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1949 Fordham

5–⁠3, coached by Ed Danowski.

Schedule and results

Fordham in 1949, game by game: won at Merchant Marine 44–9; won at Scranton 33–13; won vs. Syracuse 47–21; won vs. Georgetown 42–0; lost at No. 2 Army 0–35; lost at Boston College 12–20; lost at Rutgers 14–35; won vs. New York University 34–6+42−35Won 44–9 at Merchant Marine+35Merchant MarineWon 33–13 at Scranton+20ScrantonWon 47–21 vs. Syracuse+26SyracuseWon 42–0 vs. Georgetown+42GeorgetownLost 0–35 at No. 2 Army-35No. 2 ArmyLost 12–20 at Boston College-8Boston CollegeLost 14–35 at Rutgers-21RutgersWon 34–6 vs. New York University+28New York Univer…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 8atMerchant MarineW 44–⁠968%
Oct 15atScrantonW 33–⁠1373%
Oct 22vsSyracuseW 47–⁠2156%
Oct 29vsGeorgetownW 42–⁠046%
Nov 5at2ArmyL 0–⁠3513%
Nov 12atBoston CollegeL 12–⁠2038%
Nov 19atRutgersL 14–⁠3535%
Nov 26vsNew York UniversityW 34–⁠667%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat New York University 34–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 31st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 71 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 5: 20
Record
5–⁠3
Conference
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AP final
Unranked peak No. 20
Points
226–⁠139
Coach
Ed Danowski
Elo
1458 +82 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
1.6 No. 56 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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