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1903 Navy

4–⁠7–⁠1, coached by Burr Chamberlain.

Schedule and results

Navy in 1903, game by game: won vs. Gallaudet 18–0; won vs. Virginia 6–5; won vs. Dickinson 5–0; tied vs. Maryland-Baltimore 0–0; lost vs. Lafayette 5–6; lost vs. Georgetown 5–12; lost vs. Penn State 0–17; won vs. New York Naval Militia 28–0; lost vs. Washington & Jefferson 0–16; lost vs. Bucknell 5–23; lost vs. Virginia Tech 0–11; lost vs. Army 5–40+28−35Won 18–0 vs. Gallaudet+18GallaudetWon 6–5 vs. Virginia+1VirginiaWon 5–0 vs. Dickinson+5DickinsonTied 0–0 vs. Maryland-Baltimore0Maryland-Baltim…Lost 5–6 vs. Lafayette-1LafayetteLost 5–12 vs. Georgetown-7GeorgetownLost 0–17 vs. Penn State-17Penn StateWon 28–0 vs. New York Naval Militia+28New York Naval …Lost 0–16 vs. Washington & Jefferson-16Washington & Je…Lost 5–23 vs. Bucknell-18BucknellLost 0–11 vs. Virginia Tech-11Virginia TechLost 5–40 vs. Army-35Army
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 10vsGallaudetW 18–⁠084%
Oct 14vsVirginiaW 6–⁠544%
Oct 17vsDickinsonW 5–⁠065%
Oct 21vsMaryland-BaltimoreT 0–⁠088%
Oct 24vsLafayetteL 5–⁠641%
Oct 28vsGeorgetownL 5–⁠1238%
Oct 31vsPenn StateL 0–⁠1740%
Nov 4vsNew York Naval MilitiaW 28–⁠081%
Nov 7vsWashington & JeffersonL 0–⁠1681%
Nov 14vsBucknellL 5–⁠2344%
Nov 21vsVirginia TechL 0–⁠1129%
Nov 28vsArmyL 5–⁠4016%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Army 40–⁠5.

In program history: The 134th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 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 1903.

Record
4–⁠7–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
77–⁠130
Coach
Burr Chamberlain
Elo
1305 −111 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−5.0 No. 49 of 70 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Charles Soule