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1941 Syracuse

5–⁠2–⁠1, coached by Ossie Solem.

Schedule and results

Syracuse in 1941, game by game: won vs. Clarkson 39–0; lost at Cornell 0–6; won vs. Holy Cross 6–0; won vs. New York University 31–0; won vs. Rutgers 49–7; won at Wisconsin 27–20; lost at Penn State 19–34; tied vs. Colgate 19–19+42−15Won 39–0 vs. Clarkson+39ClarksonLost 0–6 at Cornell-6CornellWon 6–0 vs. Holy Cross+6Holy CrossWon 31–0 vs. New York University+31New York Univer…Won 49–7 vs. Rutgers+42RutgersWon 27–20 at Wisconsin+7WisconsinLost 19–34 at Penn State-15Penn StateTied 19–19 vs. Colgate0Colgate
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26vsClarksonW 39–⁠088%
Oct 4atCornellL 0–⁠624%
Oct 11vsHoly CrossW 6–⁠049%
Oct 18vsNew York UniversityW 31–⁠059%
Oct 25vsRutgersW 49–⁠792%
Nov 1atWisconsinW 27–⁠2052%
Nov 8atPenn StateL 19–⁠3442%
Nov 15vsColgateT 19–⁠1963%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Colgate 19–⁠19; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 66th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 4: 18

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 1941.

Record
5–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked peak No. 18
Points
190–⁠86
Coach
Ossie Solem
Elo
1524 +47 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
6.5 No. 41 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Thomas Kinney