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1940 New York University

2–⁠7, coached by Mal Stevens.

Schedule and results

New York University in 1940, game by game: won vs. Pennsylvania Military 32–6; lost vs. Lafayette 7–9; lost vs. Syracuse 13–47; lost vs. Holy Cross 7–13; lost vs. No. 15 Georgetown 0–26; lost at Missouri 0–33; won vs. Franklin & Marshall 12–0; lost at No. 20 Penn State 0–25; lost at No. 14 Fordham 0–26+26−34Won 32–6 vs. Pennsylvania Military+26Pennsylvania Mi…Lost 7–9 vs. Lafayette-2LafayetteLost 13–47 vs. Syracuse-34SyracuseLost 7–13 vs. Holy Cross-6Holy CrossLost 0–26 vs. No. 15 Georgetown-26No. 15 GeorgetownLost 0–33 at Missouri-33MissouriWon 12–0 vs. Franklin & Marshall+12Franklin & Mars…Lost 0–25 at No. 20 Penn State-25No. 20 Penn StateLost 0–26 at No. 14 Fordham-26No. 14 Fordham
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28vsPennsylvania MilitaryW 32–⁠688%
Oct 5vsLafayetteL 7–⁠967%
Oct 12vsSyracuseL 13–⁠4753%
Oct 19vsHoly CrossL 7–⁠1337%
Oct 26vs15GeorgetownL 0–⁠2630%
Nov 2atMissouriL 0–⁠3319%
Nov 9vsFranklin & MarshallW 12–⁠073%
Nov 16at20Penn StateL 0–⁠2520%
Nov 30at14FordhamL 0–⁠2612%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Fordham 26–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 14th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 58 on file).

Record
2–⁠7
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
71–⁠185
Coach
Mal Stevens
Elo
1379 −97 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−18.3 No. 111 of 121 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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