1952 Navy

6–⁠2–⁠1, coached by Eddie Erdelatz.

Schedule and results

Navy in 1952, game by game: won vs. Yale 31–0; won at Cornell 31–7; won vs. William & Mary 14–0; lost at No. 2 Maryland 7–38; tied at No. 11 Pennsylvania 7–7; lost vs. No. 13 Notre Dame 6–17; won at No. 12 Duke 16–6; won vs. Columbia 28–0; won vs. Army 7–0+31−31Won 31–0 vs. Yale+31YaleWon 31–7 at Cornell+24CornellWon 14–0 vs. William & Mary+14William & MaryLost 7–38 at No. 2 Maryland-31No. 2 MarylandTied 7–7 at No. 11 Pennsylvania0No. 11 PennsylvaniaLost 6–17 vs. No. 13 Notre Dame-11No. 13 Notre DameWon 16–6 at No. 12 Duke+10No. 12 DukeWon 28–0 vs. Columbia+28ColumbiaWon 7–0 vs. Army+7Army
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vsYaleW 31–⁠062%
Oct 4atCornellW 31–⁠738%
Oct 11vsWilliam & MaryW 14–⁠067%
Oct 18at2MarylandL 7–⁠3823%
Oct 25at11PennsylvaniaT 7–⁠737%
Nov 1vs13Notre DameL 6–⁠1739%
Nov 8at12DukeW 16–⁠629%
Nov 15vsColumbiaW 28–⁠081%
Nov 29vsArmyW 7–⁠062%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Army 7–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 26th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 3: 17
  2. Wk 4: 20

Photographs from 1952

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 1952.

Record
6–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked peak No. 17
Points
147–⁠75
Coach
Eddie Erdelatz
Elo
1618 +117 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
13.9 No. 19 of 113 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
John Gurski