1938 Duquesne

4–⁠6, coached by Clipper Smith.

Schedule and results

Duquesne in 1938, game by game: won vs. Waynesburg 34–7; lost vs. Texas Tech 6–7; lost at Pittsburgh 0–27; won vs. West Virginia Wesleyan 13–0; lost vs. Mississippi State 7–12; won vs. Detroit Mercy 14–6; lost at South Carolina 0–7; lost at No. 6 Carnegie Mellon 0–21; lost at Miami 7–21; won vs. Niagara 15–6+27−27Won 34–7 vs. Waynesburg+27WaynesburgLost 6–7 vs. Texas Tech-1Texas TechLost 0–27 at Pittsburgh-27PittsburghWon 13–0 vs. West Virginia Wesleyan+13West Virginia W…Lost 7–12 vs. Mississippi State-5Mississippi Sta…Won 14–6 vs. Detroit Mercy+8Detroit MercyLost 0–7 at South Carolina-7South CarolinaLost 0–21 at No. 6 Carnegie Mellon-21No. 6 Carnegie MellonLost 7–21 at Miami-14MiamiWon 15–6 vs. Niagara+9Niagara
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Niagara 15–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 10th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 44 on file).

Record
4–⁠6
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
96–⁠114
Coach
Clipper Smith
Elo
1451 −96 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−2.6 No. 76 of 122 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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