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1942 Duquesne

6–⁠3–⁠1, coached by Aldo Donelli.

Schedule and results

Duquesne in 1942, game by game: won vs. Waynesburg 26–0; won at Holy Cross 25–0; won vs. Kansas State 33–0; lost at North Carolina 6–13; lost at Manhattan 7–10; won vs. St. Vincent’s (Pennsylvania) 14–0; tied vs. Saint Mary’s (CA) 7–7; lost at Mississippi State 6–28; won at Villanova 6–0; won vs. Lakehurst NAS 13–0+33−22Won 26–0 vs. Waynesburg+26WaynesburgWon 25–0 at Holy Cross+25Holy CrossWon 33–0 vs. Kansas State+33Kansas StateLost 6–13 at North Carolina-7North CarolinaLost 7–10 at Manhattan-3ManhattanWon 14–0 vs. St. Vincent’s (Pennsylvania)+14St. Vincent’s (…Tied 7–7 vs. Saint Mary’s (CA)0Saint Mary’s (C…Lost 6–28 at Mississippi State-22Mississippi Sta…Won 6–0 at Villanova+6VillanovaWon 13–0 vs. Lakehurst NAS+13Lakehurst NAS
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26vsWaynesburgW 26–⁠095%
Oct 3atHoly CrossW 25–⁠066%
Oct 10vsKansas StateW 33–⁠083%
Oct 17atNorth CarolinaL 6–⁠1365%
Oct 24atManhattanL 7–⁠1070%
Oct 31vsSt. Vincent’s (Pennsylvania)W 14–⁠094%
Nov 7vsSaint Mary’s (CA)T 7–⁠770%
Nov 14atMississippi StateL 6–⁠2834%
Nov 22atVillanovaW 6–⁠057%
Nov 26vsLakehurst NASW 13–⁠094%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Lakehurst NAS 13–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 44 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 13
Record
6–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked peak No. 13
Points
143–⁠58
Coach
Aldo Donelli
Elo
1616 −16 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
8.1 No. 32 of 121 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1943

The 1943 draft
Rd 7John Matisi OTBrooklyn Dodgers