4-1; named national champion by Helms, Houlgate, and the National Championship Foundation (as a co-champion with Michigan).
Pittsburgh’s 1918 schedule1918: 2 Champions, Zero Agreement
SPLITMULTIPLEMichigan and Pittsburgh split 1918: the National Championship Foundation names both co-champions, but Helms credits Pittsburgh alone.
The case for each side
5-0 in a war-shortened season; co-national champion per the National Championship Foundation only, not named by Helms, which picked Pittsburgh alone.
Michigan’s 1918 scheduleNo national title game was played after the 1918 season: before 1998 there was no mechanism to play one, which is why so many of these seasons were settled by vote instead.