1947 Duquesne

2–⁠8, coached by Kass Kovalcheck.

Schedule and results

Duquesne in 1947, game by game: won vs. Geneva 7–0; won vs. Western Reserve 6–0; lost at San Francisco 0–51; lost at Alabama 0–26; lost at Mississippi State 0–34; lost at Detroit Mercy 6–38; lost vs. Maryland 0–32; lost vs. Clemson 13–34; lost at Wake Forest 0–33; lost at Saint Louis 13–14+7−51Won 7–0 vs. Geneva+7GenevaWon 6–0 vs. Western Reserve+6Western ReserveLost 0–51 at San Francisco-51San FranciscoLost 0–26 at Alabama-26AlabamaLost 0–34 at Mississippi State-34Mississippi Sta…Lost 6–38 at Detroit Mercy-32Detroit MercyLost 0–32 vs. Maryland-32MarylandLost 13–34 vs. Clemson-21ClemsonLost 0–33 at Wake Forest-33Wake ForestLost 13–14 at Saint Louis-1Saint Louis
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Saint Louis 14–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 24th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 44 on file).

Record
2–⁠8
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
45–⁠262
Coach
Kass Kovalcheck
Elo
1364 −213 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−18.4 No. 111 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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