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1944 Navy

6–⁠3, coached by Oscar Hagberg, finished No. 4 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Navy in 1944, game by game: lost vs. North Carolina Pre-Flight 14–21; won vs. Penn State 55–14; won vs. Duke 7–0; lost at No. 8 Georgia Tech 15–17; won at No. 7 Pennsylvania 26–0; won vs. No. 2 Notre Dame 32–13; won vs. Cornell 48–0; won vs. No. 14 Purdue 32–0; lost vs. No. 1 Army 7–23+48−16Lost 14–21 vs. North Carolina Pre-Flight-7North Carolina …Won 55–14 vs. Penn State+41Penn StateWon 7–0 vs. Duke+7DukeLost 15–17 at No. 8 Georgia Tech-2No. 8 Georgia TechWon 26–0 at No. 7 Pennsylvania+26No. 7 PennsylvaniaWon 32–13 vs. No. 2 Notre Dame+19No. 2 Notre DameWon 48–0 vs. Cornell+48CornellWon 32–0 vs. No. 14 Purdue+32No. 14 PurdueLost 7–23 vs. No. 1 Army-16No. 1 Army
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30vsNorth Carolina Pre-FlightL 14–⁠2173%
Oct 7vsPenn StateW 55–⁠1463%
Oct 14vsDukeW 7–⁠064%
Oct 21at8Georgia TechL 15–⁠1737%
Oct 28at7PennsylvaniaW 26–⁠042%
Nov 4vs2Notre DameW 32–⁠1346%
Nov 11vsCornellW 48–⁠088%
Nov 18vs14PurdueW 32–⁠069%
Dec 2vs1ArmyL 7–⁠2346%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Army 23–⁠7; No. 4 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 6
  2. Wk 2: 9
  3. Wk 3: 12
  4. Wk 4: 6
  5. Wk 5: 3
  6. Wk 6: 3
  7. Wk 7: 2
  8. Wk 8: 2
  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 1944.

Heisman voteDon Whitmire, fourth

2 consensus All-AmericansDon Whitmire, OT; Ben Chase, OG

Record
6–⁠3
Conference
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AP final
No. 4 peak No. 2
Points
236–⁠88
Coach
Oscar Hagberg
Elo
1701 +75 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
27.9 No. 5 of 95 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Ben Chase