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1938 Navy

4–⁠3–⁠2, coached by Hank Hardwick.

Schedule and results

Navy in 1938, game by game: won vs. William & Mary 26–0; won vs. VMI 26–0; won vs. Virginia 33–0; lost at Yale 7–9; tied at Princeton 13–13; tied at Pennsylvania 0–0; lost vs. No. 4 Notre Dame 0–15; won at Columbia 14–9; lost vs. Army 7–14+33−15Won 26–0 vs. William & Mary+26William & MaryWon 26–0 vs. VMI+26VMIWon 33–0 vs. Virginia+33VirginiaLost 7–9 at Yale-2YaleTied 13–13 at Princeton0PrincetonTied 0–0 at Pennsylvania0PennsylvaniaLost 0–15 vs. No. 4 Notre Dame-15No. 4 Notre DameWon 14–9 at Columbia+5ColumbiaLost 7–14 vs. Army-7Army
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24vsWilliam & MaryW 26–⁠071%
Oct 1vsVMIW 26–⁠079%
Oct 8vsVirginiaW 33–⁠077%
Oct 15atYaleL 7–⁠950%
Oct 22atPrincetonT 13–⁠1347%
Oct 29atPennsylvaniaT 0–⁠050%
Nov 5vs4Notre DameL 0–⁠1539%
Nov 12atColumbiaW 14–⁠947%
Nov 26vsArmyL 7–⁠1443%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Army 14–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 73rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 on file).

Record
4–⁠3–⁠2
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
126–⁠60
Coach
Hank Hardwick
Elo
1529 +16 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
8.6 No. 29 of 122 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Lucien Powell