1897 Navy

7–⁠1, coached by Bill Armstrong. The season’s Wikipedia article records 8–⁠1, over nine games to the eight on file here.

Schedule and results

Navy in 1897, game by game: lost vs. Princeton 0–28; won vs. Pennsylvania Reserves 22–0; won vs. Princeton A.C. 6–0; won vs. Penn State 4–0; won vs. Virginia 4–0; won vs. Maryland-Baltimore 38–0; won vs. Lehigh 28–6; won vs. White Squadron 8–0+38−28Lost 0–28 vs. Princeton-28PrincetonWon 22–0 vs. Pennsylvania Reserves+22Pennsylvania Re…Won 6–0 vs. Princeton A.C.+6Princeton A.C.Won 4–0 vs. Penn State+4Penn StateWon 4–0 vs. Virginia+4VirginiaWon 38–0 vs. Maryland-Baltimore+38Maryland-Baltim…Won 28–6 vs. Lehigh+22LehighWon 8–0 vs. White Squadron+8White Squadron
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat White Squadron 8–⁠0.

In program history: The 78th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 on file).

Record
7–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
110–⁠34
Coach
Bill Armstrong
Elo
1511 +39 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
1.1 No. 12 of 28 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Johnny Halligan