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1936 Navy

6–⁠3, coached by Thomas Hamilton, finished No. 18 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Navy in 1936, game by game: won vs. William & Mary 18–6; won vs. Davidson 19–6; won vs. Virginia 35–14; lost vs. Yale 7–12; lost at Princeton 0–7; lost at No. 20 Pennsylvania 6–16; won vs. No. 13 Notre Dame 3–0; won at Harvard 20–13; won vs. Army 7–0+21−10Won 18–6 vs. William & Mary+12William & MaryWon 19–6 vs. Davidson+13DavidsonWon 35–14 vs. Virginia+21VirginiaLost 7–12 vs. Yale-5YaleLost 0–7 at Princeton-7PrincetonLost 6–16 at No. 20 Pennsylvania-10No. 20 PennsylvaniaWon 3–0 vs. No. 13 Notre Dame+3No. 13 Notre DameWon 20–13 at Harvard+7HarvardWon 7–0 vs. Army+7Army
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26vsWilliam & MaryW 18–⁠674%
Oct 3vsDavidsonW 19–⁠666%
Oct 10vsVirginiaW 35–⁠1477%
Oct 17vsYaleL 7–⁠1262%
Oct 24atPrincetonL 0–⁠734%
Oct 31at20PennsylvaniaL 6–⁠1642%
Nov 7vs13Notre DameW 3–⁠042%
Nov 14atHarvardW 20–⁠1358%
Nov 28vsArmyW 7–⁠045%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Army 7–⁠0; No. 18 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 43rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Final: 18

Photographs from 1936

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

Record
6–⁠3
Conference
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AP final
No. 18 peak No. 18
Points
115–⁠74
Coach
Thomas Hamilton
Elo
1583 +43 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
3.8 No. 61 of 131 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Rivers Morrell