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1943 North Carolina Pre-Flight

2–⁠4–⁠1, coached by Frank Kimbrough.

Schedule and results

North Carolina Pre-Flight in 1943, game by game: lost at Navy 0–31; lost at Duke 0–42; won vs. Camp Davis 23–18; lost vs. Georgia Pre-Flight 7–20; lost at Wake Forest 12–20; tied vs. Camp Lejeune 14–14; won at NC State 21–7+14−42Lost 0–31 at Navy-31NavyLost 0–42 at Duke-42DukeWon 23–18 vs. Camp Davis+5Camp DavisLost 7–20 vs. Georgia Pre-Flight-13Georgia Pre-Fli…Lost 12–20 at Wake Forest-8Wake ForestTied 14–14 vs. Camp Lejeune0Camp LejeuneWon 21–7 at NC State+14NC State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25atNavyL 0–⁠3149%
Oct 2atDukeL 0–⁠4241%
Oct 16vsCamp DavisW 23–⁠1887%
Oct 23vsGeorgia Pre-FlightL 7–⁠2053%
Nov 6atWake ForestL 12–⁠2036%
Nov 13vsCamp LejeuneT 14–⁠1489%
Nov 25atNC StateW 21–⁠763%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat NC State 21–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The worst season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 3 on file).

Record
2–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
77–⁠152
Coach
Frank Kimbrough
Elo
1513 −92 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−13.1 No. 61 of 76 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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