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1958 Navy

6–⁠3, coached by Eddie Erdelatz.

Schedule and results

Navy in 1958, game by game: won vs. William & Mary 14–0; won at Boston University 28–14; won at No. 14 Michigan 20–14; lost vs. Tulane 6–14; won at Pennsylvania 50–8; lost vs. Notre Dame 20–40; won vs. Maryland 40–14; won at George Washington 28–8; lost vs. No. 5 Army 6–22+42−20Won 14–0 vs. William & Mary+14William & MaryWon 28–14 at Boston University+14Boston Universi…Won 20–14 at No. 14 Michigan+6No. 14 MichiganLost 6–14 vs. Tulane-8TulaneWon 50–8 at Pennsylvania+42PennsylvaniaLost 20–40 vs. Notre Dame-20Notre DameWon 40–14 vs. Maryland+26MarylandWon 28–8 at George Washington+20George Washingt…Lost 6–22 vs. No. 5 Army-16No. 5 Army
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vsWilliam & MaryW 14–⁠084%
Oct 4atBoston UniversityW 28–⁠1468%
Oct 11at14MichiganW 20–⁠1455%
Oct 18vsTulaneL 6–⁠1484%
Oct 25atPennsylvaniaW 50–⁠876%
Nov 1vsNotre DameL 20–⁠4072%
Nov 8vsMarylandW 40–⁠1471%
Nov 15atGeorge WashingtonW 28–⁠875%
Nov 29vs5ArmyL 6–⁠2242%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Army 22–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 21st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 7
  2. Wk 2: 12
  3. Wk 3: 15
  4. Wk 4: 12
  5. Wk 5: 6
  6. Wk 6: 18
  7. Wk 7: 15

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 1958.

Record
6–⁠3
Conference
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AP final
Unranked peak No. 6
Points
212–⁠134
Coach
Eddie Erdelatz
Elo
1629 −24 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
6.4 No. 39 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Dick Dagampat

Drafted in 1959

The 1959 draft
Rd 4Bob Reifsnyder OTLos Angeles Rams