Pittsburgh
BE · 2012 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
2012 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 4 | YOUNGSTOWN STATE | Unranked | — | L 17–31 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 11 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)H2H | IND BE | 10–3 | L 10–34 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 18 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2H |  ACC | 7–6 | W 35–17 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 25 | GARDNER-WEBB | Unranked | — | W 55–10 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 9 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND BE | 8–5 | L 13–14 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 16 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2H | IND BE | 11–2 | L 35–45 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 23 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO)H2H |  MAC | 4–8 | W 20–6 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 30 |  Temple (TEMPLE)H2H | IND BE | 4–7 | W 47–17 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 6 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2H | IND FBSI | 12–1 | L 26–29 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 13 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT)H2H | IND BE | 5–7 | L 17–24 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 27 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2H | IND BE | 9–4 | W 27–6 |
| 14 | Regular Season Final · Dec 4 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA)H2H | IND BE | 3–9 | W 27–3 |
| 19 | Final · Jan 8 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2H |  SEC | 7–6 | L 17–38 |
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).
- Rutgers +9
- Virginia Tech +7
- Buffalo +4
- Temple +4
- South Florida +3
- Notre Dame -1
- Louisville -2
- Cincinnati -3
- Syracuse -5
- Ole Miss -6
- UConn -7
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.462 Win % · Change -4
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.