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1939 Fordham

6–⁠2, coached by Jimmy Crowley, finished No. 17 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Fordham in 1939, game by game: won vs. Waynesburg 34–7; lost vs. Alabama 6–7; lost at Tulane 0–7; won vs. No. 18 Pittsburgh 27–13; won vs. Rice 13–7; won vs. Indiana 13–0; won vs. Saint Mary’s (CA) 13–0; won vs. New York University 18–7+27−7Won 34–7 vs. Waynesburg+27WaynesburgLost 6–7 vs. Alabama-1AlabamaLost 0–7 at Tulane-7TulaneWon 27–13 vs. No. 18 Pittsburgh+14No. 18 PittsburghWon 13–7 vs. Rice+6RiceWon 13–0 vs. Indiana+13IndianaWon 13–0 vs. Saint Mary’s (CA)+13Saint Mary’s (C…Won 18–7 vs. New York University+11New York Univer…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30vsWaynesburgW 34–⁠794%
Oct 7vsAlabamaL 6–⁠756%
Oct 14atTulaneL 0–⁠740%
Oct 28vs18PittsburghW 27–⁠1348%
Nov 4vsRiceW 13–⁠775%
Nov 11vsIndianaW 13–⁠076%
Nov 18vsSaint Mary’s (CA)W 13–⁠068%
Dec 2vsNew York UniversityW 18–⁠779%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat New York University 18–⁠7; No. 17 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 71 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 8: 18
  2. Final: 17

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 1939.

Record
6–⁠2
Conference
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AP final
No. 17 peak No. 17
Points
124–⁠48
Coach
Jimmy Crowley
Elo
1659 +54 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
13.0 No. 16 of 124 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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