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1941 Duquesne

8–⁠0, finished No. 8 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Duquesne in 1941, game by game: won vs. Waynesburg 14–0; won vs. Niagara 33–0; won at Manhattan 26–7; won vs. St. Vincent’s (Pennsylvania) 7–0; won at Marquette 31–14; won vs. Villanova 7–0; won at Saint Mary’s (CA) 9–0; won vs. No. 13 Mississippi State 16–0+33Won 14–0 vs. Waynesburg+14WaynesburgWon 33–0 vs. Niagara+33NiagaraWon 26–7 at Manhattan+19ManhattanWon 7–0 vs. St. Vincent’s (Pennsylvania)+7St. Vincent’s (…Won 31–14 at Marquette+17MarquetteWon 7–0 vs. Villanova+7VillanovaWon 9–0 at Saint Mary’s (CA)+9Saint Mary’s (C…Won 16–0 vs. No. 13 Mississippi State+16No. 13 Mississippi Sta…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20vsWaynesburgW 14–⁠093%
Sep 26vsNiagaraW 33–⁠094%
Oct 10atManhattanW 26–⁠758%
Oct 17vsSt. Vincent’s (Pennsylvania)W 7–⁠094%
Oct 25atMarquetteW 31–⁠1461%
Nov 1vsVillanovaW 7–⁠070%
Nov 9atSaint Mary’s (CA)W 9–⁠054%
Nov 15vs13Mississippi StateW 16–⁠056%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Mississippi State 16–⁠0; No. 8 in the final AP poll.

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

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 3: 16
  2. Wk 4: 12
  3. Wk 5: 10
  4. Wk 6: 6
  5. Wk 7: 5
  6. Final: 8
Record
8–⁠0
Conference
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AP final
No. 8 peak No. 5
Points
143–⁠21
Coach
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Elo
1699 +113 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
18.5 No. 6 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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