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Pittsburgh

FBSI · 1949 Season · Final

Rebuilding −
Record
6–3
0.667 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

1949 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 27William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)H2HIND SOCON6–4W 13–7
6Week 6 · Oct 4Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2HB104–5W 16–7
7Week 7 · Oct 11West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HIND FBSI4–6–1W 20–7
8Week 8 · Oct 18MIAMI (OH)Unranked—W 35–26
9Week 9 · Oct 25Indiana (INDIANA)H2HB101–8L 14–48
10Week 10 · Nov 1Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)H2HIND FBSI4–4W 22–21
11Week 11 · Nov 8Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2HB107–1–2L 10–14
12Week 12 · Nov 15Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2HB107–2L 7–24
13Week 13 · Nov 22Penn State (PENN STATE)H2HIND FBSI5–4W 19–0

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
2.500
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+12
-11+23
  • William & Mary +6
  • Penn State +5
  • Northwestern +4
  • West Virginia +4
  • Pennsylvania +4
  • Ohio State -1
  • Minnesota -2
  • Indiana -8

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 #40Better than 72%
Win % Place 31stBetter than 78%

0.667 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#50W12#41W13#42W14#41Regular Season Final#40Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+6
+9
+13
+9
-34
+1
-4
-17
+19

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

Final Rank by Season
#471944#741945#761946#1061947#391948

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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