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1945 Navy

7–⁠1–⁠1, coached by Oscar Hagberg, finished No. 3 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Navy in 1945, game by game: won vs. Villanova 49–0; won at Duke 21–0; won vs. Penn State 28–0; won vs. Georgia Tech 20–6; won at No. 7 Pennsylvania 14–7; tied vs. No. 2 Notre Dame 6–6; won vs. No. 7 Michigan 33–7; won vs. Wisconsin 36–7; lost vs. No. 1 Army 13–32+49−19Won 49–0 vs. Villanova+49VillanovaWon 21–0 at Duke+21DukeWon 28–0 vs. Penn State+28Penn StateWon 20–6 vs. Georgia Tech+14Georgia TechWon 14–7 at No. 7 Pennsylvania+7No. 7 PennsylvaniaTied 6–6 vs. No. 2 Notre Dame0No. 2 Notre DameWon 33–7 vs. No. 7 Michigan+26No. 7 MichiganWon 36–7 vs. Wisconsin+29WisconsinLost 13–32 vs. No. 1 Army-19No. 1 Army
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29vsVillanovaW 49–⁠079%
Oct 6atDukeW 21–⁠045%
Oct 13vsPenn StateW 28–⁠074%
Oct 20vsGeorgia TechW 20–⁠673%
Oct 27at7PennsylvaniaW 14–⁠759%
Nov 3vs2Notre DameT 6–⁠649%
Nov 10vs7MichiganW 33–⁠764%
Nov 17vsWisconsinW 36–⁠789%
Dec 1vs1ArmyL 13–⁠3241%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Army 32–⁠13; No. 3 in the final AP poll.

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

AP poll, week by week

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

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 1945.

Consensus All-AmericanDick Duden, E

Record
7–⁠1–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
No. 3 peak No. 2
Points
220–⁠65
Coach
Oscar Hagberg
Elo
1735 +101 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
33.1 No. 2 of 101 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Dick Duden