Season 2025

Pittsburgh

Record 7-2

balancedmethodical control2 lost ugly

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Net success rate

+10.5pp

Adj net success rate

+10.4pp

Per-play advantage

+17.6pp

Standard downs control

+9.0pp

Passing NSR

+9.0pp

Rushing NSR

+11.5pp

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Adj NSR: Success-rate edge after tempo and opponent adjustments.PPA diff: Explosiveness margin using predicted points added (PPA).Std ctrl: Owning the easy downs — success + explosiveness on standard downs.

Power ratings & disruption

Sourced from SP+, ESPN FPI, Elo, and game havoc tracking

SP+ rank

#27

Off SP+ rank

#32

Def SP+ rank

#33

SP+ special teams

+0.5

FPI resume rank

#31

Elo rating

1,668

Off havoc rate

18.0%

Def havoc rate

20.2%

Control vs Chaos

Methodical control most weeks; explosive spike vs Stanford (Wk 10)

Season trajectory

Passing NSR

Rushing NSR

Top efficiency wins

Week 1 vs Duquesne

61-9 (W)

Adj NSR +39.1pp

PPA diff +49.4pp

NSR +39.1pp

TPI rank —

Week 6 vs Boston College

48-7 (W)

Adj NSR +32.9pp

PPA diff +59.9pp

NSR +32.9pp

TPI rank —

Week 2 vs Central Michigan

45-17 (W)

Adj NSR +29.3pp

PPA diff +41.9pp

NSR +29.3pp

TPI rank —

Top efficiency losses

Week 5 vs Louisville

27-34 (L)

Adj NSR -6.7pp

PPA diff -0.7pp

NSR -6.0pp

TPI rank 18

Week 3 vs West Virginia

24-31 (L)

Adj NSR -3.7pp

PPA diff -12.2pp

NSR -3.7pp

TPI rank —

Weekly breakdown

Week 1 • regular

vs Duquesne (61-9)

Net success rate+39.1pp

Adj NSR

+39.1pp

PPA diff

+49.4pp

Explosive tilt

-68.3pp

Line yards edge

Stuff edge

Power success edge

Week 2 • regular

vs Central Michigan (45-17)

Net success rate+29.3pp

Adj NSR

+29.3pp

PPA diff

+41.9pp

Explosive tilt

-27.6pp

Line yards edge

Stuff edge

Power success edge

Week 3 • regular

vs West Virginia (24-31)

Net success rate-3.7pp

Adj NSR

-3.7pp

PPA diff

-12.2pp

Explosive tilt

+17.4pp

Line yards edge

Stuff edge

Power success edge

Week 5 • regular

vs Louisville (27-34)

Net success rate-6.0pp

Adj NSR

-6.7pp

PPA diff

-0.7pp

Explosive tilt

-5.6pp

Line yards edge

Stuff edge

Power success edge

Week 6 • regular

vs Boston College (48-7)

Net success rate+32.9pp

Adj NSR

+32.9pp

PPA diff

+59.9pp

Explosive tilt

-86.0pp

Line yards edge

Stuff edge

Power success edge

Week 7 • regular

vs Florida State (34-31)

Net success rate+2.8pp

Adj NSR

+2.8pp

PPA diff

+9.7pp

Explosive tilt

+0.1pp

Line yards edge

Stuff edge

Power success edge

Week 8 • regular

vs Syracuse (30-13)

Net success rate+0.0pp

Adj NSR

+0.0pp

PPA diff

-3.1pp

Explosive tilt

-10.3pp

Line yards edge

Stuff edge

Power success edge

Week 9 • regular

vs NC State (53-34)

Net success rate+7.9pp

Adj NSR

+7.9pp

PPA diff

+7.8pp

Explosive tilt

-37.7pp

Line yards edge

Stuff edge

Power success edge

Week 10 • regular

vs Stanford (35-20)

Net success rate+12.5pp

Adj NSR

+12.5pp

PPA diff

+32.3pp

Explosive tilt

+36.0pp

Line yards edge

Stuff edge

Power success edge