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1939 Hampden Sydney

4–⁠5.

Schedule and results

Hampden Sydney in 1939, game by game: lost at Virginia 0–26; lost at Maryland 0–25; lost at Dartmouth 6–34; won vs. Guilford 32–0; lost at William & Mary 0–26; won at Delaware 26–6; won vs. Wofford 14–0; lost at Richmond 7–26; won vs. Randolph Macon 12–0+32−28Lost 0–26 at Virginia-26VirginiaLost 0–25 at Maryland-25MarylandLost 6–34 at Dartmouth-28DartmouthWon 32–0 vs. Guilford+32GuilfordLost 0–26 at William & Mary-26William & MaryWon 26–6 at Delaware+20DelawareWon 14–0 vs. Wofford+14WoffordLost 7–26 at Richmond-19RichmondWon 12–0 vs. Randolph Macon+12Randolph Macon
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 23atVirginiaL 0–⁠2624%
Sep 30atMarylandL 0–⁠2525%
Oct 7atDartmouthL 6–⁠349%
Oct 14vsGuilfordW 32–⁠069%
Oct 21atWilliam & MaryL 0–⁠2627%
Oct 28atDelawareW 26–⁠664%
Nov 11vsWoffordW 14–⁠082%
Nov 18atRichmondL 7–⁠2626%
Nov 25vsRandolph MaconW 12–⁠072%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Randolph Macon 12–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 46 on file).

Record
4–⁠5
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
97–⁠143
Coach
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Elo
1278 −3 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−25.2 No. 122 of 124 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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