1945 Great Lakes Navy

6–⁠4–⁠1, coached by Paul Brown.

Schedule and results

Great Lakes Navy in 1945, game by game: lost vs. College All-Stars 0–35; lost at Michigan 2–27; tied vs. Wisconsin 0–0; lost vs. Purdue 6–20; lost vs. Fort Benning 12–21; won at Marquette 37–27; won at Western Michigan 39–0; won at Illinois 12–6; won at Michigan State 27–7; won vs. Fort Warren 47–14; won vs. No. 5 Notre Dame 39–7+39−35Lost 0–35 vs. College All-Stars-35College All-Sta…Lost 2–27 at Michigan-25MichiganTied 0–0 vs. Wisconsin0WisconsinLost 6–20 vs. Purdue-14PurdueLost 12–21 vs. Fort Benning-9Fort BenningWon 37–27 at Marquette+10MarquetteWon 39–0 at Western Michigan+39Western MichiganWon 12–6 at Illinois+6IllinoisWon 27–7 at Michigan State+20Michigan StateWon 47–14 vs. Fort Warren+33Fort WarrenWon 39–7 vs. No. 5 Notre Dame+32No. 5 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 39–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 8 on file).

Record
6–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
221–⁠164
Coach
Paul Brown
Elo
1600 −5 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
23.4 No. 7 of 101 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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