1927 Navy

6–⁠3, coached by William Ingram.

Schedule and results

Navy in 1927, game by game: won vs. Davis & Elkins 27–0; won vs. Drake 35–6; lost vs. Notre Dame 6–19; won vs. Duke 32–6; won at Pennsylvania 12–6; won vs. West Virginia Wesleyan 26–0; lost at Michigan 12–27; won vs. Loyola (Baltimore) 33–6; lost vs. Army 9–14+29−15Won 27–0 vs. Davis & Elkins+27Davis & ElkinsWon 35–6 vs. Drake+29DrakeLost 6–19 vs. Notre Dame-13Notre DameWon 32–6 vs. Duke+26DukeWon 12–6 at Pennsylvania+6PennsylvaniaWon 26–0 vs. West Virginia Wesleyan+26West Virginia W…Lost 12–27 at Michigan-15MichiganWon 33–6 vs. Loyola (Baltimore)+27Loyola (Baltimo…Lost 9–14 vs. Army-5Army
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Army 14–⁠9.

In program history: The 41st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 on file).

Photographs from 1927

Photographs from libraries and archives found through the Digital Public Library of America, each under the rights statement its holder gives (no copyright in the United States, public domain or Creative Commons) and credited to it. Captions as each collection catalogues them.

Record
6–⁠3
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
192–⁠84
Coach
William Ingram
Elo
1589 −3 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
12.0 No. 19 of 99 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Ned Hannegan