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1941 Fordham

8–⁠1, coached by Jimmy Crowley, finished No. 6 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Fordham in 1941, game by game: won vs. SMU 16–10; won at North Carolina 27–14; won vs. West Virginia 27–0; won vs. TCU 28–14; won vs. Purdue 17–0; lost at Pittsburgh 0–13; won vs. Saint Mary’s (CA) 35–7; won vs. New York University 30–9; won vs. No. 7 Missouri 2–0+28−13Won 16–10 vs. SMU+6SMUWon 27–14 at North Carolina+13North CarolinaWon 27–0 vs. West Virginia+27West VirginiaWon 28–14 vs. TCU+14TCUWon 17–0 vs. Purdue+17PurdueLost 0–13 at Pittsburgh-13PittsburghWon 35–7 vs. Saint Mary’s (CA)+28Saint Mary’s (C…Won 30–9 vs. New York University+21New York Univer…Won 2–0 vs. No. 7 Missouri+2No. 7 Missouri
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 4vsSMUW 16–⁠1060%
Oct 11atNorth CarolinaW 27–⁠1452%
Oct 18vsWest VirginiaW 27–⁠084%
Oct 25vsTCUW 28–⁠1475%
Nov 1vsPurdueW 17–⁠079%
Nov 8atPittsburghL 0–⁠1375%
Nov 22vsSaint Mary’s (CA)W 35–⁠771%
Nov 29vsNew York UniversityW 30–⁠990%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs7MissouriSugar BowlW 2–⁠045%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Missouri 2–⁠0 in the Sugar Bowl; No. 6 in the final AP poll.

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

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 4
  2. Wk 2: 6
  3. Wk 3: 3
  4. Wk 4: 3
  5. Wk 5: 11
  6. Wk 6: 11
  7. Wk 7: 8
  8. Final: 6

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 1941.

Record
8–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
No. 6 peak No. 3
Points
182–⁠67
Coach
Jimmy Crowley
Elo
1683 +66 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
13.8 No. 17 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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