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1940 Fordham

7–⁠2, coached by Jimmy Crowley, finished No. 12 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Fordham in 1940, game by game: won vs. West Virginia 20–7; won vs. Tulane 20–7; won at Pittsburgh 24–12; lost vs. Saint Mary’s (CA) 6–9; won vs. North Carolina 14–0; won vs. Purdue 13–7; won vs. Arkansas 27–7; won vs. New York University 26–0; lost vs. No. 2 Texas A&M 12–13+26−3Won 20–7 vs. West Virginia+13West VirginiaWon 20–7 vs. Tulane+13TulaneWon 24–12 at Pittsburgh+12PittsburghLost 6–9 vs. Saint Mary’s (CA)-3Saint Mary’s (C…Won 14–0 vs. North Carolina+14North CarolinaWon 13–7 vs. Purdue+6PurdueWon 27–7 vs. Arkansas+20ArkansasWon 26–0 vs. New York University+26New York Univer…Lost 12–13 vs. No. 2 Texas A&M-1No. 2 Texas A&M
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 5vsWest VirginiaW 20–⁠780%
Oct 12vsTulaneW 20–⁠765%
Oct 19atPittsburghW 24–⁠1252%
Oct 26vsSaint Mary’s (CA)L 6–⁠973%
Nov 2vsNorth CarolinaW 14–⁠061%
Nov 9vsPurdueW 13–⁠773%
Nov 21vsArkansasW 27–⁠783%
Nov 30vsNew York UniversityW 26–⁠088%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs2Texas A&MCotton BowlL 12–⁠1343%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Texas A&M 13–⁠12 in the Cotton Bowl; No. 12 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 2nd-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: 11
  3. Wk 4: 17
  4. Wk 5: 13
  5. Wk 6: 15
  6. Wk 7: 14
  7. Final: 12

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 1940.

Record
7–⁠2
Conference
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AP final
No. 12 peak No. 11
Points
162–⁠62
Coach
Jimmy Crowley
Elo
1676 +71 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
12.0 No. 19 of 121 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1941

The 1941 draft
Rd 5Len Eshmont BNew York Giants
Rd 6Lou DeFilippo CNew York Giants
Rd 7John Kuzman OTChicago Cardinals