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Pittsburgh

BE · 2001 Season · Final

Rebuilding −
Record
7–5
0.583 Win %
Conference
5th
4–3 in BE

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

2001 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 4FCSUnranked—W 31–0
3Week 3 · Sep 11South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA)H2HIND FBSI8–3L 26–35
6Week 6 · Oct 2Miami (MIAMI)H2HIND BE12–0L 21–43
7Week 7 · Oct 9Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2HIND FBSI5–6L 7–24
8Week 8 · Oct 16Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HIND BE10–3L 10–42
9Week 9 · Oct 23Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2HIND BE8–4L 7–45
10Week 10 · Oct 30Temple (TEMPLE)H2HIND BE4–7W 33–7
11Week 11 · Nov 6Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2HIND BE8–4W 38–7
12Week 12 · Nov 13Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2HIND BE2–9W 42–0
14Week 14 · Nov 27West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HIND BE3–8W 23–17
14Regular Season Final · Dec 4UABH2HUSA6–5W 24–6
3Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 25NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HACC7–5W 34–19

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
2.558
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+14
-16+30
  • Virginia Tech +8
  • NC State +7
  • UAB +6
  • Temple +4
  • West Virginia +3
  • Rutgers +2
  • Miami 0
  • South Florida -3
  • Syracuse -3
  • Boston College -4
  • Notre Dame -6

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 #44Better than 69%
Win % Place 40thBetter than 72%

0.583 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#54Regular Season Final#54Post-Season W1#47Post-Season W3#43Post-Season W4#44Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+31
-9
-22
-17
-32
-38
+26
+31
+42
+6
+18
+15

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

Final Rank by Season
#811996#661997#1011998#701999#432000

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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