Pittsburgh record by year
Since 1896
734-524-37
Win %
.581
Bowl trips
39
Winning seasons
76
Best year
12-0 (1976)
| Season | W | L | T | Win % | PF | PA | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 192 | 67 | In progress |
| 2025 | 8 | 5 | 0 | .615 | 438 | 322 | Lost Go Bowling Military Bowl |
| 2024 | 7 | 6 | 0 | .538 | 428 | 369 | Lost GameAbove Sports Bowl |
| 2023 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 242 | 328 | No bowl |
| 2022 | 9 | 4 | 0 | .692 | 407 | 316 | Won Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl |
| 2021 | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 580 | 331 | Lost Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl |
| 2020 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 319 | 270 | No bowl |
| 2019 | 8 | 5 | 0 | .615 | 275 | 292 | Won QUICK LANE BOWL |
| 2018 | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 359 | 389 | Lost Bowl game |
| 2017 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 287 | 319 | No bowl |
| 2016 | 8 | 5 | 0 | .615 | 532 | 458 | Lost NEW ERA PINSTRIPE BOWL |
| 2015 | 8 | 5 | 0 | .615 | 367 | 339 | Lost MILITARY BOWL PRESENTED BY NORTHROP GRUMMAN |
| 2014 | 6 | 7 | 0 | .462 | 414 | 342 | Lost LOCKHEED MARTIN ARMED FORCES BOWL |
| 2013 | 7 | 6 | 0 | .538 | 342 | 353 | Won LITTLE CAESARS BOWL |
| 2012 | 6 | 7 | 0 | .462 | 346 | 274 | Lost BBVA COMPASS BOWL |
| 2011 | 6 | 7 | 0 | .462 | 315 | 297 | Lost BBVA COMPASS BOWL |
| 2010 | 8 | 5 | 0 | .615 | 342 | 247 | Won BBVA COMPASS BOWL |
| 2009 | 10 | 3 | 0 | .769 | 417 | 257 | Won Bowl game |
| 2008 | 9 | 4 | 0 | .692 | 352 | 279 | Lost Bowl game |
| 2007 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 274 | 291 | No bowl |
| 2006 | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 381 | 274 | No bowl |
| 2005 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 267 | 243 | No bowl |
| 2004 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 325 | 288 | Lost FIESTA BOWL |
| 2003 | 8 | 5 | 0 | .615 | 389 | 311 | Lost Bowl game |
| 2002 | 9 | 4 | 0 | .692 | 331 | 232 | Won Bowl game |
| 2001 | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 296 | 245 | Won Bowl game |
| 2000 | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 296 | 247 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1999 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 281 | 278 | No bowl |
| 1998 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 234 | 334 | No bowl |
| 1997 | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 333 | 354 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1996 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 214 | 430 | No bowl |
| 1995 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 217 | 329 | No bowl |
| 1994 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 246 | 307 | No bowl |
| 1993 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 168 | 371 | No bowl |
| 1992 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 289 | 429 | No bowl |
| 1991 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 244 | 241 | No bowl |
| 1990 | 3 | 7 | 1 | .318 | 240 | 293 | No bowl |
| 1989 | 8 | 3 | 1 | .708 | 333 | 268 | Won Bowl game |
| 1988 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 300 | 183 | No bowl |
| 1987 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 230 | 146 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1986 | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | 253 | 209 | No bowl |
| 1985 | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | 202 | 187 | No bowl |
| 1984 | 3 | 7 | 1 | .318 | 178 | 247 | No bowl |
| 1983 | 8 | 3 | 1 | .708 | 288 | 165 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1982 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 300 | 129 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1981 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 385 | 160 | Won Bowl game |
| 1980 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 380 | 130 | Won Bowl game |
| 1979 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 291 | 116 | Won Bowl game |
| 1978 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 263 | 187 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1977 | 9 | 2 | 1 | .792 | 428 | 134 | Won Bowl game |
| 1976 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 381 | 133 | National champions |
| 1975 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 322 | 161 | Won Bowl game |
| 1974 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 227 | 202 | No bowl |
| 1973 | 6 | 5 | 1 | .542 | 225 | 211 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1972 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | 193 | 350 | No bowl |
| 1971 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 216 | 388 | No bowl |
| 1970 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 179 | 245 | No bowl |
| 1969 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 166 | 287 | No bowl |
| 1968 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .100 | 99 | 393 | No bowl |
| 1967 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .100 | 73 | 295 | No bowl |
| 1966 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .100 | 105 | 326 | No bowl |
| 1965 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 173 | 311 | No bowl |
| 1964 | 3 | 5 | 2 | .400 | 152 | 154 | No bowl |
| 1963 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 236 | 130 | No bowl |
| 1962 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 142 | 185 | No bowl |
| 1961 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 145 | 209 | No bowl |
