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1974 Navy

4–⁠7, coached by George Welsh.

Schedule and results

Navy in 1974, game by game: won vs. Virginia 35–28; won at No. 8 Penn State 7–6; lost at No. 5 Michigan 0–52; lost vs. Boston College 0–37; lost at Syracuse 9–17; lost at Air Force 16–19; lost vs. Pittsburgh 11–13; lost vs. No. 7 Notre Dame 6–14; won vs. The Citadel 28–21; lost at Georgia Tech 0–22; won vs. Army 19–0+19−52Won 35–28 vs. Virginia+7VirginiaWon 7–6 at No. 8 Penn State+1No. 8 Penn StateLost 0–52 at No. 5 Michigan-52No. 5 MichiganLost 0–37 vs. Boston College-37Boston CollegeLost 9–17 at Syracuse-8SyracuseLost 16–19 at Air Force-3Air ForceLost 11–13 vs. Pittsburgh-2PittsburghLost 6–14 vs. No. 7 Notre Dame-8No. 7 Notre DameWon 28–21 vs. The Citadel+7The CitadelLost 0–22 at Georgia Tech-22Georgia TechWon 19–0 vs. Army+19Army
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 14vsVirginiaW 35–⁠2867%
Sep 21at8Penn StateW 7–⁠616%
Sep 28at5MichiganL 0–⁠5218%
Oct 5vsBoston CollegeL 0–⁠3760%
Oct 12atSyracuseL 9–⁠1752%
Oct 19atAir ForceL 16–⁠1935%
Oct 26vsPittsburghL 11–⁠1338%
Nov 2vs7Notre DameL 6–⁠1414%
Nov 9vsThe CitadelW 28–⁠2174%
Nov 16atGeorgia TechL 0–⁠2231%
Nov 30vsArmyW 19–⁠061%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Army 19–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 118th-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
131–⁠229
Coach
George Welsh
Elo
1404 −64 this season
SP+ rating
-1.6 No. 77 of 124; offense No. 99, defense No. 44
SRS
−1.2 No. 74 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Cliff Collier and Tim Harden