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1898 Navy

7–⁠1, coached by Bill Armstrong.

Schedule and results

Navy in 1898, game by game: won vs. Bucknell 11–0; lost vs. Princeton 0–30; won vs. Penn State 16–11; won vs. Lafayette 18–0; won vs. Columbia A.C. 52–5; won vs. Lehigh 6–5; won at Virginia 6–0; won vs. VMI 21–5+47−30Won 11–0 vs. Bucknell+11BucknellLost 0–30 vs. Princeton-30PrincetonWon 16–11 vs. Penn State+5Penn StateWon 18–0 vs. Lafayette+18LafayetteWon 52–5 vs. Columbia A.C.+47Columbia A.C.Won 6–5 vs. Lehigh+1LehighWon 6–0 at Virginia+6VirginiaWon 21–5 vs. VMI+16VMI
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 8vsBucknellW 11–⁠066%
Oct 15vsPrincetonL 0–⁠3035%
Oct 22vsPenn StateW 16–⁠1162%
Oct 29vsLafayetteW 18–⁠066%
Nov 5vsColumbia A.C.W 52–⁠591%
Nov 12vsLehighW 6–⁠588%
Nov 19atVirginiaW 6–⁠055%
Nov 24vsVMIW 21–⁠566%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat VMI 21–⁠5.

In program history: The tied 46th-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
130–⁠56
Coach
Bill Armstrong
Elo
1576 +69 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−2.2 No. 15 of 31 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Charles Fischer