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1939 Navy

3–⁠5–⁠1, coached by Swede Larson.

Schedule and results

Navy in 1939, game by game: won vs. William & Mary 31–6; won vs. Virginia 14–12; tied at Dartmouth 0–0; lost vs. No. 2 Notre Dame 7–14; lost vs. Clemson 7–15; lost at Pennsylvania 6–13; lost vs. Columbia 13–19; lost at No. 19 Princeton 0–28; won vs. Army 10–0+25−28Won 31–6 vs. William & Mary+25William & MaryWon 14–12 vs. Virginia+2VirginiaTied 0–0 at Dartmouth0DartmouthLost 7–14 vs. No. 2 Notre Dame-7No. 2 Notre DameLost 7–15 vs. Clemson-8ClemsonLost 6–13 at Pennsylvania-7PennsylvaniaLost 13–19 vs. Columbia-6ColumbiaLost 0–28 at No. 19 Princeton-28No. 19 PrincetonWon 10–0 vs. Army+10Army
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30vsWilliam & MaryW 31–⁠676%
Oct 7vsVirginiaW 14–⁠1270%
Oct 14atDartmouthT 0–⁠034%
Oct 21vs2Notre DameL 7–⁠1435%
Oct 28vsClemsonL 7–⁠1547%
Nov 4atPennsylvaniaL 6–⁠1339%
Nov 11vsColumbiaL 13–⁠1964%
Nov 25at19PrincetonL 0–⁠2832%
Dec 2vsArmyW 10–⁠040%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Army 10–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 92nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 on file).

Record
3–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
88–⁠107
Coach
Swede Larson
Elo
1477 −43 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
0.0 No. 70 of 124 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Allen Bergner