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1940 Navy

6–⁠2–⁠1, coached by Swede Larson.

Schedule and results

Navy in 1940, game by game: won vs. William & Mary 19–7; won vs. Cincinnati 14–0; won at Princeton 12–6; won vs. Drake 19–0; won at Yale 21–0; lost at No. 15 Pennsylvania 0–20; lost vs. No. 7 Notre Dame 7–13; tied at Columbia 0–0; won vs. Army 14–0+21−20Won 19–7 vs. William & Mary+12William & MaryWon 14–0 vs. Cincinnati+14CincinnatiWon 12–6 at Princeton+6PrincetonWon 19–0 vs. Drake+19DrakeWon 21–0 at Yale+21YaleLost 0–20 at No. 15 Pennsylvania-20No. 15 PennsylvaniaLost 7–13 vs. No. 7 Notre Dame-6No. 7 Notre DameTied 0–0 at Columbia0ColumbiaWon 14–0 vs. Army+14Army
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28vsWilliam & MaryW 19–⁠767%
Oct 5vsCincinnatiW 14–⁠093%
Oct 12atPrincetonW 12–⁠636%
Oct 19vsDrakeW 19–⁠072%
Oct 26atYaleW 21–⁠056%
Nov 2at15PennsylvaniaL 0–⁠2047%
Nov 9vs7Notre DameL 7–⁠1339%
Nov 16atColumbiaT 0–⁠046%
Nov 30vsArmyW 14–⁠070%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Army 14–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 61st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 3: 14
Record
6–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked peak No. 14
Points
106–⁠46
Coach
Swede Larson
Elo
1545 +61 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
4.2 No. 46 of 121 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Dick Foster