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1916 Navy

6–⁠3–⁠1, coached by Jonas Ingram.

Schedule and results

Navy in 1916, game by game: tied vs. Dickinson 0–0; won vs. Georgetown 13–7; won at Maryland 14–7; lost vs. Pittsburgh 19–20; won vs. West Virginia 12–7; won vs. Georgia 27–3; lost vs. Washington and Lee 0–10; won vs. NC State 50–0; won vs. Villanova 57–7; lost vs. Army 7–15+50−10Tied 0–0 vs. Dickinson0DickinsonWon 13–7 vs. Georgetown+6GeorgetownWon 14–7 at Maryland+7MarylandLost 19–20 vs. Pittsburgh-1PittsburghWon 12–7 vs. West Virginia+5West VirginiaWon 27–3 vs. Georgia+24GeorgiaLost 0–10 vs. Washington and Lee-10Washington and …Won 50–0 vs. NC State+50NC StateWon 57–7 vs. Villanova+50VillanovaLost 7–15 vs. Army-8Army
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30vsDickinsonT 0–⁠088%
Oct 7vsGeorgetownW 13–⁠741%
Oct 11atMarylandW 14–⁠748%
Oct 14vsPittsburghL 19–⁠2040%
Oct 21vsWest VirginiaW 12–⁠755%
Oct 28vsGeorgiaW 27–⁠341%
Nov 4vsWashington and LeeL 0–⁠1054%
Nov 11vsNC StateW 50–⁠069%
Nov 18vsVillanovaW 57–⁠774%
Nov 25vsArmyL 7–⁠1540%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Army 15–⁠7.

In program history: The 59th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 on file).

Photographs from 1916

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

Record
6–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
199–⁠76
Coach
Jonas Ingram
Elo
1554 +86 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
20.8 No. 16 of 90 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Clarence Ward