| 1960 | 4 | 3 | 3 | .550 | 134 | 77 | No bowl |
| 1959 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 148 | 164 | No bowl |
| 1958 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | 163 | 138 | No bowl |
| 1957 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 134 | 157 | No bowl |
| 1956 | 7 | 3 | 1 | .682 | 156 | 119 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1955 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 181 | 122 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1954 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 83 | 188 | No bowl |
| 1953 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .389 | 143 | 138 | No bowl |
| 1952 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 187 | 156 | No bowl |
| 1951 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 156 | 215 | No bowl |
| 1950 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .111 | 99 | 204 | No bowl |
| 1949 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 156 | 154 | No bowl |
| 1948 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 119 | 154 | No bowl |
| 1947 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .111 | 26 | 267 | No bowl |
| 1946 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .389 | 88 | 136 | No bowl |
| 1945 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 87 | 141 | No bowl |
| 1944 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 147 | 293 | No bowl |
| 1943 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 114 | 174 | No bowl |
| 1942 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | 90 | 190 | No bowl |
| 1941 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | 82 | 171 | No bowl |
| 1940 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 | 85 | 102 | No bowl |
| 1939 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 119 | 98 | No bowl |
| 1938 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 213 | 59 | No bowl |
| 1937 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .950 | 203 | 34 | National champions |
| 1936 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .850 | 224 | 34 | National champions |
| 1935 | 7 | 1 | 2 | .800 | 135 | 28 | No bowl |
| 1934 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 205 | 44 | National champions |
| 1933 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 147 | 13 | No bowl |
| 1932 | 8 | 1 | 2 | .818 | 182 | 60 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1931 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 280 | 37 | National champions |
| 1930 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .722 | 186 | 69 | No bowl |
| 1929 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 291 | 90 | National champions |
| 1928 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .722 | 177 | 15 | No bowl |
| 1927 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .850 | 289 | 27 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1926 | 5 | 2 | 2 | .667 | 170 | 73 | No bowl |
| 1925 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 151 | 34 | No bowl |
| 1924 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | 98 | 43 | No bowl |
| 1923 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 83 | 45 | No bowl |
| 1922 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 190 | 43 | No bowl |
| 1921 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | 133 | 50 | No bowl |
| 1920 | 6 | 0 | 2 | .875 | 146 | 44 | No bowl |
| 1919 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .722 | 119 | 66 | No bowl |
| 1918 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 140 | 16 | National champions |
| 1917 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 260 | 31 | No bowl |
| 1916 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 255 | 25 | National champions |
| 1915 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 247 | 26 | National champions |
| 1914 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 207 | 38 | No bowl |
| 1913 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .722 | 165 | 46 | No bowl |
| 1912 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | 113 | 121 | No bowl |
| 1911 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .563 | 72 | 29 | No bowl |
| 1910 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 282 | 0 | No bowl |
| 1909 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .722 | 94 | 26 | No bowl |
| 1908 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 140 | 36 | No bowl |
| 1907 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 147 | 27 | No bowl |
| 1906 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 229 | 55 | No bowl |
| 1905 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 405 | 46 | No bowl |
| 1904 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 22 | 5 | No bowl |
| 1903 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 59 | No bowl |
| 1902 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 24 | 27 | No bowl |
| 1901 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 33 | No bowl |
| 1900 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 12 | No bowl |
| 1896 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 4 | 10 | No bowl |
About this table
These are the Pittsburgh records for every season since 1896, bowl and playoff games included, with the postseason result on the right. The numbers come straight from the game logs and update as each season plays out. For national titles and the program story, see the Pittsburgh team page and the History Vault.
