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1937 Navy

4–⁠4–⁠1, coached by Hank Hardwick.

Schedule and results

Navy in 1937, game by game: won vs. William & Mary 45–0; won vs. The Citadel 32–0; won vs. Virginia 40–13; tied at Harvard 0–0; lost at Notre Dame 7–9; lost at Pennsylvania 7–14; won vs. Columbia 13–6; lost at Princeton 6–26; lost vs. Army 0–6+45−20Won 45–0 vs. William & Mary+45William & MaryWon 32–0 vs. The Citadel+32The CitadelWon 40–13 vs. Virginia+27VirginiaTied 0–0 at Harvard0HarvardLost 7–9 at Notre Dame-2Notre DameLost 7–14 at Pennsylvania-7PennsylvaniaWon 13–6 vs. Columbia+7ColumbiaLost 6–26 at Princeton-20PrincetonLost 0–6 vs. Army-6Army
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25vsWilliam & MaryW 45–⁠084%
Oct 2vsThe CitadelW 32–⁠078%
Oct 9vsVirginiaW 40–⁠1383%
Oct 16atHarvardT 0–⁠059%
Oct 23atNotre DameL 7–⁠940%
Oct 30atPennsylvaniaL 7–⁠1451%
Nov 6vsColumbiaW 13–⁠665%
Nov 20atPrincetonL 6–⁠2656%
Nov 27vsArmyL 0–⁠644%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Army 6–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 75th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 on file).

Record
4–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
150–⁠74
Coach
Hank Hardwick
Elo
1521 −34 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
6.1 No. 42 of 126 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Ray Dubois