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1938 Fordham

6–⁠1–⁠2, coached by Jimmy Crowley, finished No. 15 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Fordham in 1938, game by game: won vs. Upsala 47–0; won vs. Waynesburg 53–0; tied at Purdue 6–6; won vs. Oregon 26–0; lost at No. 1 Pittsburgh 13–24; won vs. Saint Mary’s (CA) 3–0; tied at North Carolina 0–0; won vs. South Carolina 13–0; won vs. New York University 25–0+53−11Won 47–0 vs. Upsala+47UpsalaWon 53–0 vs. Waynesburg+53WaynesburgTied 6–6 at Purdue0PurdueWon 26–0 vs. Oregon+26OregonLost 13–24 at No. 1 Pittsburgh-11No. 1 PittsburghWon 3–0 vs. Saint Mary’s (CA)+3Saint Mary’s (C…Tied 0–0 at North Carolina0North CarolinaWon 13–0 vs. South Carolina+13South CarolinaWon 25–0 vs. New York University+25New York Univer…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 1vsUpsalaW 47–⁠094%
Oct 8vsWaynesburgW 53–⁠095%
Oct 15atPurdueT 6–⁠652%
Oct 22vsOregonW 26–⁠076%
Oct 29at1PittsburghL 13–⁠2426%
Nov 5vsSaint Mary’s (CA)W 3–⁠064%
Nov 12atNorth CarolinaT 0–⁠041%
Nov 19vsSouth CarolinaW 13–⁠077%
Nov 26vsNew York UniversityW 25–⁠079%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat New York University 25–⁠0; No. 15 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 71 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 11
  2. Wk 2: 9
  3. Wk 3: 10
  4. Wk 4: 13
  5. Wk 5: 18
  6. Wk 6: 18
  7. Wk 7: 13
  8. Final: 15

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1938.

Led the nationLen Eshmont: rushing yards (831 yds)

Record
6–⁠1–⁠2
Conference
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AP final
No. 15 peak No. 9
Points
186–⁠30
Coach
Jimmy Crowley
Elo
1658 +44 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
14.2 No. 14 of 122 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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