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1941 Navy

7–⁠1–⁠1, coached by Swede Larson, finished No. 10 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Navy in 1941, game by game: won vs. William & Mary 34–0; won vs. West Virginia 40–0; won vs. Lafayette 41–2; won vs. Cornell 14–0; tied at Harvard 0–0; won at No. 8 Pennsylvania 13–6; lost vs. No. 7 Notre Dame 13–20; won at Princeton 23–0; won vs. Army 14–6+40−7Won 34–0 vs. William & Mary+34William & MaryWon 40–0 vs. West Virginia+40West VirginiaWon 41–2 vs. Lafayette+39LafayetteWon 14–0 vs. Cornell+14CornellTied 0–0 at Harvard0HarvardWon 13–6 at No. 8 Pennsylvania+7No. 8 PennsylvaniaLost 13–20 vs. No. 7 Notre Dame-7No. 7 Notre DameWon 23–0 at Princeton+23PrincetonWon 14–6 vs. Army+8Army
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vsWilliam & MaryW 34–⁠061%
Oct 4vsWest VirginiaW 40–⁠073%
Oct 11vsLafayetteW 41–⁠276%
Oct 18vsCornellW 14–⁠049%
Oct 25atHarvardT 0–⁠060%
Nov 1at8PennsylvaniaW 13–⁠639%
Nov 8vs7Notre DameL 13–⁠2054%
Nov 22atPrincetonW 23–⁠068%
Nov 29vsArmyW 14–⁠672%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Army 14–⁠6; No. 10 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 7
  2. Wk 2: 5
  3. Wk 3: 11
  4. Wk 4: 6
  5. Wk 5: 12
  6. Wk 6: 12
  7. Wk 7: 11
  8. Final: 10
Record
7–⁠1–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
No. 10 peak No. 5
Points
192–⁠34
Coach
Swede Larson
Elo
1652 +122 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
16.2 No. 12 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Dick Foster