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1973 Navy

4–⁠7, coached by George Welsh.

Schedule and results

Navy in 1973, game by game: won at VMI 37–6; lost vs. No. 7 Penn State 0–39; lost at No. 4 Michigan 0–14; lost at Boston College 7–44; won vs. Syracuse 23–14; won vs. Air Force 42–6; lost at Pittsburgh 17–22; lost at No. 5 Notre Dame 7–44; lost at Tulane 15–17; lost vs. Georgia Tech 22–26; won vs. Army 51–0+51−39Won 37–6 at VMI+31VMILost 0–39 vs. No. 7 Penn State-39No. 7 Penn StateLost 0–14 at No. 4 Michigan-14No. 4 MichiganLost 7–44 at Boston College-37Boston CollegeWon 23–14 vs. Syracuse+9SyracuseWon 42–6 vs. Air Force+36Air ForceLost 17–22 at Pittsburgh-5PittsburghLost 7–44 at No. 5 Notre Dame-37No. 5 Notre DameLost 15–17 at Tulane-2TulaneLost 22–26 vs. Georgia Tech-4Georgia TechWon 51–0 vs. Army+51Army
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 15atVMIW 37–⁠663%
Sep 22vs7Penn StateL 0–⁠3927%
Sep 29at4MichiganL 0–⁠1415%
Oct 6atBoston CollegeL 7–⁠4432%
Oct 13vsSyracuseW 23–⁠1463%
Oct 20vsAir ForceW 42–⁠645%
Oct 27atPittsburghL 17–⁠2241%
Nov 3at5Notre DameL 7–⁠4414%
Nov 10atTulaneL 15–⁠1727%
Nov 17vsGeorgia TechL 22–⁠2642%
Dec 1vsArmyW 51–⁠068%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Army 51–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 100th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 on file).

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
221–⁠232
Coach
George Welsh
Elo
1452 +16 this season
SP+ rating
5.3 No. 58 of 123; offense No. 57, defense No. 52
SRS
5.2 No. 50 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Charlie Miletich