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1972 Navy

4–⁠7, coached by Rick Forzano.

Schedule and results

Navy in 1972, game by game: won vs. William & Mary 13–9; lost at No. 11 Penn State 10–21; won vs. Boston College 27–20; lost at No. 5 Michigan 7–35; lost at Syracuse 14–30; won at No. 16 Air Force 21–17; lost vs. Duke 16–17; lost vs. No. 12 Notre Dame 23–42; won vs. Pittsburgh 28–13; lost at Georgia Tech 7–30; lost vs. Army 15–23+15−28Won 13–9 vs. William & Mary+4William & MaryLost 10–21 at No. 11 Penn State-11No. 11 Penn StateWon 27–20 vs. Boston College+7Boston CollegeLost 7–35 at No. 5 Michigan-28No. 5 MichiganLost 14–30 at Syracuse-16SyracuseWon 21–17 at No. 16 Air Force+4No. 16 Air ForceLost 16–17 vs. Duke-1DukeLost 23–42 vs. No. 12 Notre Dame-19No. 12 Notre DameWon 28–13 vs. Pittsburgh+15PittsburghLost 7–30 at Georgia Tech-23Georgia TechLost 15–23 vs. Army-8Army
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 16vsWilliam & MaryW 13–⁠951%
Sep 23at11Penn StateL 10–⁠2115%
Sep 30vsBoston CollegeW 27–⁠2037%
Oct 7at5MichiganL 7–⁠3514%
Oct 14atSyracuseL 14–⁠3042%
Oct 21at16Air ForceW 21–⁠1718%
Oct 28vsDukeL 16–⁠1742%
Nov 4vs12Notre DameL 23–⁠4220%
Nov 11vsPittsburghW 28–⁠1367%
Nov 18atGeorgia TechL 7–⁠3025%
Dec 2vsArmyL 15–⁠2348%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Army 23–⁠15; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 119th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 on file).

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
181–⁠257
Coach
Rick Forzano
Elo
1403 +1 this season
SP+ rating
-1.6 No. 73 of 121; offense No. 72, defense No. 62
SRS
−0.1 No. 61 of 127 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Jim Garban