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1949 Boston University

6–⁠2, coached by Aldo Donelli.

Schedule and results

Boston University in 1949, game by game: won at Syracuse 33–21; won at Colgate 40–21; won vs. West Virginia 52–20; won vs. New York University 38–0; won vs. Scranton 46–6; won vs. Temple 28–7; lost vs. Maryland 13–14; lost vs. St. Bonaventure 0–19+40−19Won 33–21 at Syracuse+12SyracuseWon 40–21 at Colgate+19ColgateWon 52–20 vs. West Virginia+32West VirginiaWon 38–0 vs. New York University+38New York Univer…Won 46–6 vs. Scranton+40ScrantonWon 28–7 vs. Temple+21TempleLost 13–14 vs. Maryland-1MarylandLost 0–19 vs. St. Bonaventure-19St. Bonaventure
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 23atSyracuseW 33–⁠2154%
Oct 8atColgateW 40–⁠2149%
Oct 14vsWest VirginiaW 52–⁠2057%
Oct 22vsNew York UniversityW 38–⁠080%
Oct 29vsScrantonW 46–⁠692%
Nov 5vsTempleW 28–⁠770%
Nov 12vsMarylandL 13–⁠1450%
Nov 19vsSt. BonaventureL 0–⁠1985%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to St. Bonaventure 19–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 67 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 5: 18
  2. Wk 6: 15

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1949.

Record
6–⁠2
Conference
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AP final
Unranked peak No. 15
Points
250–⁠108
Coach
Aldo Donelli
Elo
1486 +53 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
12.9 No. 24 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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