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1918 Great Lakes Navy

6–⁠0–⁠2.

Schedule and results

Great Lakes Navy in 1918, game by game: won at Iowa 10–0; won at Illinois 7–0; tied vs. Northwestern 0–0; tied at Notre Dame 7–7; won at Rutgers 54–14; won at Navy 7–6; won vs. Purdue 27–0; won vs. Mare Island Marines 17–0+40Won 10–0 at Iowa+10IowaWon 7–0 at Illinois+7IllinoisTied 0–0 vs. Northwestern0NorthwesternTied 7–7 at Notre Dame0Notre DameWon 54–14 at Rutgers+40RutgersWon 7–6 at Navy+1NavyWon 27–0 vs. Purdue+27PurdueWon 17–0 vs. Mare Island Marines+17Mare Island Mar…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28atIowaW 10–⁠018%
Oct 12atIllinoisW 7–⁠012%
Oct 26vsNorthwesternT 0–⁠028%
Nov 9atNotre DameT 7–⁠711%
Nov 16atRutgersW 54–⁠1412%
Nov 23atNavyW 7–⁠618%
Nov 30vsPurdueW 27–⁠055%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvsMare Island MarinesRose BowlW 17–⁠024%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Mare Island Marines 17–⁠0 in the Rose Bowl.

In program history: The 6th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 8 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 1918.

Record
6–⁠0–⁠2
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
129–⁠27
Coach
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Elo
1491 +268 this season
SP+ rating
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Recruiting class
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