Teams / ACC / Pittsburgh
Index · this season
74
at its 5-year level
Career69since 1936
Peak941980
Last 571seasons
#35 nationally · 5-1 (2-1 conf)
Résumé #34
Schedule so far #75
Margin ±5 pts (tightens with games)
Pittsburgh Panthers
ACC · Pittsburgh, PA · Acrisure Stadium · Head coach Pat Narduzzi
Rival
West Virginia · also Penn State
Heated rivalry
61-37-3 all time (101 meetings since 1906)
Pittsburgh leads
Last: lost 31-24 (2025)
Wants it back
program traits are earned from history
2national titles
1Heisman
10AP top-10
28All-Americans
143NFL picks
52.0%win pct
History since 1936 · football since 1896. Every season →
Chemistry
70
65Foundation
76Gel
gel counts 45% so far
▲ Above its norm +11Trending up
early · #14 of 138
HC year12
Ret. starters50%
QB yrs w/ OC1
| Season | Record | Conference | AP final | Season rank | Rating | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026in progress | 5-1 | ACC | #25 | #35 | 74 | Pat Narduzzi |
| 2025 | 8-5 | ACC | — | #28 | 76 | Pat Narduzzi |
| 2024 | 7-6 | ACC | — | #51 | 70 | Pat Narduzzi |
| 2023 | 3-9 | ACC | — | #80 | 60 | Pat Narduzzi |
| 2022 | 9-4 | ACC | #22 | #36 | 73 | Pat Narduzzi |
| 2021 | 11-3 | ACC | #13 | #19 | 77 | Pat Narduzzi |
| 2020 | 6-5 | ACC | — | — | — | Pat Narduzzi |
| 2019 | 8-5 | ACC | — | #64 | 64 | Pat Narduzzi |
| 2018 | 7-7 | ACC | — | #45 | 71 | Pat Narduzzi |
| 2017 | 5-7 | ACC | — | #49 | 69 | Pat Narduzzi |
| 2016 | 8-5 | ACC | — | #24 | 76 | Pat Narduzzi |
| 2015 | 8-5 | ACC | — | #37 | 74 | Pat Narduzzi |
| 2014 | 6-7 | ACC | — | #49 | 68 | Paul Chryst |
| 2013 | 7-6 | ACC | — | #58 | 67 | Paul Chryst |
| 2012 | 6-7 | Big East | — | #40 | 72 | Paul Chryst |
| 2011 | 6-7 | Big East | — | #49 | 67 | Todd Graham |
| 2010 | 8-5 | Big East | — | #35 | 73 | Dave Wannstedt; Phil Bennett |
| 2009 | 10-3 | Big East | #15 | #19 | 78 | Dave Wannstedt |
| 2008 | 9-4 | Big East | — | #27 | 74 | Dave Wannstedt |
| 2007 | 5-7 | Big East | — | #58 | 66 | Dave Wannstedt |
| 2006 | 6-6 | Big East | — | #38 | 72 | Dave Wannstedt |
| 2005 | 5-6 | Big East | — | #56 | 67 | Dave Wannstedt |
| 2004 | 8-4 | Big East | #25 | #51 | 68 | Walt Harris |
| 2003 | 8-5 | Big East | — | #37 | 73 | Walt Harris |
| 2002 | 9-4 | Big East | #24 | #26 | 75 | Walt Harris |
| 2001 | 7-5 | Big East | — | #36 | 72 | Walt Harris |
| 2000 | 7-5 | Big East | — | #40 | 70 | Walt Harris |
| 1999 | 5-6 | Big East | — | #55 | 66 | Walt Harris |
| 1998 | 2-9 | Big East | — | #76 | 59 | Walt Harris |
| 1997 | 6-6 | Big East | — | #77 | 58 | Walt Harris |
| 1996 | 4-7 | Big East | — | #82 | 56 | Johnny Majors |
| 1995 | 2-9 | Big East | — | #65 | 61 | Johnny Majors |
| 1994 | 3-8 | Big East | — | #73 | 60 | Johnny Majors |
| 1993 | 3-8 | Big East | — | #84 | 53 | Johnny Majors |
| 1992 | 3-9 | Big East | — | #91 | 53 | Paul Hackett; Sal Sunseri |
| 1991 | 6-5 | Big East | — | #46 | 67 | Paul Hackett |
| 1990 | 3-7-1 | FBS Independents | — | #56 | 63 | Paul Hackett |
| 1989 | 8-3-1 | FBS Independents | #17 | #33 | 71 | Mike Gottfried |
| 1988 | 6-5 | FBS Independents | — | #19 | 77 | Mike Gottfried |
| 1987 | 8-4 | FBS Independents | — | #23 | 74 | Mike Gottfried |
