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1950 Fordham

8–⁠1, coached by Ed Danowski.

Schedule and results

Fordham in 1950, game by game: won at Lafayette 20–19; lost at Yale 14–21; won at Boston College 26–6; won at West Virginia 27–23; won vs. San Francisco 21–14; won vs. Georgetown 14–13; won at Temple 26–21; won vs. New York University 13–0; won vs. Syracuse 13–6+20−7Won 20–19 at Lafayette+1LafayetteLost 14–21 at Yale-7YaleWon 26–6 at Boston College+20Boston CollegeWon 27–23 at West Virginia+4West VirginiaWon 21–14 vs. San Francisco+7San FranciscoWon 14–13 vs. Georgetown+1GeorgetownWon 26–21 at Temple+5TempleWon 13–0 vs. New York University+13New York Univer…Won 13–6 vs. Syracuse+7Syracuse
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 23atLafayetteW 20–⁠1953%
Oct 7atYaleL 14–⁠2139%
Oct 13atBoston CollegeW 26–⁠640%
Oct 21atWest VirginiaW 27–⁠2351%
Oct 28vsSan FranciscoW 21–⁠1454%
Nov 11vsGeorgetownW 14–⁠1376%
Nov 18atTempleW 26–⁠2162%
Nov 25vsNew York UniversityW 13–⁠083%
Dec 2vsSyracuseW 13–⁠662%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Syracuse 13–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 71 on file).

Record
8–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
174–⁠123
Coach
Ed Danowski
Elo
1575 +102 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−1.4 No. 70 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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