8–⁠1
Temple0–⁠61–⁠10

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