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1966 Navy

4–⁠6, coached by William Elias.

Schedule and results

Navy in 1966, game by game: won vs. Boston College 27–7; lost at SMU 3–21; lost at Air Force 7–15; lost at Syracuse 14–28; won at Pittsburgh 24–7; won vs. William & Mary 21–0; lost vs. No. 1 Notre Dame 7–31; lost vs. Duke 7–9; won at Vanderbilt 30–14; lost vs. Army 7–20+21−24Won 27–7 vs. Boston College+20Boston CollegeLost 3–21 at SMU-18SMULost 7–15 at Air Force-8Air ForceLost 14–28 at Syracuse-14SyracuseWon 24–7 at Pittsburgh+17PittsburghWon 21–0 vs. William & Mary+21William & MaryLost 7–31 vs. No. 1 Notre Dame-24No. 1 Notre DameLost 7–9 vs. Duke-2DukeWon 30–14 at Vanderbilt+16VanderbiltLost 7–20 vs. Army-13Army
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 17vsBoston CollegeW 27–⁠757%
Sep 24atSMUL 3–⁠2149%
Oct 1atAir ForceL 7–⁠1547%
Oct 8atSyracuseL 14–⁠2834%
Oct 15atPittsburghW 24–⁠748%
Oct 22vsWilliam & MaryW 21–⁠058%
Oct 29vs1Notre DameL 7–⁠3124%
Nov 5vsDukeL 7–⁠963%
Nov 12atVanderbiltW 30–⁠1460%
Nov 26vsArmyL 7–⁠2045%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Army 20–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 80th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 on file).

Record
4–⁠6
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
147–⁠152
Coach
William Elias
Elo
1503 −17 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
2.0 No. 50 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Don Downing