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1945 Merchant Marine

5–⁠3.

Schedule and results

Merchant Marine in 1945, game by game: won vs. Rensselaer 26–19; won vs. Ursinus 12–0; lost at Maryland 6–22; won at Lafayette 26–7; won at Boston College 33–20; lost at Harvard 7–28; lost at William & Mary 7–25; won vs. Brooklyn 58–6+52−21Won 26–19 vs. Rensselaer+7RensselaerWon 12–0 vs. Ursinus+12UrsinusLost 6–22 at Maryland-16MarylandWon 26–7 at Lafayette+19LafayetteWon 33–20 at Boston College+13Boston CollegeLost 7–28 at Harvard-21HarvardLost 7–25 at William & Mary-18William & MaryWon 58–6 vs. Brooklyn+52Brooklyn
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29vsRensselaerW 26–⁠1990%
Oct 6vsUrsinusW 12–⁠088%
Oct 13atMarylandL 6–⁠2260%
Oct 20atLafayetteW 26–⁠778%
Oct 27atBoston CollegeW 33–⁠2046%
Nov 10atHarvardL 7–⁠2852%
Nov 17atWilliam & MaryL 7–⁠2538%
Nov 24vsBrooklynW 58–⁠687%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Brooklyn 58–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 14 on file).

Record
5–⁠3
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
175–⁠127
Coach
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Elo
1470 −30 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−13.9 No. 86 of 101 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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