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1947 New York University

2–⁠5–⁠1.

Schedule and results

New York University in 1947, game by game: lost at Temple 7–32; won vs. Brooklyn 19–0; lost at Boston University 7–38; lost vs. West Virginia 0–40; lost at Georgetown 0–25; won vs. Bucknell 19–6; lost at Rutgers 0–40; tied vs. Fordham 13–13+19−40Lost 7–32 at Temple-25TempleWon 19–0 vs. Brooklyn+19BrooklynLost 7–38 at Boston University-31Boston Universi…Lost 0–40 vs. West Virginia-40West VirginiaLost 0–25 at Georgetown-25GeorgetownWon 19–6 vs. Bucknell+13BucknellLost 0–40 at Rutgers-40RutgersTied 13–13 vs. Fordham0Fordham
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27atTempleL 7–⁠3230%
Oct 4vsBrooklynW 19–⁠081%
Oct 11atBoston UniversityL 7–⁠3863%
Oct 18vsWest VirginiaL 0–⁠4036%
Oct 24atGeorgetownL 0–⁠2521%
Nov 11vsBucknellW 19–⁠653%
Nov 15atRutgersL 0–⁠4018%
Nov 29vsFordhamT 13–⁠1355%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Fordham 13–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 18th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 58 on file).

Record
2–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
65–⁠194
Coach
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Elo
1292 −80 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−31.8 No. 118 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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