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1938 Manhattan

5–⁠4.

Schedule and results

Manhattan in 1938, game by game: lost vs. St. Bonaventure 6–7; won vs. Niagara 19–0; lost at Holy Cross 6–19; won at Providence 20–7; lost vs. Georgetown 13–14; won vs. Canisius 13–3; won vs. NC State 3–0; won vs. West Virginia 13–0; lost vs. No. 16 Villanova 0–20+19−20Lost 6–7 vs. St. Bonaventure-1St. BonaventureWon 19–0 vs. Niagara+19NiagaraLost 6–19 at Holy Cross-13Holy CrossWon 20–7 at Providence+13ProvidenceLost 13–14 vs. Georgetown-1GeorgetownWon 13–3 vs. Canisius+10CanisiusWon 3–0 vs. NC State+3NC StateWon 13–0 vs. West Virginia+13West VirginiaLost 0–20 vs. No. 16 Villanova-20No. 16 Villanova
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24vsSt. BonaventureL 6–⁠789%
Sep 30vsNiagaraW 19–⁠087%
Oct 8atHoly CrossL 6–⁠1927%
Oct 15atProvidenceW 20–⁠777%
Oct 22vsGeorgetownL 13–⁠1448%
Oct 29vsCanisiusW 13–⁠381%
Nov 5vsNC StateW 3–⁠051%
Nov 19vsWest VirginiaW 13–⁠055%
Nov 24vs16VillanovaL 0–⁠2033%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Villanova 20–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 17 on file).

Record
5–⁠4
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
93–⁠70
Coach
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Elo
1484 +9 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
0.2 No. 66 of 122 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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