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1943 March Field

9–⁠1, finished No. 10 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

March Field in 1943, game by game: won vs. Pacific All-Stars 45–13; won vs. Redlands 40–0; won vs. UCLA 47–7; won at San Diego Navy 7–0; lost at Washington 7–27; won at Saint Mary’s (CA) Pre-Flight 7–6; won vs. Pomona Ordinance Base 72–0; won at No. 9 USC 35–0; won vs. San Diego Navy 13–2; won vs. Pacific 19–10+72−20Won 45–13 vs. Pacific All-Stars+32Pacific All-Sta…Won 40–0 vs. Redlands+40RedlandsWon 47–7 vs. UCLA+40UCLAWon 7–0 at San Diego Navy+7San Diego NavyLost 7–27 at Washington-20WashingtonWon 7–6 at Saint Mary’s (CA) Pre-Flight+1Saint Mary’s (C…Won 72–0 vs. Pomona Ordinance Base+72Pomona Ordinanc…Won 35–0 at No. 9 USC+35No. 9 USCWon 13–2 vs. San Diego Navy+11San Diego NavyWon 19–10 vs. Pacific+9Pacific
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26vsPacific All-StarsW 45–⁠1389%
Oct 2vsRedlandsW 40–⁠090%
Oct 9vsUCLAW 47–⁠766%
Oct 16atSan Diego NavyW 7–⁠084%
Oct 23atWashingtonL 7–⁠2746%
Oct 30atSaint Mary’s (CA) Pre-FlightW 7–⁠641%
Nov 7vsPomona Ordinance BaseW 72–⁠090%
Nov 13at9USCW 35–⁠034%
Nov 28vsSan Diego NavyW 13–⁠289%
Dec 11vsPacificW 19–⁠1073%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Pacific 19–⁠10; No. 10 in the final AP poll.

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

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 16
  2. Wk 2: 12
  3. Wk 3: 14
  4. Wk 6: 15
  5. Wk 7: 8
  6. Wk 8: 9
  7. Final: 10
Record
9–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
No. 10 peak No. 8
Points
292–⁠65
Coach
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Elo
1597 +97 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
34.9 No. 1 of 76 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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