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Pittsburgh

FBSI · 1974 Season · Final

Rebuilding +
Record
7–4
0.636 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

1974 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 17Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2HIND FBSI1–10W 9–6
5Week 5 · Sep 24Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HIND FBSI6–5W 27–17
6Week 6 · Oct 1USCH2HPAC10–1–1L 7–16
7Week 7 · Oct 8North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HACC7–5L 29–45
8Week 8 · Oct 15West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HIND FBSI4–7W 31–14
9Week 9 · Oct 22Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2HIND FBSI8–3W 35–11
10Week 10 · Oct 29Navy (NAVY)H2HIND FBSI4–7W 13–11
11Week 11 · Nov 5Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HIND FBSI2–9W 21–13
12Week 12 · Nov 12Temple (TEMPLE)H2HIND FBSI8–2W 35–24
13Week 13 · Nov 19Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2HIND FBSI10–2L 10–14
15Week 15 · Dec 3Penn State (PENN STATE)H2HIND FBSI10–2L 10–31

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
2.071
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+23
-10+33
  • Boston College +8
  • Temple +8
  • Georgia Tech +6
  • West Virginia +4
  • Navy +4
  • Syracuse +2
  • Florida State +1
  • USC -1
  • Notre Dame -2
  • Penn State -2
  • North Carolina -5

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 #27Better than 81%
Win % Place 36thBetter than 74%

0.636 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#28Regular Season Final#28Post-Season W1#27Post-Season W2#28Post-Season W3#27Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+3
+10
-9
-16
+17
+24
+2
+8
+11
-4
-21

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

Final Rank by Season
#681969#641970#931971#1141972#491973

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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