1948 Duquesne

2–⁠7, coached by Kass Kovalcheck.

Schedule and results

Duquesne in 1948, game by game: won vs. West Virginia Wesleyan 34–6; won at Alliance 15–7; lost at Villanova 0–46; lost at Alabama 6–48; lost vs. Wake Forest 15–41; lost at Ohio 13–14; lost vs. Holy Cross 13–16; lost vs. NC State 6–20; lost at No. 9 Clemson 0–42+28−46Won 34–6 vs. West Virginia Wesleyan+28West Virginia W…Won 15–7 at Alliance+8AllianceLost 0–46 at Villanova-46VillanovaLost 6–48 at Alabama-42AlabamaLost 15–41 vs. Wake Forest-26Wake ForestLost 13–14 at Ohio-1OhioLost 13–16 vs. Holy Cross-3Holy CrossLost 6–20 vs. NC State-14NC StateLost 0–42 at No. 9 Clemson-42No. 9 Clemson
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Clemson 42–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 29th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 44 on file).

Record
2–⁠7
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
102–⁠240
Coach
Kass Kovalcheck
Elo
1326 −84 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−14.2 No. 98 of 117 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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