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1968 Navy

2–⁠8, coached by William Elias.

Schedule and results

Navy in 1968, game by game: lost at No. 10 Penn State 6–31; lost vs. Boston College 15–49; lost at Michigan 9–32; lost vs. Air Force 20–26; won vs. Pittsburgh 17–16; lost vs. Virginia 0–24; lost vs. No. 12 Notre Dame 14–45; won at Georgia Tech 35–15; lost at Syracuse 6–44; lost vs. Army 14–21+20−38Lost 6–31 at No. 10 Penn State-25No. 10 Penn StateLost 15–49 vs. Boston College-34Boston CollegeLost 9–32 at Michigan-23MichiganLost 20–26 vs. Air Force-6Air ForceWon 17–16 vs. Pittsburgh+1PittsburghLost 0–24 vs. Virginia-24VirginiaLost 14–45 vs. No. 12 Notre Dame-31No. 12 Notre DameWon 35–15 at Georgia Tech+20Georgia TechLost 6–44 at Syracuse-38SyracuseLost 14–21 vs. Army-7Army
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21at10Penn StateL 6–⁠3126%
Sep 28vsBoston CollegeL 15–⁠4964%
Oct 5atMichiganL 9–⁠3232%
Oct 12vsAir ForceL 20–⁠2646%
Oct 19vsPittsburghW 17–⁠1662%
Oct 26vsVirginiaL 0–⁠2441%
Nov 2vs12Notre DameL 14–⁠4516%
Nov 9atGeorgia TechW 35–⁠1527%
Nov 16atSyracuseL 6–⁠4416%
Nov 30vsArmyL 14–⁠2122%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Army 21–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 120th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 on file).

Record
2–⁠8
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
136–⁠303
Coach
William Elias
Elo
1392 −101 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−7.9 No. 82 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Mike Clark