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1939 George Washington

5–⁠3.

Schedule and results

George Washington in 1939, game by game: won vs. Davis & Elkins 19–0; lost at Butler 6–13; won at The Citadel 13–7; lost at Georgetown 0–7; lost vs. Clemson 6–13; won at Kansas 14–7; won vs. Bucknell 7–6; won at West Virginia 13–0+19−7Won 19–0 vs. Davis & Elkins+19Davis & ElkinsLost 6–13 at Butler-7ButlerWon 13–7 at The Citadel+6The CitadelLost 0–7 at Georgetown-7GeorgetownLost 6–13 vs. Clemson-7ClemsonWon 14–7 at Kansas+7KansasWon 7–6 vs. Bucknell+1BucknellWon 13–0 at West Virginia+13West Virginia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 7vsDavis & ElkinsW 19–⁠087%
Oct 14atButlerL 6–⁠1384%
Oct 21atThe CitadelW 13–⁠750%
Oct 28atGeorgetownL 0–⁠727%
Nov 3vsClemsonL 6–⁠1331%
Nov 18atKansasW 14–⁠741%
Nov 25vsBucknellW 7–⁠666%
Dec 2atWest VirginiaW 13–⁠052%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat West Virginia 13–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 8th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 49 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 1939.

Record
5–⁠3
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
78–⁠53
Coach
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Elo
1475 +18 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
0.3 No. 64 of 124 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1940

The 1940 draft
Rd 7Bob Nowaskey ECleveland Rams