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1920 Navy

6–⁠2, coached by Bob Folwell.

Schedule and results

Navy in 1920, game by game: lost vs. NC State 7–14; won vs. Lafayette 12–7; won vs. Bucknell 7–2; lost at Princeton 0–14; won vs. Western Reserve 47–0; won vs. Georgetown 21–6; won vs. South Carolina 63–0; won vs. Army 7–0+63−14Lost 7–14 vs. NC State-7NC StateWon 12–7 vs. Lafayette+5LafayetteWon 7–2 vs. Bucknell+5BucknellLost 0–14 at Princeton-14PrincetonWon 47–0 vs. Western Reserve+47Western ReserveWon 21–6 vs. Georgetown+15GeorgetownWon 63–0 vs. South Carolina+63South CarolinaWon 7–0 vs. Army+7Army
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 2vsNC StateL 7–⁠1461%
Oct 9vsLafayetteW 12–⁠769%
Oct 16vsBucknellW 7–⁠276%
Oct 23atPrincetonL 0–⁠1438%
Oct 30vsWestern ReserveW 47–⁠092%
Nov 6vsGeorgetownW 21–⁠649%
Nov 13vsSouth CarolinaW 63–⁠083%
Nov 27vsArmyW 7–⁠059%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Army 7–⁠0.

In program history: The 30th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 on file).

Record
6–⁠2
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
164–⁠43
Coach
Bob Folwell
Elo
1609 +35 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
7.8 No. 28 of 96 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Eddie Ewen