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1940 Marquette

2–⁠6–⁠1.

Schedule and results

Marquette in 1940, game by game: lost at Wisconsin 19–33; won vs. Iowa State 41–25; tied at Creighton 27–27; lost vs. Texas Tech 13–20; lost at Duquesne 0–14; lost vs. Manhattan 41–45; won vs. Michigan State 7–6; lost at Detroit Mercy 0–19; lost at Arizona 14–17+16−19Lost 19–33 at Wisconsin-14WisconsinWon 41–25 vs. Iowa State+16Iowa StateTied 27–27 at Creighton0CreightonLost 13–20 vs. Texas Tech-7Texas TechLost 0–14 at Duquesne-14DuquesneLost 41–45 vs. Manhattan-4ManhattanWon 7–6 vs. Michigan State+1Michigan StateLost 0–19 at Detroit Mercy-19Detroit MercyLost 14–17 at Arizona-3Arizona
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 5atWisconsinL 19–⁠3349%
Oct 11vsIowa StateW 41–⁠2557%
Oct 19atCreightonT 27–⁠2750%
Oct 26vsTexas TechL 13–⁠2051%
Nov 2atDuquesneL 0–⁠1427%
Nov 9vsManhattanL 41–⁠4551%
Nov 16vsMichigan StateW 7–⁠646%
Nov 23atDetroit MercyL 0–⁠1926%
Nov 30atArizonaL 14–⁠1726%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Arizona 17–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 25th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 50 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1940.

Led the nationDon Vosberg: receiving yards (526 yds), yards per catch (21.9)

Record
2–⁠6–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
162–⁠206
Coach
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Elo
1413 −67 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−3.8 No. 77 of 121 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1941

The 1941 draft
Rd 5Ray Apolskis CChicago Cardinals
Rd 7Don Vosberg ENew York Giants