1939 Duquesne

8–⁠0–⁠1, coached by Aldo Donelli, finished No. 10 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Duquesne in 1939, game by game: won vs. Illinois Wesleyan 31–0; won vs. Waynesburg 20–0; won at Manhattan 7–0; won at No. 1 Pittsburgh 21–13; won vs. Texas Tech 13–0; won vs. Marquette 21–13; won at NC State 7–0; won vs. Carnegie Mellon 22–7; tied vs. Detroit Mercy 10–10+31Won 31–0 vs. Illinois Wesleyan+31Illinois Wesley…Won 20–0 vs. Waynesburg+20WaynesburgWon 7–0 at Manhattan+7ManhattanWon 21–13 at No. 1 Pittsburgh+8No. 1 PittsburghWon 13–0 vs. Texas Tech+13Texas TechWon 21–13 vs. Marquette+8MarquetteWon 7–0 at NC State+7NC StateWon 22–7 vs. Carnegie Mellon+15Carnegie MellonTied 10–10 vs. Detroit Mercy0Detroit Mercy
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Detroit Mercy 10–⁠10; No. 10 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 6th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 44 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 2: 11
  2. Wk 3: 13
  3. Wk 4: 12
  4. Wk 5: 10
  5. Wk 6: 12
  6. Wk 7: 6
  7. Wk 8: 10
  8. Final: 10
Record
8–⁠0–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
No. 10 peak No. 6
Points
152–⁠43
Coach
Aldo Donelli
Elo
1605 +137 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
9.3 No. 23 of 124 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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