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1970 Navy

2–⁠9, coached by Rick Forzano.

Schedule and results

Navy in 1970, game by game: won vs. Colgate 48–22; lost at No. 7 Penn State 7–55; lost vs. Boston College 14–28; lost at Washington 7–56; lost vs. Pittsburgh 8–10; lost vs. No. 7 Air Force 3–26; lost at Syracuse 8–23; lost vs. No. 3 Notre Dame 7–56; lost at Georgia Tech 8–30; lost vs. Villanova 10–14; won vs. Army 11–7+26−49Won 48–22 vs. Colgate+26ColgateLost 7–55 at No. 7 Penn State-48No. 7 Penn StateLost 14–28 vs. Boston College-14Boston CollegeLost 7–56 at Washington-49WashingtonLost 8–10 vs. Pittsburgh-2PittsburghLost 3–26 vs. No. 7 Air Force-23No. 7 Air ForceLost 8–23 at Syracuse-15SyracuseLost 7–56 vs. No. 3 Notre Dame-49No. 3 Notre DameLost 8–30 at Georgia Tech-22Georgia TechLost 10–14 vs. Villanova-4VillanovaWon 11–7 vs. Army+4Army
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 12vsColgateW 48–⁠2249%
Sep 19at7Penn StateL 7–⁠5513%
Sep 26vsBoston CollegeL 14–⁠2842%
Oct 3atWashingtonL 7–⁠5636%
Oct 10vsPittsburghL 8–⁠1044%
Oct 17vs7Air ForceL 3–⁠2614%
Oct 24atSyracuseL 8–⁠2324%
Oct 31vs3Notre DameL 7–⁠569%
Nov 7atGeorgia TechL 8–⁠3016%
Nov 14vsVillanovaL 10–⁠1431%
Nov 28vsArmyW 11–⁠737%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Army 11–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 129th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 on file).

Record
2–⁠9
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
131–⁠327
Coach
Rick Forzano
Elo
1328 −56 this season
SP+ rating
-10.3 No. 94 of 117; offense No. 88, defense No. 95
SRS
−10.3 No. 93 of 123 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Bill McKinney