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1942 Fordham

5–⁠3–⁠1.

Schedule and results

Fordham in 1942, game by game: won at Purdue 14–7; lost at Tennessee 14–40; tied at North Carolina 0–0; won vs. West Virginia 23–14; won vs. Saint Mary’s (CA) 7–0; lost vs. LSU 13–26; lost at No. 3 Boston College 6–56; won vs. Missouri 20–12; won vs. North Carolina Pre-Flight 6–0+9−50Won 14–7 at Purdue+7PurdueLost 14–40 at Tennessee-26TennesseeTied 0–0 at North Carolina0North CarolinaWon 23–14 vs. West Virginia+9West VirginiaWon 7–0 vs. Saint Mary’s (CA)+7Saint Mary’s (C…Lost 13–26 vs. LSU-13LSULost 6–56 at No. 3 Boston College-50No. 3 Boston CollegeWon 20–12 vs. Missouri+8MissouriWon 6–0 vs. North Carolina Pre-Flight+6North Carolina …
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26atPurdueW 14–⁠746%
Oct 3atTennesseeL 14–⁠4028%
Oct 10atNorth CarolinaT 0–⁠040%
Oct 17vsWest VirginiaW 23–⁠1462%
Oct 31vsSaint Mary’s (CA)W 7–⁠052%
Nov 7vsLSUL 13–⁠2650%
Nov 14at3Boston CollegeL 6–⁠5622%
Nov 21vsMissouriW 20–⁠1239%
Nov 28vsNorth Carolina Pre-FlightW 6–⁠028%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat North Carolina Pre-Flight 6–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 14th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 71 on file).

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 1942.

Record
5–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
103–⁠155
Coach
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Elo
1550 +61 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
5.9 No. 42 of 121 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1943

The 1943 draft
Rd 1Steve Filipowicz FBNew York Giants