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Pittsburgh

2016 Season Performance

#20
Rank
8-4
Record
118.0
Points
0.629
SOS

Current Form

W3 streak
HOT
Last 3 3-0
Last 5 3-2

Key Games

Best W vs #37 Penn State 42-39
Worst L @ #45 North Carolina 36-37

Record Splits

Home 6-1
Away 2-3
Conference 5-3
Non-Conf 3-1
Close (7 pts or less) 3-3
FCS Opponents 1

Rank Progression

#1
#19
#37
#55
#73
Pre
#34
W3
#60
W6
#36
W9
#36
W12
#25
W15
#20

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 15
1
09/03
W
NR vs FCS Villanova
28-7
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
2
09/10
W
#48 vs #37 Penn State
42-39
+46.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+23.8 32.8
Margin Scaling
+1.4 34.2
Quality Win Bonuses
+5.0 39.2
Recency Weighting
+7.1 46.3
Total 46.3 pts
3
09/17
L
#6 @ #111 Oklahoma State
38-45
-5.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+1.5 -4.5
Loss Record Modifier
+0.7 -3.8
Margin Scaling
-0.9 -4.6
Recency Weighting
-0.8 -5.5
Total -5.5 pts
4
09/24
L
#60 @ #45 North Carolina
36-37
-4.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.9 -5.1
Loss Record Modifier
+0.5 -4.6
Margin Scaling
-0.3 -4.8
Total -4.8 pts
5
10/01
W
#62 vs #112 Marshall
43-27
+7.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-4.2 4.8
Margin Scaling
+2.7 7.5
Total 7.5 pts
6
10/08
W
#63 vs #43 Georgia Tech
37-34
+18.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+4.4 13.4
Margin Scaling
+1.1 14.5
Quality Win Bonuses
+1.5 16.0
Recency Weighting
+2.9 18.9
Total 18.9 pts
7
10/15
W
#36 @ #88 Virginia
45-31
+9.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-6.0 7.5
Margin Scaling
+2.1 9.6
Total 9.6 pts
9
10/27
L
#30 vs #24 Virginia Tech
36-39
-9.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+1.8 -8.6
Loss Record Modifier
+1.1 -7.5
Margin Scaling
-0.6 -8.1
Recency Weighting
-1.4 -9.5
Total -9.5 pts
10
11/05
L
#36 @ #61 Miami
28-51
-7.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.9 -5.1
Loss Record Modifier
+0.5 -4.5
Margin Scaling
-2.4 -7.0
Total -7.0 pts
11
11/12
W
#48 @ #5 Clemson
43-42
+38.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+13.4 26.9
Margin Scaling
+0.6 27.4
Quality Win Bonuses
+5.0 32.4
Recency Weighting
+5.8 38.3
Total 38.3 pts
12
11/19
W
#23 vs #83 Duke
56-14
+12.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-1.4 7.6
Margin Scaling
+4.6 12.3
Total 12.3 pts
13
11/26
W
#25 vs #92 Syracuse
76-61
+10.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-1.7 7.3
Margin Scaling
+3.2 10.5
Total 10.5 pts
Total
8-4 Record
116.6

All-Time Summary (2016-2026)

11
Seasons
75-52
Record
59%
Win Rate
#52
Avg Rank
#3
Best Rank
0.603
Avg SOS
1
Conf Titles

Final Rank by Season

#1
#34
#67
#100
#134
2016
#20
2017
#83
2018
#45
2019
#59
2020
#62
2021
#12
2022
#45
2023
#107
2024
#63
2025
#41
2026
#36

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Year Conference Record Final Rank Best Rank Points SOS Champion
2026 ACC 5-1 (83%) #36 #12 45.5 0.520 -
2025 ACC 8-4 (67%) #41 #18 71.0 0.585 -
2024 ACC 7-5 (58%) #63 #8 39.9 0.586 -
2023 ACC 3-9 (25%) #107 #53 -36.1 0.631 -
2022 ACC 8-4 (67%) #45 #33 63.2 0.594 -
2021 ACC 11-2 (85%) #12 #3 166.9 0.611 ACC
2020 ACC 6-5 (55%) #62 #15 20.0 0.598 -
2019 ACC 7-5 (58%) #59 #32 33.8 0.597 -
2018 ACC 7-6 (54%) #45 #32 60.8 0.664 -
2017 ACC 5-7 (42%) #83 #50 4.2 0.616 -
2016 ACC 8-4 (67%) #20 #6 118.0 0.629 -