1965 Navy

4–⁠4–⁠2, coached by William Elias.

Schedule and results

Navy in 1965, game by game: lost vs. Syracuse 6–14; tied at Stanford 7–7; won at Oklahoma 10–0; won vs. William & Mary 42–14; won vs. Pittsburgh 12–0; lost at Georgia Tech 16–37; lost at No. 4 Notre Dame 3–29; won vs. Maryland 19–7; lost at Penn State 6–14; tied vs. Army 7–7+28−26Lost 6–14 vs. Syracuse-8SyracuseTied 7–7 at Stanford0StanfordWon 10–0 at Oklahoma+10OklahomaWon 42–14 vs. William & Mary+28William & MaryWon 12–0 vs. Pittsburgh+12PittsburghLost 16–37 at Georgia Tech-21Georgia TechLost 3–29 at No. 4 Notre Dame-26No. 4 Notre DameWon 19–7 vs. Maryland+12MarylandLost 6–14 at Penn State-8Penn StateTied 7–7 vs. Army0Army
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

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

In program history: The tied 71st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 on file).

Record
4–⁠4–⁠2
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
128–⁠129
Coach
William Elias
Elo
1530 +20 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
5.3 No. 42 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Bob Wittenberg