Pittsburgh Football
Pittsburgh is an NCAA Division I FBS football program in the ACC, based in Pittsburgh, PA. The 2026 record stands at 6-3. The Cooper Predictor rates Pittsburgh at +7.6, No. 38 of 138 FBS teams and No. 6 of 17 in the ACC. The model projects an 8-4 finish, with CFP Odds of 0.2%. The model's pre-game picks are 7-2 in Pittsburgh games this season. Most recent result: beat Georgia Tech 34-11 on Oct 31. Next up: vs Florida State on Nov 13 — the model projects Pittsburgh 31-27, giving Pittsburgh a 61% chance to win.
Open Pittsburgh in Cooper Predictor U →Updated Nov 2, 2026 · power ratings compare teams within NCAA Division I FBS.
2026 schedule, predictions & results
| Date | Opponent | Projection | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs Miami (OH) | W 35-21 84% ✓ | W 59-14 |
| Sep 12 | vs UCF | W 31-21 72% ✓ | W 12-7 |
| Sep 17 | vs Syracuse | W 34-14 88% ✓ | W 27-13 |
| Sep 26 | vs Bucknell | W 63-7 100% ✓ | W 59-0 |
| Oct 2 | @ Virginia Tech | W 28-24 66% ✓ | W 35-33 |
| Oct 10 | vs North Carolina | W 31-20 81% ✗ | L 17-21 |
| Oct 17 | @ Boston College | W 31-13 84% ✗ | L 21-27 |
| Oct 24 | @ Miami | L 17-38 13% ✓ | L 23-52 |
| Oct 31 | vs Georgia Tech | W 35-24 81% ✓ | W 34-11 |
| Nov 13 | vs Florida State | W 31-27 61% | — |
| Nov 20 | @ Louisville | L 24-34 30% | — |
| Nov 27 | @ California | W 34-20 80% | — |
Projection = the model's pick, projected score and Pittsburgh's win probability. For games already played it is the pick frozen before kickoff, with ✓ or ✗ beside it — every pick stays public.
ACC by power rating
| # | Team | 2026 | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Miami | 8-0 | +23.7 |
| 2 |  Wake Forest | 7-1 | +14.2 |
| 3 |  Louisville | 5-3 | +12.6 |
| 4 |  Duke | 6-2 | +8.8 |
| 5 |  SMU | 6-2 | +7.9 |
| 6 | Pittsburgh | 6-3 | +7.6 |
| 7 |  Florida State | 3-5 | +6.1 |
| 8 |  Clemson | 5-3 | +4.8 |
| 9 |  North Carolina | 4-4 | +4.7 |
| 10 |  Virginia | 4-5 | +2.7 |
| 11 |  Virginia Tech | 6-2 | +2.2 |
| 12 |  NC State | 4-4 | +1.8 |
| 13 |  Syracuse | 4-4 | -0.4 |
| 14 |  Georgia Tech | 2-6 | -3.6 |
| 15 |  Boston College | 4-4 | -5.7 |
| 16 |  California | 3-6 | -8.3 |
| 17 |  Stanford | 4-5 | -9.2 |
High schools on the Pittsburgh roster
From publicly published rosters, for the high school states the Cooper Predictor covers. Some rosters do not list a high school, so a player may be missing.
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