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1941 New York University

2–⁠7, coached by Mal Stevens.

Schedule and results

New York University in 1941, game by game: won vs. Pennsylvania Military 25–7; won at Lafayette 6–0; lost vs. Texas A&M 7–49; lost vs. Syracuse 0–31; lost at Holy Cross 0–13; lost vs. Penn State 0–42; lost vs. No. 17 Missouri 0–26; lost vs. Tulane 0–45; lost at No. 8 Fordham 9–30+18−45Won 25–7 vs. Pennsylvania Military+18Pennsylvania Mi…Won 6–0 at Lafayette+6LafayetteLost 7–49 vs. Texas A&M-42Texas A&MLost 0–31 vs. Syracuse-31SyracuseLost 0–13 at Holy Cross-13Holy CrossLost 0–42 vs. Penn State-42Penn StateLost 0–26 vs. No. 17 Missouri-26No. 17 MissouriLost 0–45 vs. Tulane-45TulaneLost 9–30 at No. 8 Fordham-21No. 8 Fordham
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vsPennsylvania MilitaryW 25–⁠784%
Oct 4atLafayetteW 6–⁠039%
Oct 11vsTexas A&ML 7–⁠4929%
Oct 18vsSyracuseL 0–⁠3141%
Oct 25atHoly CrossL 0–⁠1331%
Oct 31vsPenn StateL 0–⁠4239%
Nov 8vs17MissouriL 0–⁠2620%
Nov 15vsTulaneL 0–⁠4524%
Nov 29at8FordhamL 9–⁠3010%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Fordham 30–⁠9; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 15th-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
47–⁠243
Coach
Mal Stevens
Elo
1328 −92 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−15.4 No. 104 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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