Pittsburgh all-time record against every opponent
- West Virginia61-37-3
- Penn State43-52-4
- Syracuse46-33-3
- Notre Dame21-52-1
- Miami12-30-1
- Navy22-15-3
- Temple27-8-1
- Boston College19-16
- Carnegie Mellon24-5-1
- Rutgers22-8
- Washington & Jefferson18-8-2
- Army19-6-2
- Duke17-10
- Ohio State5-19-1
- Nebraska15-6-3
- Virginia Tech12-12
- Louisville11-11
- Georgia Tech12-6
- North Carolina6-12
- UCLA6-9
- Virginia10-5
- Cincinnati9-5
- Florida State7-5
- Minnesota3-9
- NC State6-5-1
- Pennsylvania10-1-1
- Oklahoma1-9-1
- Westminster (Pennsylvania)11-0
- Bucknell8-2
- South Florida7-3
- USC4-6
- Indiana2-7
- UConn4-5
- Carlisle4-4
- Illinois2-6
- Kent State8-0
- Lafayette3-5
- Michigan State0-7-1
- Allegheny7-0
- Duquesne5-2
- Fordham2-2-3
- Iowa3-4
- Northwestern3-4
- Ohio Northern7-0
- Purdue3-4
- SMU2-4-1
- Tulane3-4
- Bethany (WV)6-0
- California4-2
- Clemson3-3
- Cornell2-4
- Geneva6-0
- Ohio5-1
- Youngstown State5-1
- East Carolina2-3
- Maryland2-3
- Stanford3-2
- Washington4-1
- William & Mary5-0
- Baylor2-2
- Bowling Green3-1
- Buffalo4-0
- Georgia3-0-1
- Grove City4-0
- Oregon2-2
- South Carolina3-1
- Tennessee3-1
- Toledo2-2
- UCF3-1
- Waynesburg4-0
- Akron2-1
- Eastern Michigan3-0
- Georgetown2-0-1
- Houston1-2
- Kansas3-0
- Marietta3-0
- Marquette3-0
- Miami (OH)3-0
- Mount Union3-0
- Rice1-2
- Southern Miss2-1
- Texas0-3
- Texas A&M2-1
- Utah0-3
- Villanova3-0
- Wake Forest2-1
- Western Reserve3-0
- Wisconsin3-0
- Air Force0-2
- BYU1-1
- Delaware2-0
- Dickinson2-0
- Florida International2-0
- Gettysburg2-0
- Great Lakes Navy0-2
- Johns Hopkins2-0
- Lehigh2-0
- Michigan0-2
- New Hampshire2-0
- Ohio Medical2-0
- Ohio Wesleyan2-0
- Oklahoma State0-2
- Oregon State1-1
- TCU0-1-1
- Thiel2-0
- UAB2-0
- Western Michigan1-1
- Arizona1-0
- Arizona State0-1
- Austin Peay1-0
- Ball State1-0
- Butler YMCA1-0
- California (PA)1-0
- Camp Lee1-0
- Central Michigan1-0
- Centre1-0
- Chatham Field1-0
- Cleveland Naval Reserves0-1
- Colgate1-0
- Drake1-0
- East Tennessee State1-0
- Florida0-0-1
- Franklin & Marshall1-0
- Furman1-0
- Gardner-Webb1-0
- Grambling1-0
- Hawai'i0-1
- Hiram1-0
- Holy Cross1-0
- Iowa State0-1
- Kentucky1-0
- Louisiana1-0
- Maine1-0
- Marshall1-0
- Maryland-Baltimore1-0
- Massachusetts1-0
- Missouri1-0
- Muskingum1-0
- New Mexico1-0
- Northern Iowa1-0
- Old Dominion1-0
- Ole Miss0-1
- Pacific1-0
- Rhode Island1-0
- Saint Louis1-0
- The Citadel1-0
- UAlbany1-0
- Washington and Lee1-0
- Washington State1-0
- Wofford1-0
- Wooster1-0
151 opponents on record. Each links to the full series, every meeting listed.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the Pittsburgh record since 1896?
Pittsburgh is 734-524-37 since 1896, a .581 win percentage, with 39 bowl or playoff appearances.
What was the best Pittsburgh season since 1896?
Pittsburgh went 12-0 in 1976, the best record since 1896.
How many bowl games has Pittsburgh played since 1896?
Pittsburgh has played in the postseason 39 times since 1896, with 9 national championships.