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1941 Temple

7–⁠2, coached by Ray Morrison.

Schedule and results

Temple in 1941, game by game: won vs. Kansas 31–9; won vs. VMI 28–13; won vs. Georgetown 17–7; won vs. Penn State 14–0; won vs. Bucknell 41–14; lost at Boston College 0–31; won vs. Villanova 14–13; lost at Michigan State 0–46; won at Holy Cross 31–13+27−46Won 31–9 vs. Kansas+22KansasWon 28–13 vs. VMI+15VMIWon 17–7 vs. Georgetown+10GeorgetownWon 14–0 vs. Penn State+14Penn StateWon 41–14 vs. Bucknell+27BucknellLost 0–31 at Boston College-31Boston CollegeWon 14–13 vs. Villanova+1VillanovaLost 0–46 at Michigan State-46Michigan StateWon 31–13 at Holy Cross+18Holy Cross
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26vsKansasW 31–⁠967%
Oct 4vsVMIW 28–⁠1360%
Oct 10vsGeorgetownW 17–⁠746%
Oct 18vsPenn StateW 14–⁠059%
Oct 25vsBucknellW 41–⁠1477%
Nov 1atBoston CollegeL 0–⁠3138%
Nov 8vsVillanovaW 14–⁠1361%
Nov 15atMichigan StateL 0–⁠4653%
Nov 22atHoly CrossW 31–⁠1341%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Holy Cross 31–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 92 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 2: 17
  2. Wk 3: 13
Record
7–⁠2
Conference
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AP final
Unranked peak No. 13
Points
176–⁠146
Coach
Ray Morrison
Elo
1560 +78 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
3.6 No. 56 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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