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1940 George Washington

5–⁠3–⁠1.

Schedule and results

George Washington in 1940, game by game: won vs. Mount St. Mary’s 12–0; won at Manhattan 21–18; won vs. Washington and Lee 20–14; lost at Kentucky 0–24; won vs. West Virginia 19–0; lost vs. Wake Forest 0–18; tied vs. Bucknell 0–0; won vs. Kansas 6–0; lost vs. No. 9 Georgetown 0–8+19−24Won 12–0 vs. Mount St. Mary’s+12Mount St. Mary’sWon 21–18 at Manhattan+3ManhattanWon 20–14 vs. Washington and Lee+6Washington and …Lost 0–24 at Kentucky-24KentuckyWon 19–0 vs. West Virginia+19West VirginiaLost 0–18 vs. Wake Forest-18Wake ForestTied 0–0 vs. Bucknell0BucknellWon 6–0 vs. Kansas+6KansasLost 0–8 vs. No. 9 Georgetown-8No. 9 Georgetown
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vsMount St. Mary’sW 12–⁠089%
Oct 4atManhattanW 21–⁠1842%
Oct 12vsWashington and LeeW 20–⁠1471%
Oct 19atKentuckyL 0–⁠2440%
Oct 25vsWest VirginiaW 19–⁠069%
Nov 1vsWake ForestL 0–⁠1856%
Nov 9vsBucknellT 0–⁠069%
Nov 16vsKansasW 6–⁠072%
Nov 23vs9GeorgetownL 0–⁠832%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Georgetown 8–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 10th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 49 on file).

Record
5–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
78–⁠82
Coach
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Elo
1468 −16 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−6.7 No. 89 of 121 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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