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1940 San Francisco

1–⁠6–⁠1.

Schedule and results

San Francisco in 1940, game by game: lost vs. Stanford 0–27; lost vs. San José State 6–7; tied vs. Creighton 0–0; lost vs. Hardin Simmons 18–28; lost at No. 19 Santa Clara 0–27; lost at Saint Mary’s (CA) 7–13; won vs. Loyola Marymount 21–0; lost vs. Texas Tech 21–23+21−27Lost 0–27 vs. Stanford-27StanfordLost 6–7 vs. San José State-1San José StateTied 0–0 vs. Creighton0CreightonLost 18–28 vs. Hardin Simmons-10Hardin SimmonsLost 0–27 at No. 19 Santa Clara-27No. 19 Santa ClaraLost 7–13 at Saint Mary’s (CA)-6Saint Mary’s (C…Won 21–0 vs. Loyola Marymount+21Loyola MarymountLost 21–23 vs. Texas Tech-2Texas Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28vsStanfordL 0–⁠2762%
Oct 18vsSan José StateL 6–⁠773%
Oct 27vsCreightonT 0–⁠057%
Nov 2vsHardin SimmonsL 18–⁠2843%
Nov 9at19Santa ClaraL 0–⁠2715%
Nov 16atSaint Mary’s (CA)L 7–⁠1321%
Dec 1vsLoyola MarymountW 21–⁠068%
Dec 7vsTexas TechL 21–⁠2334%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Texas Tech 23–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 13th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 20 on file).

Record
1–⁠6–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
73–⁠125
Coach
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Elo
1389 −79 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−4.3 No. 79 of 121 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1941

The 1941 draft
Rd 7Bill Telesmanic EGreen Bay Packers