1935 Navy

5–⁠4, coached by Thomas Hamilton.

Schedule and results

Navy in 1935, game by game: won vs. William & Mary 30–0; won vs. Mercer 27–0; won vs. Virginia 26–7; lost at Yale 6–7; lost vs. Notre Dame 0–14; lost at Princeton 0–26; won at Pennsylvania 13–0; won vs. Columbia 28–7; lost vs. Army 6–28+30−26Won 30–0 vs. William & Mary+30William & MaryWon 27–0 vs. Mercer+27MercerWon 26–7 vs. Virginia+19VirginiaLost 6–7 at Yale-1YaleLost 0–14 vs. Notre Dame-14Notre DameLost 0–26 at Princeton-26PrincetonWon 13–0 at Pennsylvania+13PennsylvaniaWon 28–7 vs. Columbia+21ColumbiaLost 6–28 vs. Army-22Army
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28vsWilliam & MaryW 30–⁠078%
Oct 5vsMercerW 27–⁠093%
Oct 10vsVirginiaW 26–⁠784%
Oct 19atYaleL 6–⁠749%
Oct 26vsNotre DameL 0–⁠1448%
Nov 2atPrincetonL 0–⁠2635%
Nov 9atPennsylvaniaW 13–⁠048%
Nov 16vsColumbiaW 28–⁠768%
Nov 30vsArmyL 6–⁠2850%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Army 28–⁠6.

In program history: The 54th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 on file).

Photographs from 1935

Photographs from the Library of Congress’s Prints & Photographs Division, with no known restrictions on publication. Captions as each collection catalogues them.

Record
5–⁠4
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
136–⁠89
Coach
Thomas Hamilton
Elo
1560 −14 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
2.1 No. 63 of 128 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Louis Robertshaw