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1971 Navy

3–⁠8, coached by Rick Forzano.

Schedule and results

Navy in 1971, game by game: won at Virginia 10–6; lost vs. No. 14 Penn State 3–56; lost at Boston College 6–49; lost at No. 2 Michigan 0–46; lost at Pittsburgh 35–36; lost at Miami 16–31; won vs. No. 19 Duke 15–14; lost at No. 12 Notre Dame 0–21; lost at Georgia Tech 21–34; won vs. Syracuse 17–14; lost vs. Army 23–24+7−53Won 10–6 at Virginia+4VirginiaLost 3–56 vs. No. 14 Penn State-53No. 14 Penn StateLost 6–49 at Boston College-43Boston CollegeLost 0–46 at No. 2 Michigan-46No. 2 MichiganLost 35–36 at Pittsburgh-1PittsburghLost 16–31 at Miami-15MiamiWon 15–14 vs. No. 19 Duke+1No. 19 DukeLost 0–21 at No. 12 Notre Dame-21No. 12 Notre DameLost 21–34 at Georgia Tech-13Georgia TechWon 17–14 vs. Syracuse+3SyracuseLost 23–24 vs. Army-1Army
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 11atVirginiaW 10–⁠635%
Sep 18vs14Penn StateL 3–⁠5629%
Sep 25atBoston CollegeL 6–⁠4923%
Oct 2at2MichiganL 0–⁠4611%
Oct 9atPittsburghL 35–⁠3632%
Oct 15atMiamiL 16–⁠3130%
Oct 23vs19DukeW 15–⁠1426%
Oct 30at12Notre DameL 0–⁠2110%
Nov 6atGeorgia TechL 21–⁠3417%
Nov 13vsSyracuseW 17–⁠1438%
Nov 27vsArmyL 23–⁠2437%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Army 24–⁠23; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 126th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 on file).

Record
3–⁠8
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
146–⁠331
Coach
Rick Forzano
Elo
1354 −31 this season
SP+ rating
-6.1 No. 92 of 120; offense No. 73, defense No. 91
SRS
−5.2 No. 88 of 128 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Rick Porterfield