1908 Navy

9–⁠2–⁠1, coached by Frank Berrien.

Schedule and results

Navy in 1908, game by game: won vs. Rutgers 18–0; won vs. St. John’s (Maryland) 22–0; won vs. Dickinson 22–0; won at Maryland 57–0; won vs. Lehigh 16–0; tied vs. Harvard 6–6; won vs. George Washington 17–0; lost vs. Carlisle 6–16; won vs. Villanova 30–6; won vs. Penn State 5–0; won vs. Virginia Tech 15–4; lost vs. Army 4–6+57−10Won 18–0 vs. Rutgers+18RutgersWon 22–0 vs. St. John’s (Maryland)+22St. John’s (Mar…Won 22–0 vs. Dickinson+22DickinsonWon 57–0 at Maryland+57MarylandWon 16–0 vs. Lehigh+16LehighTied 6–6 vs. Harvard0HarvardWon 17–0 vs. George Washington+17George Washingt…Lost 6–16 vs. Carlisle-10CarlisleWon 30–6 vs. Villanova+24VillanovaWon 5–0 vs. Penn State+5Penn StateWon 15–4 vs. Virginia Tech+11Virginia TechLost 4–6 vs. Army-2Army
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Army 6–⁠4.

In program history: The 13th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 on file).

Photographs from 1908

Photographs from the Library of Congress’s Prints & Photographs Division, with no known restrictions on publication. Captions as each collection catalogues them.

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 1908.

Record
9–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
218–⁠38
Coach
Frank Berrien
Elo
1644 +57 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
18.6 No. 7 of 67 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Percy Northcroft