| 1986 | 5-5-1 | FBS Independents | — | #30 | 74 | Mike Gottfried |
| 1985 | 5-5-1 | FBS Independents | — | #46 | 68 | Foge Fazio |
| 1984 | 3-7-1 | FBS Independents | — | #58 | 64 | Foge Fazio |
| 1983 | 8-3-1 | FBS Independents | #18 | #14 | 78 | Foge Fazio |
| 1982 | 9-3 | FBS Independents | #10 | #7 | 84 | Foge Fazio |
| 1981 | 11-1 | FBS Independents | #4 | #5 | 89 | Jackie Sherrill |
| 1980 | 11-1 | FBS Independents | #2 | #2 | 94 | Jackie Sherrill |
| 1979 | 11-1 | FBS Independents | #7 | #11 | 84 | Jackie Sherrill |
| 1978 | 8-4 | FBS Independents | — | #32 | 73 | Jackie Sherrill |
| 1977 | 9-2-1 | FBS Independents | #8 | #3 | 90 | Jackie Sherrill |
| 1976 ★ | 12-0 | FBS Independents | #1 | #2 | 90 | Johnny Majors |
| 1975 | 8-4 | FBS Independents | #15 | #13 | 80 | Johnny Majors |
| 1974 | 7-4 | FBS Independents | — | #29 | 74 | Johnny Majors |
| 1973 | 6-5-1 | FBS Independents | — | #36 | 69 | Johnny Majors |
| 1972 | 1-10 | FBS Independents | — | #83 | 56 | Carl DePasqua |
| 1971 | 3-8 | FBS Independents | — | #79 | 58 | Carl DePasqua |
| 1970 | 5-5 | FBS Independents | — | #71 | 58 | Carl DePasqua |
| 1969 | 4-6 | FBS Independents | — | #69 | 59 | Carl DePasqua |
| 1968 | 1-9 | FBS Independents | — | #94 | 48 | Dave Hart |
| 1967 | 1-9 | FBS Independents | — | #95 | 51 | Dave Hart |
| 1966 | 1-9 | FBS Independents | — | #94 | 47 | Dave Hart |
| 1965 | 3-7 | FBS Independents | — | #67 | 61 | John Michelosen |
| 1964 | 3-5-2 | FBS Independents | — | #39 | 70 | John Michelosen |
| 1963 | 9-1 | FBS Independents | #4 | #6 | 83 | John Michelosen |
| 1962 | 5-5 | FBS Independents | — | #59 | 65 | John Michelosen |
| 1961 | 3-7 | FBS Independents | — | #55 | 63 | John Michelosen |
| 1960 | 4-3-3 | FBS Independents | — | #23 | 76 | John Michelosen |
| 1959 | 6-4 | FBS Independents | #20 | #43 | 67 | John Michelosen |
| 1958 | 5-4-1 | FBS Independents | — | #23 | 73 | John Michelosen |
| 1957 | 4-6 | FBS Independents | — | #45 | 67 | John Michelosen |
| 1956 | 7-3-1 | FBS Independents | #13 | #17 | 76 | John Michelosen |
| 1955 | 7-4 | FBS Independents | #11 | #16 | 76 | John Michelosen |
| 1954 | 4-5 | FBS Independents | — | #45 | 66 | Thomas Hamilton; Red Dawson |
| 1953 | 3-5-1 | FBS Independents | — | #42 | 67 | Red Dawson |
| 1952 | 6-3 | FBS Independents | — | #30 | 71 | Red Dawson |
| 1951 | 3-7 | FBS Independents | — | #53 | 65 | Thomas Hamilton |
| 1950 | 1-8 | FBS Independents | — | #77 | 57 | Len Casanova |
| 1949 | 6-3 | FBS Independents | — | #34 | 70 | Walter Milligan |
| 1948 | 6-3 | FBS Independents | — | #45 | 66 | Walter Milligan |
| 1947 | 1-8 | FBS Independents | — | #72 | 57 | Walter Milligan |
| 1946 | 3-5-1 | FBS Independents | — | #38 | 69 | Wesley Fesler |
| 1945 | 3-7 | FBS Independents | — | #41 | 62 | Clark Shaughnessy |
| 1944 | 4-5 | FBS Independents | — | #37 | 61 | Clark Shaughnessy |
| 1943 | 3-5 | FBS Independents | — | #38 | 58 | Clark Shaughnessy |
| 1942 | 3-6 | FBS Independents | — | #61 | 60 | Charles Bowser |
| 1941 | 3-6 | FBS Independents | — | #57 | 62 | Charles Bowser |
| 1940 | 3-4-1 | FBS Independents | — | #37 | 68 | Charles Bowser |
