Pittsburgh Panthers (6-7)

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Association: NCAA (6-7 record in association)

Association Subdivision: FBS (5-6 record in association subdivision)

Conference: Big East Conference (3-4 record in conference)

Competitive Rank (Rating): Football Bowl Subdivision #76 (0.173)

Schedule Strength (Rating): Football Bowl Subdivision #61 (0.748)

Point Margin Rank (Rating): Football Bowl Subdivision #45 (0.177)


Scheduled Results
DATE OPPONENT OPP* RESULT GAME RATING
Sep 1, 2012 Youngstown State
(NCAA FCS #32)
6-4 L 31-17 -0.529
Sep 6, 2012 @ Cincinnati
(NCAA FBS #28)
9-3 L 34-10 -0.273
Sep 15, 2012 Virginia Tech
(NCAA FBS #61)
7-5 W 35-17 +0.782
Sep 22, 2012 Gardner-Webb
(NCAA FCS #98)
3-7 W 55-10 +0.457
Oct 5, 2012 @ Syracuse
(NCAA FBS #46)
7-5 L 14-13 -0.233
Oct 13, 2012 Louisville
(NCAA FBS #16)
10-2 L 45-35 -0.289
Oct 20, 2012 @ Buffalo
(NCAA FBS #95)
4-7 W 20-6 +0.751
Oct 27, 2012 Temple
(NCAA FBS #90)
4-6 W 47-17 +0.728
Nov 3, 2012 @ Notre Dame 11-1 L 29-26 -0.156
Nov 9, 2012 @ Connecticut
(NCAA FBS #82)
4-7 L 24-17 -0.283
Nov 24, 2012 Rutgers
(NCAA FBS #39)
9-3 W 27-6 +0.720
Dec 1, 2012 @ South Florida
(NCAA FBS #97)
3-8 W 27-3 +0.797
Jan 5, 2013 Mississippi
(NCAA FBS #53)
@ Birmingham AL
6-6 L 38-17 -0.216
*minus head-to-head play

Strength Scale
Conference Rankings
Big East Competitive Rankings
RKPROGRAMOVERALLRATING
16Louisville11-20.552
28Cincinnati10-30.458
39Rutgers9-40.391
46Syracuse8-50.364
76Pittsburgh6-70.173
82Connecticut5-70.118
90Temple4-70.060
97South Florida3-90.009

Big East Schedule Strengths
RKPROGRAMOPP*RATING
21South Florida85-540.846
45Syracuse88-630.787
61Pittsburgh83-640.748
78Temple67-590.709
80Cincinnati81-660.706
84Rutgers76-720.692
92Connecticut64-730.685
98Louisville70-760.675
*record minus head-to-head play

Big East Point Margin Rankings
RKPROGRAMOVERALLRATING
23Cincinnati10-30.251
24Rutgers9-40.251
45Pittsburgh6-70.177
52Louisville11-20.166
56Syracuse8-50.135
86Connecticut5-70.027
96South Florida3-9-0.001
97Temple4-7-0.009

State Rankings
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania CFB Competitive Rankings
Top 5
RKPROGRAMOVERALLRATING
1Penn State8-40.453
2Pittsburgh6-70.173
3Temple4-70.060
4Lehigh10-10.036
5Widener11-1-0.063

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania CFB Schedule Strengths
Top 5
RKPROGRAMOPP RECORD*RATING
1Penn State77-620.821
2Pittsburgh83-640.748
3Temple67-590.709
4Villanova66-570.167
5Robert Morris59-550.127
*minus head-to-head play

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania CFB Point Margin Rankings
Top 5
RKPROGRAMOVERALLRATING
1Penn State8-40.263
2Pittsburgh6-70.177
3Lehigh10-10.010
4Indiana (PA)12-20.009
5Temple4-7-0.009
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