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1953 Boston University

5–⁠3–⁠1, coached by Aldo Donelli.

Schedule and results

Boston University in 1953, game by game: tied at Syracuse 14–14; lost vs. Penn State 13–35; won vs. Brandeis 40–14; won vs. Lehigh 52–12; lost vs. Marquette 6–7; lost at Holy Cross 7–20; won vs. Villanova 31–19; won at Temple 20–0; won at William & Mary 41–14+40−22Tied 14–14 at Syracuse0SyracuseLost 13–35 vs. Penn State-22Penn StateWon 40–14 vs. Brandeis+26BrandeisWon 52–12 vs. Lehigh+40LehighLost 6–7 vs. Marquette-1MarquetteLost 7–20 at Holy Cross-13Holy CrossWon 31–19 vs. Villanova+12VillanovaWon 20–0 at Temple+20TempleWon 41–14 at William & Mary+27William & Mary
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 2atSyracuseT 14–⁠1430%
Oct 10vsPenn StateL 13–⁠3551%
Oct 17vsBrandeisW 40–⁠1486%
Oct 24vsLehighW 52–⁠1289%
Oct 31vsMarquetteL 6–⁠747%
Nov 7atHoly CrossL 7–⁠2038%
Nov 14vsVillanovaW 31–⁠1953%
Nov 21atTempleW 20–⁠060%
Nov 28atWilliam & MaryW 41–⁠1443%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat William & Mary 41–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 67 on file).

Record
5–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
224–⁠135
Coach
Aldo Donelli
Elo
1524 +47 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
2.9 No. 48 of 110 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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