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FBSI · 1971 Season · Final

Failing
Record
3–8
0.273 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

1971 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 14UCLAH2HPAC2–7–1W 29–25
5Week 5 · Sep 28Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2HIND B811–1L 29–55
6Week 6 · Oct 5West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HIND FBSI7–4L 9–20
7Week 7 · Oct 12Navy (NAVY)H2HIND FBSI3–8W 36–35
8Week 8 · Oct 19Tulane (TULANE)H2HIND FBSI3–8L 8–33
9Week 9 · Oct 26Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2HIND FBSI9–2L 22–40
10Week 10 · Nov 2Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HIND FBSI5–5–1W 31–21
11Week 11 · Nov 9Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2HIND FBSI8–2L 7–56
12Week 12 · Nov 16Army (ARMY)H2HIND FBSI6–4L 14–17
13Week 13 · Nov 23Penn State (PENN STATE)H2HIND FBSI11–1L 18–55
14Week 14 · Nov 30Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2HIND FBSI8–4L 13–31

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
4.962
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-16
-26+10
  • Syracuse +5
  • Navy +3
  • UCLA +2
  • Oklahoma -1
  • Penn State -1
  • Boston College -2
  • Notre Dame -2
  • West Virginia -4
  • Army -4
  • Florida State -4
  • Tulane -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 #93Better than 33%
Win % Place 99thBetter than 28%

0.273 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#93Regular Season Final#93Post-Season W1#93Post-Season W2#94Post-Season W3#93Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+4
-26
-11
+1
-25
-18
+10
-49
-3
-37
-18

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

Final Rank by Season
#1141966#1081967#1111968#681969#641970

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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