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1949 Navy

3–⁠5–⁠1, coached by George Sauer.

Schedule and results

Navy in 1949, game by game: lost at USC 20–42; won vs. Princeton 28–7; won vs. No. 14 Duke 28–14; lost at Wisconsin 13–48; lost at No. 14 Pennsylvania 7–28; lost vs. No. 1 Notre Dame 0–40; tied at Tulane 21–21; won vs. Columbia 34–0; lost vs. No. 4 Army 0–38+34−40Lost 20–42 at USC-22USCWon 28–7 vs. Princeton+21PrincetonWon 28–14 vs. No. 14 Duke+14No. 14 DukeLost 13–48 at Wisconsin-35WisconsinLost 7–28 at No. 14 Pennsylvania-21No. 14 PennsylvaniaLost 0–40 vs. No. 1 Notre Dame-40No. 1 Notre DameTied 21–21 at Tulane0TulaneWon 34–0 vs. Columbia+34ColumbiaLost 0–38 vs. No. 4 Army-38No. 4 Army
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24atUSCL 20–⁠4221%
Oct 1vsPrincetonW 28–⁠741%
Oct 8vs14DukeW 28–⁠1437%
Oct 15atWisconsinL 13–⁠4843%
Oct 22at14PennsylvaniaL 7–⁠2821%
Oct 29vs1Notre DameL 0–⁠4017%
Nov 5atTulaneT 21–⁠2116%
Nov 12vsColumbiaW 34–⁠058%
Nov 26vs4ArmyL 0–⁠3814%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Army 38–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 107th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 2: 18
Record
3–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked peak No. 18
Points
151–⁠238
Coach
George Sauer
Elo
1439 +35 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
4.7 No. 44 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Phil Ryan