1931 Navy
5–5–1, coached by Rip Miller. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Princeton 15–0Oct 24
By 15 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3 | vs William & Mary | W 13–6 | 66% |
| Oct 10 | at Maryland | L 0–6 | 48% |
| Oct 17 | vs Delaware | W 12–7 | 94% |
| Oct 24 | at Princeton | W 15–0 | 61% |
| Oct 31 | vsWest Virginia Wesleyan | T 0–0 | 93% |
| Nov 7 | at Ohio State | L 0–20 | 38% |
| Nov 14 | vs Notre Dame | L 0–20 | 22% |
| Nov 21 | at SMU | L 6–13 | 21% |
| Nov 28 | vsWooster | W 19–6 | 88% |
| Dec 5 | at Pennsylvania | W 6–0 | 39% |
| Dec 12 | vs Army | L 7–17 | 33% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Army 17–7.
In program history: The 79th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 on file).
Photographs from 1931
Trophy cup at football game (Army–Navy game?)Photo: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, Harris & Ewing photograph collection, no known restrictions on publication
Photographs from the Library of Congress’s Prints & Photographs Division, with no known restrictions on publication. Captions as each collection catalogues them.
- Record
- 5–5–1
- Conference
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- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 78–95
- Coach
- Rip Miller
- Elo
- 1505 −18 this season
- SP+ rating
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- SRS
- 2.4 No. 49 of 110 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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- Captain
- Magruder Tuttle