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1943 Navy

8–⁠1, coached by John Whelchel, finished No. 4 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Navy in 1943, game by game: won vs. North Carolina Pre-Flight 31–0; won vs. Cornell 46–7; won vs. No. 5 Duke 14–13; won vs. Penn State 14–6; won vs. Georgia Tech 28–14; lost vs. No. 1 Notre Dame 6–33; won at No. 5 Pennsylvania 24–7; won at Columbia 61–0; won at No. 7 Army 13–0+61−27Won 31–0 vs. North Carolina Pre-Flight+31North Carolina …Won 46–7 vs. Cornell+39CornellWon 14–13 vs. No. 5 Duke+1No. 5 DukeWon 14–6 vs. Penn State+8Penn StateWon 28–14 vs. Georgia Tech+14Georgia TechLost 6–33 vs. No. 1 Notre Dame-27No. 1 Notre DameWon 24–7 at No. 5 Pennsylvania+17No. 5 PennsylvaniaWon 61–0 at Columbia+61ColumbiaWon 13–0 at No. 7 Army+13No. 7 Army
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25vsNorth Carolina Pre-FlightW 31–⁠051%
Oct 2vsCornellW 46–⁠786%
Oct 9vs5DukeW 14–⁠1357%
Oct 16vsPenn StateW 14–⁠665%
Oct 23vsGeorgia TechW 28–⁠1459%
Oct 30vs1Notre DameL 6–⁠3337%
Nov 6at5PennsylvaniaW 24–⁠744%
Nov 13atColumbiaW 61–⁠086%
Nov 27at7ArmyW 13–⁠046%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Army 13–⁠0; No. 4 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 4
  2. Wk 2: 3
  3. Wk 3: 3
  4. Wk 4: 3
  5. Wk 5: 7
  6. Wk 6: 3
  7. Wk 7: 5
  8. Wk 8: 6
  9. Final: 4

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 1943.

Consensus All-AmericanDon Whitmire, OT

Record
8–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
No. 4 peak No. 3
Points
237–⁠80
Coach
John Whelchel
Elo
1689 +135 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
17.5 No. 12 of 76 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Albert Channell