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1975 Navy

7–⁠4, coached by George Welsh.

Schedule and results

Navy in 1975, game by game: won at Virginia 42–14; won vs. UConn 55–7; lost at Washington 13–14; won vs. Air Force 17–0; won vs. Syracuse 10–6; lost at Boston College 3–17; won at No. 17 Pittsburgh 17–0; lost at No. 15 Notre Dame 10–31; won at Miami 17–16; lost at Georgia Tech 13–14; won vs. Army 30–6+48−21Won 42–14 at Virginia+28VirginiaWon 55–7 vs. UConn+48UConnLost 13–14 at Washington-1WashingtonWon 17–0 vs. Air Force+17Air ForceWon 10–6 vs. Syracuse+4SyracuseLost 3–17 at Boston College-14Boston CollegeWon 17–0 at No. 17 Pittsburgh+17No. 17 PittsburghLost 10–31 at No. 15 Notre Dame-21No. 15 Notre DameWon 17–16 at Miami+1MiamiLost 13–14 at Georgia Tech-1Georgia TechWon 30–6 vs. Army+24Army
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 13atVirginiaW 42–⁠1444%
Sep 20vsUConnW 55–⁠777%
Sep 27atWashingtonL 13–⁠1451%
Oct 4vsAir ForceW 17–⁠060%
Oct 11vsSyracuseW 10–⁠666%
Oct 18atBoston CollegeL 3–⁠1740%
Oct 25at17PittsburghW 17–⁠025%
Nov 1at15Notre DameL 10–⁠3128%
Nov 7atMiamiW 17–⁠1655%
Nov 15atGeorgia TechL 13–⁠1435%
Nov 29vsArmyW 30–⁠682%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Army 30–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 65th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1975.

Consensus All-AmericanChet Moeller, S

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
227–⁠125
Coach
George Welsh
Elo
1539 +103 this season
SP+ rating
7.6 No. 48 of 132; offense No. 94, defense No. 15
SRS
7.7 No. 36 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captains
Chet Moeller and Steve Barilich