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1953 Navy

4–⁠3–⁠2, coached by Eddie Erdelatz.

Schedule and results

Navy in 1953, game by game: tied vs. William & Mary 6–6; won vs. Dartmouth 55–7; won vs. Cornell 26–6; won at Princeton 65–7; lost at Pennsylvania 6–9; lost at No. 1 Notre Dame 7–38; tied at No. 10 Duke 0–0; won at Columbia 14–6; lost vs. No. 18 Army 7–20+58−31Tied 6–6 vs. William & Mary0William & MaryWon 55–7 vs. Dartmouth+48DartmouthWon 26–6 vs. Cornell+20CornellWon 65–7 at Princeton+58PrincetonLost 6–9 at Pennsylvania-3PennsylvaniaLost 7–38 at No. 1 Notre Dame-31No. 1 Notre DameTied 0–0 at No. 10 Duke0No. 10 DukeWon 14–6 at Columbia+8ColumbiaLost 7–20 vs. No. 18 Army-13No. 18 Army
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26vsWilliam & MaryT 6–⁠666%
Oct 3vsDartmouthW 55–⁠776%
Oct 10vsCornellW 26–⁠674%
Oct 17atPrincetonW 65–⁠736%
Oct 24atPennsylvaniaL 6–⁠965%
Oct 31at1Notre DameL 7–⁠3831%
Nov 7at10DukeT 0–⁠034%
Nov 14atColumbiaW 14–⁠670%
Nov 28vs18ArmyL 7–⁠2059%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Army 20–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 33rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 13
  2. Wk 4: 14
  3. Wk 5: 10
  4. Wk 6: 20

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 1953.

Record
4–⁠3–⁠2
Conference
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AP final
Unranked peak No. 10
Points
186–⁠99
Coach
Eddie Erdelatz
Elo
1606 +27 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
3.9 No. 45 of 110 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Dick Olson