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1946 Navy

1–⁠8, coached by Thomas Hamilton.

Schedule and results

Navy in 1946, game by game: won vs. Villanova 7–0; lost at Columbia 14–23; lost vs. Duke 6–21; lost vs. No. 15 North Carolina 14–21; lost at No. 6 Pennsylvania 19–32; lost vs. No. 2 Notre Dame 0–28; lost at No. 8 Georgia Tech 20–28; lost vs. Penn State 7–12; lost vs. No. 1 Army 18–21+7−28Won 7–0 vs. Villanova+7VillanovaLost 14–23 at Columbia-9ColumbiaLost 6–21 vs. Duke-15DukeLost 14–21 vs. No. 15 North Carolina-7No. 15 North CarolinaLost 19–32 at No. 6 Pennsylvania-13No. 6 PennsylvaniaLost 0–28 vs. No. 2 Notre Dame-28No. 2 Notre DameLost 20–28 at No. 8 Georgia Tech-8No. 8 Georgia TechLost 7–12 vs. Penn State-5Penn StateLost 18–21 vs. No. 1 Army-3No. 1 Army
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28vsVillanovaW 7–⁠077%
Oct 5atColumbiaL 14–⁠2365%
Oct 12vsDukeL 6–⁠2170%
Oct 19vs15North CarolinaL 14–⁠2165%
Oct 26at6PennsylvaniaL 19–⁠3236%
Nov 2vs2Notre DameL 0–⁠2837%
Nov 9at8Georgia TechL 20–⁠2830%
Nov 16vsPenn StateL 7–⁠1248%
Nov 30vs1ArmyL 18–⁠2113%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Army 21–⁠18; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 86th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 on file).

Photographs from 1946

  • The President's box at Penn State-Navy football game
    The President’s box at Penn State-Navy football gamePhoto: Harry S. Truman Library, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America
    The game
  • President Truman Watches the Navy-Pennsylvania State Football Game
    President Truman Watches the Navy–Pennsylvania State Football GamePhoto: Harry S. Truman Library, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America
    The game
  • The Presidential box at the Navy-Penn State football game
    The Presidential box at the Navy–Penn State football gamePhoto: Harry S. Truman Library, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America
    The game
  • President Harry S. Truman Watches the Navy-Pennsylvania State University Football Game
    President Harry S. Truman Watches the Navy–Pennsylvania State University Football GamePhoto: Harry S. Truman Library, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America
    The game
  • Truman Waves to the Crowd at the Navy-Penn State Football Game
    Truman Waves to the Crowd at the Navy–Penn State Football GamePhoto: Harry S. Truman Library, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America
    The game
  • The Presidential Box at the Navy-Penn State football game
    The Presidential Box at the Navy–Penn State football gamePhoto: Harry S. Truman Library, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America
    The game

Photographs from libraries and archives found through the Digital Public Library of America, each under the rights statement its holder gives (no copyright in the United States, public domain or Creative Commons) and credited to it. Captions as each collection catalogues them.

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 1946.

Record
1–⁠8
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
105–⁠186
Coach
Thomas Hamilton
Elo
1490 −167 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
10.0 No. 32 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Leon Bramlett