| 1939 | 5-4 | FBS Independents | — | #33 | 71 | Charles Bowser |
| 1938 | 8-2 | FBS Independents | #8 | #2 | 88 | Jock Sutherland |
| 1937 ★ | 9-0-1 | FBS Independents | #1 | #3 | 86 | Jock Sutherland |
| 1936 ★ | 8-1-1 | FBS Independents | #3 | #2 | 92 | Jock Sutherland |
| 1935 | 7-1-2 | FBS Independents | — | #24 | 74 early | Jock Sutherland |
| 1934 ★ | 8-1 | FBS Independents | — | #4 | 91 early | Jock Sutherland |
| 1933 | 8-1 | FBS Independents | — | #6 | 82 early | Jock Sutherland |
| 1932 | 8-1-2 | FBS Independents | — | #7 | 80 early | Jock Sutherland |
| 1931 ★ | 8-1 | FBS Independents | — | #5 | 87 early | Jock Sutherland |
| 1930 | 6-2-1 | FBS Independents | — | #28 | 70 early | Jock Sutherland |
| 1929 ★ | 9-1 | FBS Independents | — | #10 | 78 early | Jock Sutherland |
| 1928 | 6-2-1 | FBS Independents | — | #22 | 73 early | Jock Sutherland |
| 1927 | 8-1-1 | FBS Independents | — | #5 | 84 early | Jock Sutherland |
| 1926 | 5-2-2 | FBS Independents | — | #13 | 78 early | Jock Sutherland |
| 1925 | 8-1 | FBS Independents | — | #4 | 83 early | Jock Sutherland |
| 1924 | 5-3-1 | FBS Independents | — | #19 | 74 early | Jock Sutherland |
| 1923 | 5-4 | FBS Independents | — | #14 | 77 early | Pop Warner |
| 1922 | 8-2 | FBS Independents | — | #11 | 78 early | Pop Warner |
| 1921 | 5-3-1 | FBS Independents | — | #12 | 80 early | Pop Warner |
| 1920 | 6-0-2 | FBS Independents | — | #4 | 81 early | Pop Warner |
| 1919 | 6-2-1 | FBS Independents | — | #7 | 79 early | Pop Warner |
| 1918 ★ | 4-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | Pop Warner |
| 1917 | 10-0 | FBS Independents | — | #2 | 88 early | Pop Warner |
| 1916 ★ | 8-0 | FBS Independents | — | #3 | 93 early | Pop Warner |
| 1915 ★ | 8-0 | FBS Independents | — | #1 | 87 early | Pop Warner |
| 1914 | 8-1 | FBS Independents | — | #10 | 78 early | Joseph Duff |
| 1913 | 6-2-1 | FBS Independents | — | #10 | 77 early | Joseph Duff |
| 1912 | 3-6 | FBS Independents | — | #33 | 57 early | Joseph Thompson |
| 1911 | 4-3-1 | FBS Independents | — | #17 | 71 early | Joseph Thompson |
| 1910 | 9-0 | FBS Independents | — | #8 | 76 early | Joseph Thompson |
| 1909 | 6-2-1 | FBS Independents | — | #10 | 73 early | Joseph Thompson |
| 1908 | 8-3 | FBS Independents | — | #13 | 75 early | Joseph Thompson |
| 1907 | 8-2 | FBS Independents | — | #11 | 76 early | John Moorhead |
| 1906 | 6-4 | FBS Independents | — | #14 | 70 early | Edgar Wingard |
| 1905 | 10-2 | FBS Independents | — | #40 | 52 early | Arthur Mosse |
| 1904 | 1-0 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1903 | 0-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1902 | 1-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1901 | 0-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1900 | 0-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1896 | 0-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — |
★ = a national title the school claims. Seasons before 1936 (the first AP poll) are the early era: shown in gray and rated on the same yardstick, but the all-time pool and program totals that matter most start in 1936.