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Pittsburgh

BE · 2008 Season · Final

Developing −
Record
9–4
0.692 Win %
Conference
1st
5–2 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

2008 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 2Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)H2HMAC6–6L 17–27
3Week 3 · Sep 9Buffalo (BUFFALO)H2HMAC8–6W 27–16
5Week 5 · Sep 23Iowa (IOWA)H2HB109–4W 21–20
6Week 6 · Sep 30Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HIND BE3–9W 34–24
7Week 7 · Oct 7South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA)H2HIND BE8–5W 26–21
9Week 9 · Oct 21Navy (NAVY)H2HIND FBSI8–5W 42–21
10Week 10 · Oct 28Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2HIND BE8–5L 34–54
11Week 11 · Nov 4Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2HIND FBSI7–6W 36–33
12Week 12 · Nov 11Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2HIND BE5–7W 41–7
14Week 14 · Nov 25Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)H2HIND BE11–3L 21–28
15Week 15 · Dec 2West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HIND BE9–4W 19–15
15Regular Season Final · Dec 9UConn (CONNECTICUT)H2HIND BE8–5W 34–10
4Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 6Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2HPAC9–4L 0–3

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
1.545
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+47
-18+65
  • Iowa +9
  • West Virginia +9
  • Buffalo +8
  • South Florida +8
  • Navy +8
  • UConn +8
  • Notre Dame +7
  • Louisville +5
  • Syracuse +3
  • Cincinnati -3
  • Oregon State -4
  • Rutgers -5
  • Bowling Green -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 #13Better than 91%
Win % Place 21stBetter than 85%

0.692 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#13Regular Season Final#13Post-Season W2#12Post-Season W3#14Post-Season W4#13Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-10
+11
+1
+10
+5
+21
-20
+3
+34
-7
+4
+24
-3

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

Final Rank by Season
#442003#342004#712005#612006#682007

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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