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1961 Navy

7–⁠3, coached by Wayne Hardin.

Schedule and results

Navy in 1961, game by game: lost at Penn State 10–20; won vs. William & Mary 44–6; won at Miami 17–6; won at Cornell 31–7; won at Detroit Mercy 37–19; lost at Pittsburgh 14–28; won at Notre Dame 13–10; lost vs. Duke 9–30; won vs. Virginia 13–3; won vs. Army 13–7+38−21Lost 10–20 at Penn State-10Penn StateWon 44–6 vs. William & Mary+38William & MaryWon 17–6 at Miami+11MiamiWon 31–7 at Cornell+24CornellWon 37–19 at Detroit Mercy+18Detroit MercyLost 14–28 at Pittsburgh-14PittsburghWon 13–10 at Notre Dame+3Notre DameLost 9–30 vs. Duke-21DukeWon 13–3 vs. Virginia+10VirginiaWon 13–7 vs. Army+6Army
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 23atPenn StateL 10–⁠2037%
Sep 30vsWilliam & MaryW 44–⁠686%
Oct 6atMiamiW 17–⁠646%
Oct 14atCornellW 31–⁠772%
Oct 20atDetroit MercyW 37–⁠1954%
Oct 28atPittsburghL 14–⁠2867%
Nov 4atNotre DameW 13–⁠1058%
Nov 11vsDukeL 9–⁠3063%
Nov 18vsVirginiaW 13–⁠386%
Dec 2vsArmyW 13–⁠756%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Army 13–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The tied 23rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 on file).

Photographs from 1961

  • President John F. Kennedy Greets a Referee and Team Captains for the Coin Toss prior to the Army-Navy Football Game
    President John F. Kennedy Greets a Referee and Team Captains for the Coin Toss prior to the Army–Navy Football GamePhoto: John F. Kennedy Library, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America
    The game
  • Major General William C. Westmoreland at Army-Navy Football Game, Philadelphia
    Major General William C. Westmoreland at Army–Navy Football Game, PhiladelphiaPhoto: John F. Kennedy Library, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America
    The game

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 1961.

Record
7–⁠3
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
201–⁠136
Coach
Wayne Hardin
Elo
1620 +17 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
8.4 No. 33 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
John Hewitt