1926 Navy

9–⁠0–⁠1, coached by William Ingram.

Navy, 1926
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Navy in 1926, game by game: won vs. Purdue 17–13; won vs. Drake 24–7; won vs. Richmond 26–0; won at Princeton 27–13; won vs. Colgate 13–7; won vs. Michigan 10–0; won vs. West Virginia Wesleyan 53–7; won vs. Georgetown 10–7; won vs. Loyola (Baltimore) 35–13; tied vs. Army 21–21+46Won 17–13 vs. Purdue+4PurdueWon 24–7 vs. Drake+17DrakeWon 26–0 vs. Richmond+26RichmondWon 27–13 at Princeton+14PrincetonWon 13–7 vs. Colgate+6ColgateWon 10–0 vs. Michigan+10MichiganWon 53–7 vs. West Virginia Wesleyan+46West Virginia W…Won 10–7 vs. Georgetown+3GeorgetownWon 35–13 vs. Loyola (Baltimore)+22Loyola (Baltimo…Tied 21–21 vs. Army0Army
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Army 21–⁠21.

In program history: The 16th-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 1926.

National championsa title the school claims

Consensus All-AmericanFrank Wickhorst, OT

Record
9–⁠0–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
236–⁠88
Coach
William Ingram
Elo
1637 +141 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
18.1 No. 11 of 96 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Frank Wickhorst