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1939 Syracuse

3–⁠3–⁠2, coached by Ossie Solem.

Schedule and results

Syracuse in 1939, game by game: won vs. Clarkson 12–0; lost at Cornell 6–19; tied vs. Georgetown 13–13; lost at No. 13 Duke 6–33; tied vs. Penn State 6–6; lost vs. Michigan State 3–14; won vs. Colgate 7–0; won at Maryland 10–7+12−27Won 12–0 vs. Clarkson+12ClarksonLost 6–19 at Cornell-13CornellTied 13–13 vs. Georgetown0GeorgetownLost 6–33 at No. 13 Duke-27No. 13 DukeTied 6–6 vs. Penn State0Penn StateLost 3–14 vs. Michigan State-11Michigan StateWon 7–0 vs. Colgate+7ColgateWon 10–7 at Maryland+3Maryland
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29vsClarksonW 12–⁠089%
Oct 7atCornellL 6–⁠1930%
Oct 14vsGeorgetownT 13–⁠1348%
Oct 21at13DukeL 6–⁠3319%
Oct 28vsPenn StateT 6–⁠657%
Nov 4vsMichigan StateL 3–⁠1451%
Nov 18vsColgateW 7–⁠053%
Nov 30atMarylandW 10–⁠764%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Maryland 10–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 87th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
3–⁠3–⁠2
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
63–⁠92
Coach
Ossie Solem
Elo
1472 −19 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
1.1 No. 60 of 124 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Duffy Daugherty and William Hoffman