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1940 Syracuse

3–⁠4–⁠1, coached by Ossie Solem.

Schedule and results

Syracuse in 1940, game by game: won vs. Clarkson 33–0; lost vs. Northwestern 0–40; won vs. New York University 47–13; lost at No. 1 Cornell 6–33; won at No. 20 Columbia 3–0; lost vs. No. 10 Georgetown 6–28; tied vs. No. 16 Penn State 13–13; lost vs. Colgate 6–7+34−40Won 33–0 vs. Clarkson+33ClarksonLost 0–40 vs. Northwestern-40NorthwesternWon 47–13 vs. New York University+34New York Univer…Lost 6–33 at No. 1 Cornell-27No. 1 CornellWon 3–0 at No. 20 Columbia+3No. 20 ColumbiaLost 6–28 vs. No. 10 Georgetown-22No. 10 GeorgetownTied 13–13 vs. No. 16 Penn State0No. 16 Penn StateLost 6–7 vs. Colgate-1Colgate
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vsClarksonW 33–⁠088%
Oct 5vsNorthwesternL 0–⁠4053%
Oct 12vsNew York UniversityW 47–⁠1347%
Oct 19at1CornellL 6–⁠3318%
Oct 26at20ColumbiaW 3–⁠035%
Nov 2vs10GeorgetownL 6–⁠2838%
Nov 9vs16Penn StateT 13–⁠1341%
Nov 16vsColgateL 6–⁠752%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Colgate 7–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 91st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1940.

Record
3–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
114–⁠134
Coach
Ossie Solem
Elo
1466 −15 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
1.1 No. 60 of 121 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Richard Banger