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1955 Navy

6–⁠2–⁠1, coached by Eddie Erdelatz, finished No. 18 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Navy in 1955, game by game: won vs. William & Mary 7–0; won at South Carolina 26–0; won vs. Pittsburgh 21–0; won at Penn State 34–14; won at Pennsylvania 33–0; lost at Notre Dame 7–21; tied at Duke 7–7; won at Columbia 47–0; lost vs. No. 7 Army 6–14+47−14Won 7–0 vs. William & Mary+7William & MaryWon 26–0 at South Carolina+26South CarolinaWon 21–0 vs. Pittsburgh+21PittsburghWon 34–14 at Penn State+20Penn StateWon 33–0 at Pennsylvania+33PennsylvaniaLost 7–21 at Notre Dame-14Notre DameTied 7–7 at Duke0DukeWon 47–0 at Columbia+47ColumbiaLost 6–14 vs. No. 7 Army-8No. 7 Army
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24vsWilliam & MaryW 7–⁠082%
Oct 1atSouth CarolinaW 26–⁠064%
Oct 8vsPittsburghW 21–⁠076%
Oct 15atPenn StateW 34–⁠1454%
Oct 22atPennsylvaniaW 33–⁠089%
Oct 29atNotre DameL 7–⁠2144%
Nov 5atDukeT 7–⁠756%
Nov 12atColumbiaW 47–⁠089%
Nov 26vs7ArmyL 6–⁠1463%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Army 14–⁠6; No. 18 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 6th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 8
  2. Wk 2: 9
  3. Wk 3: 15
  4. Wk 4: 12
  5. Wk 5: 8
  6. Wk 6: 4
  7. Wk 7: 4
  8. Wk 8: 9
  9. Wk 9: 13
  10. Wk 10: 11
  11. Wk 11: 11
  12. Final: 18

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 1955.

Heisman voteGeorge Welsh, third

Led the nationGeorge Welsh: passing yards (1,319 yds), passer rating (146.1), total offense (1,348 yds)

Consensus All-AmericanRon Beagle, E

Record
6–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
No. 18 peak No. 4
Points
188–⁠56
Coach
Eddie Erdelatz
Elo
1684 +31 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
10.5 No. 25 of 110 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Phil Monahan