Carnegie Mellon vs. Duquesne

Carnegie Mellon and Duquesne first met in 1931 and have played 8 times; Duquesne leads the series 4–⁠3–⁠1. Over the last 8 meetings it’s Duquesne 4–⁠3, and Duquesne has won the last 2.

Carnegie Mellon wins
3
Duquesne wins
4
Ties
1
First meeting
1931
Longest streak
2 Duquesne
Current streak
2 Duquesne
Last 10 meetings
Duquesne 4–⁠3
Most recent
1940

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1930s3–⁠3–⁠1
1940s0–⁠1
Average margin
9 points; 4 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Carnegie Mellon
2–⁠3 Carnegie Mellon’s record at home
At Duquesne
1–⁠1–⁠1 Duquesne’s record at home
Shutouts
5

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Carnegie Mellon’s biggest win1938: Carnegie Mellon 21, Duquesne 0by 21 points
  2. Duquesne’s biggest win1939: Duquesne 22, Carnegie Mellon 7by 15 points
  3. Upset1937: Carnegie Mellon 6, Duquesne 0Carnegie Mellon had a 21% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Carnegie Mellon and Duquesne, 1931 on13001500170019401960198020002020

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Every game

Nov 30, 1940Duquesne 14, Carnegie Mellon 7at Carnegie Mellon
Nov 25, 193912Duquesne 22, Carnegie Mellon 7at Duquesne
Nov 12, 19386Carnegie Mellon 21, Duquesne 0at Carnegie Mellon
Nov 6, 1937Carnegie Mellon 6, 16Duquesne 0at Duquesne
Nov 14, 1936Duquesne 13, Carnegie Mellon 0at Carnegie Mellon
Nov 2, 1935Duquesne 7, Carnegie Mellon 0at Carnegie Mellon
Nov 17, 1934Carnegie Mellon 3, Duquesne 0at Carnegie Mellon
Dec 5, 1931Duquesne 0, Carnegie Mellon 0at Duquesne

Every game is listed as played on the field.