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1939 Rhodes

3–⁠5–⁠1.

Schedule and results

Rhodes in 1939, game by game: won vs. Memphis 32–0; lost vs. Ole Miss 0–41; tied vs. Washington and Lee 7–7; lost at Mississippi State 0–37; lost vs. Sewanee 0–6; won at Loyola (LA) 20–0; won vs. Samford 13–6; lost vs. No. 16 Clemson 6–21; lost at Centenary (LA) 7–13+32−41Won 32–0 vs. Memphis+32MemphisLost 0–41 vs. Ole Miss-41Ole MissTied 7–7 vs. Washington and Lee0Washington and …Lost 0–37 at Mississippi State-37Mississippi Sta…Lost 0–6 vs. Sewanee-6SewaneeWon 20–0 at Loyola (LA)+20Loyola (LA)Won 13–6 vs. Samford+7SamfordLost 6–21 vs. No. 16 Clemson-15No. 16 ClemsonLost 7–13 at Centenary (LA)-6Centenary (LA)
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30vsMemphisW 32–⁠078%
Oct 7vsOle MissL 0–⁠4117%
Oct 14vsWashington and LeeT 7–⁠737%
Oct 21atMississippi StateL 0–⁠3716%
Oct 28vsSewaneeL 0–⁠647%
Nov 3atLoyola (LA)W 20–⁠044%
Nov 11vsSamfordW 13–⁠678%
Nov 18vs16ClemsonL 6–⁠2114%
Nov 25atCentenary (LA)L 7–⁠1333%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Centenary (LA) 13–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 6th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 42 on file).

Record
3–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠0 first in the Dixie Conference (Wikipedia)
AP final
Unranked
Points
85–⁠131
Coach
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Elo
1260 +1 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−9.8 No. 106 of 124 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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