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1954 Navy

8–⁠2, coached by Eddie Erdelatz, finished No. 5 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Navy in 1954, game by game: won vs. William & Mary 27–0; won at Dartmouth 42–7; won at No. 17 Stanford 25–0; lost at Pittsburgh 19–21; won at Pennsylvania 52–6; lost vs. No. 6 Notre Dame 0–6; won vs. No. 11 Duke 40–7; won vs. Columbia 51–6; won vs. No. 5 Army 27–20; won vs. No. 7 Ole Miss 21–0+46−6Won 27–0 vs. William & Mary+27William & MaryWon 42–7 at Dartmouth+35DartmouthWon 25–0 at No. 17 Stanford+25No. 17 StanfordLost 19–21 at Pittsburgh-2PittsburghWon 52–6 at Pennsylvania+46PennsylvaniaLost 0–6 vs. No. 6 Notre Dame-6No. 6 Notre DameWon 40–7 vs. No. 11 Duke+33No. 11 DukeWon 51–6 vs. Columbia+45ColumbiaWon 27–20 vs. No. 5 Army+7No. 5 ArmyWon 21–0 vs. No. 7 Ole Miss+21No. 7 Ole Miss
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25vsWilliam & MaryW 27–⁠072%
Oct 2atDartmouthW 42–⁠759%
Oct 9at17StanfordW 25–⁠045%
Oct 16atPittsburghL 19–⁠2173%
Oct 23atPennsylvaniaW 52–⁠675%
Oct 30vs6Notre DameL 0–⁠652%
Nov 6vs11DukeW 40–⁠750%
Nov 13vsColumbiaW 51–⁠691%
Nov 27vs5ArmyW 27–⁠2047%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs7Ole MissSugar BowlW 21–⁠046%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Ole Miss 21–⁠0 in the Sugar Bowl; No. 5 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 4: 19
  2. Wk 5: 9
  3. Wk 7: 15
  4. Wk 8: 19
  5. Wk 9: 10
  6. Wk 10: 7
  7. Wk 11: 6
  8. Final: 5

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 1954.

Maxwell AwardRon Beagle, E

Consensus All-AmericanRon Beagle, E

Record
8–⁠2
Conference
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AP final
No. 5 peak No. 5
Points
304–⁠73
Coach
Eddie Erdelatz
Elo
1730 +160 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
18.6 No. 7 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Phil Monahan