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Pittsburgh

FBSI · 1921 Season · Final

Rebuilding
Record
5–3–1
0.611 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
122
1905–2026
All-Time Record
730–519–37
0.582 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1937, 1976
#1 Finishes
2
Top 5: 15 · Top 10: 22 · Top 25: 41
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 6 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 2 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 13 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 1 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Pittsburgh head-to-head · History & Eras

1921 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 27GENEVAUnranked—W 28–0
6Week 6 · Oct 4Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)H2HIND FBSI9–0L 0–6
7Week 7 · Oct 11West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HIND FBSI5–4–1W 21–13
8Week 8 · Oct 18CINCINNATIUnranked—W 21–14
9Week 9 · Oct 25Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HIND FBSI7–2W 35–0
10Week 10 · Nov 1Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)H2HIND FBSI4–3–2W 28–0
11Week 11 · Nov 8Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2HIND B87–1L 0–10
12Week 12 · Nov 15Washington & Jefferson (WASHINGTON & JEFFERSON)H2HIND FBSI10–0–1L 0–7
14Week 14 · Nov 29Penn State (PENN STATE)H2HIND FBSI8–0–2T 0–0

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
2.311
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+15
-1+16
  • Syracuse +7
  • West Virginia +5
  • Pennsylvania +4
  • Lafayette 0
  • Washington & Jefferson 0
  • Penn State 0
  • Nebraska -1

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #30Better than 79%
Win % Place 48thBetter than 66%

0.611 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#28W13#32W14#30Regular Season Final#30Post-Season W3#30Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+28
-6
+8
+7
+35
+28
-10
-7
0

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#31916#31917#61918#161919#41920

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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