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1921 Navy

6–⁠1, coached by Bob Folwell.

Schedule and results

Navy in 1921, game by game: won vs. NC State 40–0; won vs. Western Reserve 53–0; won vs. Princeton 13–0; won vs. Bethany (WV) 21–0; won vs. Bucknell 6–0; lost at Penn State 7–13; won vs. Army 7–0+53−6Won 40–0 vs. NC State+40NC StateWon 53–0 vs. Western Reserve+53Western ReserveWon 13–0 vs. Princeton+13PrincetonWon 21–0 vs. Bethany (WV)+21Bethany (WV)Won 6–0 vs. Bucknell+6BucknellLost 7–13 at Penn State-6Penn StateWon 7–0 vs. Army+7Army
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 1vsNC StateW 40–⁠060%
Oct 8vsWestern ReserveW 53–⁠094%
Oct 15vsPrincetonW 13–⁠056%
Oct 29vsBethany (WV)W 21–⁠095%
Nov 5vsBucknellW 6–⁠084%
Nov 12atPenn StateL 7–⁠1337%
Nov 26vsArmyW 7–⁠070%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Army 7–⁠0.

In program history: The 18th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 on file).

Record
6–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
147–⁠13
Coach
Bob Folwell
Elo
1635 +62 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
21.8 No. 13 of 102 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Emery Lawson