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1950 Navy

3–⁠6, coached by Eddie Erdelatz.

Schedule and results

Navy in 1950, game by game: lost at No. 15 Maryland 21–35; lost vs. Northwestern 0–22; lost at Princeton 14–20; won vs. USC 27–14; lost at Pennsylvania 7–30; lost vs. Notre Dame 10–19; lost vs. Tulane 0–27; won at Columbia 29–7; won vs. Army 14–2+22−27Lost 21–35 at No. 15 Maryland-14No. 15 MarylandLost 0–22 vs. Northwestern-22NorthwesternLost 14–20 at Princeton-6PrincetonWon 27–14 vs. USC+13USCLost 7–30 at Pennsylvania-23PennsylvaniaLost 10–19 vs. Notre Dame-9Notre DameLost 0–27 vs. Tulane-27TulaneWon 29–7 at Columbia+22ColumbiaWon 14–2 vs. Army+12Army
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30at15MarylandL 21–⁠3527%
Oct 7vsNorthwesternL 0–⁠2246%
Oct 14atPrincetonL 14–⁠2023%
Oct 21vsUSCW 27–⁠1442%
Oct 28atPennsylvaniaL 7–⁠3022%
Nov 4vsNotre DameL 10–⁠1924%
Nov 11vsTulaneL 0–⁠2734%
Nov 18atColumbiaW 29–⁠741%
Dec 2vsArmyW 14–⁠212%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Army 14–⁠2; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 88th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 on file).

Photographs from 1950

  • President Harry S. Truman Attends Army-Navy Football Game
    President Harry S. Truman Attends Army–Navy Football GamePhoto: Harry S. Truman Library, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America
    The game
  • President Harry S. Truman at an Army-Navy Football Game
    President Harry S. Truman at an Army–Navy Football GamePhoto: Harry S. Truman Library, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America
    The game
  • Harry Truman, Bess Truman, Charlie Ross, and others at Army-Navy Game in Philadelphia
    Harry Truman, Bess Truman, Charlie Ross, and others at Army–Navy Game in PhiladelphiaPhoto: Harry S. Truman Library, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America
    The game
  • Army-Navy Football Game
    Army–Navy Football GamePhoto: Harry S. Truman Library, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America
    The game
  • Army-Navy Football Game
    Army–Navy Football GamePhoto: Harry S. Truman Library, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America
    The game
  • President Harry S. Truman at the Army-Navy Football Game
    President Harry S. Truman at the Army–Navy 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.

Record
3–⁠6
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
122–⁠176
Coach
Eddie Erdelatz
Elo
1489 +29 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
2.7 No. 55 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Tom Bakke