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1951 New York University

1–⁠7, coached by Hugh Devore.

Schedule and results

New York University in 1951, game by game: lost at No. 18 Princeton 20–54; won at Merchant Marine 21–13; lost vs. Rutgers 0–55; lost at Holy Cross 6–53; lost at Lehigh 20–27; lost at Boston University 6–52; lost at Temple 6–34; lost vs. Fordham 0–41+8−55Lost 20–54 at No. 18 Princeton-34No. 18 PrincetonWon 21–13 at Merchant Marine+8Merchant MarineLost 0–55 vs. Rutgers-55RutgersLost 6–53 at Holy Cross-47Holy CrossLost 20–27 at Lehigh-7LehighLost 6–52 at Boston University-46Boston Universi…Lost 6–34 at Temple-28TempleLost 0–41 vs. Fordham-41Fordham
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29at18PrincetonL 20–⁠5413%
Oct 6atMerchant MarineW 21–⁠1365%
Oct 13vsRutgersL 0–⁠5537%
Oct 20atHoly CrossL 6–⁠5321%
Oct 27atLehighL 20–⁠2756%
Nov 3atBoston UniversityL 6–⁠5220%
Nov 10atTempleL 6–⁠3423%
Nov 24vsFordhamL 0–⁠4117%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Fordham 41–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 25th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 58 on file).

Record
1–⁠7
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
79–⁠329
Coach
Hugh Devore
Elo
1245 −99 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−28.9 No. 114 of 116 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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