1979 team profile

Team Ledger

Pittsburgh

FBS · FBS Independents
#4
11–1Record
284.24Overall rating
341.26Raw points
147.19Opponent strength

Rating history

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Conference rankings

FBS Independents · 32 teams
RankTeamRating
1Pittsburgh284.24
2Florida State274.77
3Temple257.55
4Penn State219.80
5South Carolina195.51
6Notre Dame192.02
7UNLV178.32
8Tulane172.29
9Syracuse172.19
10East Carolina170.13
11Rutgers140.75
12Boston College132.94
13Miami129.41
14Southern Miss127.16
15West Virginia123.33
16Navy119.58
17Virginia Tech108.91
18Georgia Tech108.63
19Villanova104.92
20Tennessee State100.61
21Colgate92.17
22Holy Cross85.20
23Memphis78.45
24Louisville69.07
25William & Mary59.79
26Illinois State52.04
27Cincinnati51.48
28North Texas45.73
29Army42.86
30Air Force42.77
31UL Monroe17.78
32Richmond3.74

Season schedule

12 games
  • W3vs Kansas
    Final    24–0
  • W4at North Carolina
    Final    7–17
  • W5at Temple
    Final    10–9
  • W6vs Boston College
    Final    28–7
  • W7vs Cincinnati
    Final    35–0
  • W8at Washington
    Final    26–14
  • W9vs Navy
    Final    24–7
  • W10vs Syracuse
    Final    28–21
  • W11at West Virginia
    Final    24–17
  • W12at Army
    Final    40–0
  • W14at Penn State
    Final    29–14
  • W18vs Arizona
    Final    16–10