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1942 Navy

5–⁠4, coached by John Whelchel.

Schedule and results

Navy in 1942, game by game: lost vs. William & Mary 0–3; won vs. Virginia 35–0; lost vs. Princeton 0–10; won vs. Yale 13–6; lost vs. No. 6 Georgia Tech 0–21; lost vs. No. 4 Notre Dame 0–9; won at No. 9 Pennsylvania 7–0; won vs. Columbia 13–9; won vs. Army 14–0+35−21Lost 0–3 vs. William & Mary-3William & MaryWon 35–0 vs. Virginia+35VirginiaLost 0–10 vs. Princeton-10PrincetonWon 13–6 vs. Yale+7YaleLost 0–21 vs. No. 6 Georgia Tech-21No. 6 Georgia TechLost 0–9 vs. No. 4 Notre Dame-9No. 4 Notre DameWon 7–0 at No. 9 Pennsylvania+7No. 9 PennsylvaniaWon 13–9 vs. Columbia+4ColumbiaWon 14–0 vs. Army+14Army
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26vsWilliam & MaryL 0–⁠365%
Oct 3vsVirginiaW 35–⁠059%
Oct 10vsPrincetonL 0–⁠1077%
Oct 17vsYaleW 13–⁠690%
Oct 24vs6Georgia TechL 0–⁠2163%
Oct 31vs4Notre DameL 0–⁠932%
Nov 7at9PennsylvaniaW 7–⁠028%
Nov 14vsColumbiaW 13–⁠976%
Nov 28vsArmyW 14–⁠057%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

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

In program history: The 44th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1942.

Record
5–⁠4
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
82–⁠58
Coach
John Whelchel
Elo
1582 −20 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
6.9 No. 37 of 121 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Alan Cameron