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1949 Duquesne

3–⁠6, coached by Phil Ahwesh.

Schedule and results

Duquesne in 1949, game by game: lost at Wake Forest 7–22; won at Muhlenberg 14–6; lost at Alabama 8–48; won at Holy Cross 40–14; lost vs. Villanova 0–20; won vs. Saint Louis 51–14; lost at Clemson 20–33; lost at Georgia 0–40; lost at Chattanooga 0–13+37−40Lost 7–22 at Wake Forest-15Wake ForestWon 14–6 at Muhlenberg+8MuhlenbergLost 8–48 at Alabama-40AlabamaWon 40–14 at Holy Cross+26Holy CrossLost 0–20 vs. Villanova-20VillanovaWon 51–14 vs. Saint Louis+37Saint LouisLost 20–33 at Clemson-13ClemsonLost 0–40 at Georgia-40GeorgiaLost 0–13 at Chattanooga-13Chattanooga
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 17atWake ForestL 7–⁠2222%
Oct 1atMuhlenbergW 14–⁠661%
Oct 7atAlabamaL 8–⁠4827%
Oct 15atHoly CrossW 40–⁠1435%
Oct 22vsVillanovaL 0–⁠2024%
Oct 29vsSaint LouisW 51–⁠1466%
Nov 12atClemsonL 20–⁠3336%
Nov 19atGeorgiaL 0–⁠4028%
Nov 24atChattanoogaL 0–⁠1345%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Chattanooga 13–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 23rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 44 on file).

Record
3–⁠6
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
140–⁠210
Coach
Phil Ahwesh
Elo
1365 −19 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−9.6 No. 90 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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