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1951 Navy

2–⁠6–⁠1, coached by Eddie Erdelatz.

Schedule and results

Navy in 1951, game by game: tied at Yale 7–7; lost vs. No. 14 Princeton 20–24; lost at Rice 14–21; lost at No. 18 Northwestern 7–16; lost at Pennsylvania 0–14; lost vs. No. 13 Notre Dame 0–19; lost vs. No. 3 Maryland 21–40; won at Columbia 21–7; won vs. Army 42–7+35−19Tied 7–7 at Yale0YaleLost 20–24 vs. No. 14 Princeton-4No. 14 PrincetonLost 14–21 at Rice-7RiceLost 7–16 at No. 18 Northwestern-9No. 18 NorthwesternLost 0–14 at Pennsylvania-14PennsylvaniaLost 0–19 vs. No. 13 Notre Dame-19No. 13 Notre DameLost 21–40 vs. No. 3 Maryland-19No. 3 MarylandWon 21–7 at Columbia+14ColumbiaWon 42–7 vs. Army+35Army
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29atYaleT 7–⁠741%
Oct 6vs14PrincetonL 20–⁠2438%
Oct 13atRiceL 14–⁠2135%
Oct 20at18NorthwesternL 7–⁠1625%
Oct 27atPennsylvaniaL 0–⁠1428%
Nov 3vs13Notre DameL 0–⁠1932%
Nov 10vs3MarylandL 21–⁠4014%
Nov 17atColumbiaW 21–⁠731%
Dec 1vsArmyW 42–⁠740%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Army 42–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 81st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 on file).

Record
2–⁠6–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
132–⁠155
Coach
Eddie Erdelatz
Elo
1502 +9 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
4.1 No. 49 of 116 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Frank Hauff