1943 Great Lakes Navy

10–⁠2, finished No. 6 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Great Lakes Navy in 1943, game by game: won vs. Fort Riley 20–19; lost vs. Purdue 13–23; won vs. Iowa 21–7; won vs. Pittsburgh 40–0; won vs. No. 18 Ohio State 13–6; lost at Northwestern 0–13; won at Marquette 41–7; won at Western Michigan 32–6; won vs. Camp Grant 12–0; won at Indiana 21–7; won vs. Marquette 25–6; won vs. No. 1 Notre Dame 19–14+40−13Won 20–19 vs. Fort Riley+1Fort RileyLost 13–23 vs. Purdue-10PurdueWon 21–7 vs. Iowa+14IowaWon 40–0 vs. Pittsburgh+40PittsburghWon 13–6 vs. No. 18 Ohio State+7No. 18 Ohio StateLost 0–13 at Northwestern-13NorthwesternWon 41–7 at Marquette+34MarquetteWon 32–6 at Western Michigan+26Western MichiganWon 12–0 vs. Camp Grant+12Camp GrantWon 21–7 at Indiana+14IndianaWon 25–6 vs. Marquette+19MarquetteWon 19–14 vs. No. 1 Notre Dame+5No. 1 Notre Dame
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Notre Dame 19–⁠14; No. 6 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 8 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 12
  2. Wk 2: 14
  3. Wk 4: 18
  4. Final: 6
Record
10–⁠2
Conference
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AP final
No. 6 peak No. 6
Points
257–⁠108
Coach
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Elo
1674 +103 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
22.2 No. 8 of 76 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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