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1943 Del Monte Pre-Flight

7–⁠1, finished No. 8 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Del Monte Pre-Flight in 1943, game by game: won at Alameda Coast Guard 34–7; won at Saint Mary’s (CA) 33–7; won vs. Pleasanton Navy 34–6; lost at No. 10 Pacific 7–16; won at San Francisco 34–0; won at UCLA 26–7; won at Saint Mary’s (CA) Pre-Flight 37–14; won at California 47–8+39−9Won 34–7 at Alameda Coast Guard+27Alameda Coast G…Won 33–7 at Saint Mary’s (CA)+26Saint Mary’s (C…Won 34–6 vs. Pleasanton Navy+28Pleasanton NavyLost 7–16 at No. 10 Pacific-9No. 10 PacificWon 34–0 at San Francisco+34San FranciscoWon 26–7 at UCLA+19UCLAWon 37–14 at Saint Mary’s (CA) Pre-Flight+23Saint Mary’s (C…Won 47–8 at California+39California
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26atAlameda Coast GuardW 34–⁠784%
Oct 3atSaint Mary’s (CA)W 33–⁠742%
Oct 10vsPleasanton NavyW 34–⁠689%
Oct 16at10PacificL 7–⁠1672%
Oct 24atSan FranciscoW 34–⁠065%
Nov 6atUCLAW 26–⁠769%
Nov 21atSaint Mary’s (CA) Pre-FlightW 37–⁠1447%
Nov 27atCaliforniaW 47–⁠865%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat California 47–⁠8; No. 8 in the final AP poll.

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 15
  2. Wk 2: 11
  3. Wk 3: 15
  4. Wk 4: 17
  5. Wk 5: 14
  6. Wk 6: 13
  7. Wk 7: 14
  8. Wk 8: 10
  9. Final: 8

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 1943.

Record
7–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
No. 8 peak No. 8
Points
252–⁠65
Coach
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Elo
1619 +119 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
30.8 No. 3 of 76 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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