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1939 Manhattan

4–⁠4.

Schedule and results

Manhattan in 1939, game by game: lost at Holy Cross 0–28; won vs. St. Bonaventure 6–0; lost vs. Duquesne 0–7; won vs. Auburn 7–0; won at Boston University 26–0; won at West Virginia 19–7; lost at Detroit Mercy 13–36; lost vs. Villanova 0–7+26−28Lost 0–28 at Holy Cross-28Holy CrossWon 6–0 vs. St. Bonaventure+6St. BonaventureLost 0–7 vs. Duquesne-7DuquesneWon 7–0 vs. Auburn+7AuburnWon 26–0 at Boston University+26Boston Universi…Won 19–7 at West Virginia+12West VirginiaLost 13–36 at Detroit Mercy-23Detroit MercyLost 0–7 vs. Villanova-7Villanova
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30atHoly CrossL 0–⁠2826%
Oct 7vsSt. BonaventureW 6–⁠087%
Oct 14vsDuquesneL 0–⁠757%
Oct 21vsAuburnW 7–⁠043%
Nov 4atBoston UniversityW 26–⁠076%
Nov 11atWest VirginiaW 19–⁠753%
Nov 18atDetroit MercyL 13–⁠3642%
Nov 25vsVillanovaL 0–⁠736%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Villanova 7–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 17 on file).

Record
4–⁠4
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
71–⁠85
Coach
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Elo
1475 −14 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
0.0 No. 69 of 124 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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