Pittsburgh
BE · 2009 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 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
2009 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 8 | FCS | Unranked | — | W 38–3 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 15 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO)H2H |  MAC | 5–7 | W 54–27 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 22 |  Navy (NAVY)H2H | IND FBSI | 10–4 | W 27–14 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 29 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2H |  ACC | 5–7 | L 31–38 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2H | IND BE | 4–8 | W 35–10 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 13 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT)H2H | IND BE | 8–5 | W 24–21 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 20 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2H | IND BE | 9–4 | W 24–17 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 27 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA)H2H | IND BE | 8–5 | W 41–14 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 10 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND BE | 4–8 | W 37–10 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 17 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–6 | W 27–22 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Dec 1 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2H | IND BE | 9–4 | L 16–19 |
| 14 | Regular Season Final · Dec 8 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)H2H | IND BE | 12–1 | L 44–45 |
| 3 | Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 29 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2H | ACC | 8–5 | W 19–17 |
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.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Navy +10
- Rutgers +9
- UConn +8
- South Florida +8
- North Carolina +8
- Notre Dame +6
- Buffalo +5
- Louisville +4
- Syracuse +4
- Cincinnati -1
- West Virginia -4
- NC State -7
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.769 Win % · Change 1
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.