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George Washington

FBSI · 1940 Season · Final

Struggling
Record
5–3–1
0.611 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
33
1908–1966
All-Time Record
138–147–14
0.485 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#10
1908
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 1 · Top 25: 3
  • Divisional Era · 11 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 17 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 5 seasons · 1 Top 10

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare George Washington head-to-head · History & Eras

1940 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Oct 1MOUNT ST. MARY'SUnranked—W 12–0
7Week 7 · Oct 8Manhattan (MANHATTAN)H2HIND FBSI3–6W 21–18
8Week 8 · Oct 15Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)H2HIND SOCON2–7–1W 20–14
9Week 9 · Oct 22Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2HSEC5–3–2L 0–24
10Week 10 · Oct 29West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HIND FBSI4–4–1W 19–0
11Week 11 · Nov 5Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HIND SOCON7–3L 0–18
12Week 12 · Nov 12BUCKNELLUnranked—T 0–0
13Week 13 · Nov 19Kansas (KANSAS)H2HIND B82–7W 6–0
14Week 14 · Nov 26Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)H2HIND FBSI8–2L 0–8

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
3.220
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+3
-8+11
  • West Virginia +4
  • Manhattan +3
  • Washington & LEE +2
  • Kansas +2
  • Georgetown -2
  • Kentucky -3
  • Wake Forest -3

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #56Better than 60%
Win % Place 48thBetter than 66%

0.611 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#56W15#56Regular Season Final#56Post-Season W1#56Post-Season W3#56Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+12
+3
+6
-24
+19
-18
0
+6
-8

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#631935#251936#921937#681938#571939

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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