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1976 Navy

4–⁠7, coached by George Welsh.

Schedule and results

Navy in 1976, game by game: lost vs. Rutgers 3–13; won at UConn 21–3; lost at No. 1 Michigan 14–70; lost vs. No. 15 Boston College 13–17; lost at Air Force 3–13; lost vs. William & Mary 13–21; lost vs. No. 2 Pittsburgh 0–45; lost vs. No. 11 Notre Dame 21–27; won at Syracuse 27–10; won vs. Georgia Tech 34–28; won vs. Army 38–10+28−56Lost 3–13 vs. Rutgers-10RutgersWon 21–3 at UConn+18UConnLost 14–70 at No. 1 Michigan-56No. 1 MichiganLost 13–17 vs. No. 15 Boston College-4No. 15 Boston CollegeLost 3–13 at Air Force-10Air ForceLost 13–21 vs. William & Mary-8William & MaryLost 0–45 vs. No. 2 Pittsburgh-45No. 2 PittsburghLost 21–27 vs. No. 11 Notre Dame-6No. 11 Notre DameWon 27–10 at Syracuse+17SyracuseWon 34–28 vs. Georgia Tech+6Georgia TechWon 38–10 vs. Army+28Army
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 11vsRutgersL 3–⁠1358%
Sep 18atUConnW 21–⁠372%
Sep 25at1MichiganL 14–⁠7022%
Oct 2vs15Boston CollegeL 13–⁠1746%
Oct 9atAir ForceL 3–⁠1359%
Oct 16vsWilliam & MaryL 13–⁠2159%
Oct 23vs2PittsburghL 0–⁠4522%
Oct 30vs11Notre DameL 21–⁠2718%
Nov 6atSyracuseW 27–⁠1040%
Nov 13vsGeorgia TechW 34–⁠2847%
Nov 27vsArmyW 38–⁠1062%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Army 38–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 89th-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
187–⁠257
Coach
George Welsh
Elo
1487 −40 this season
SP+ rating
4.8 No. 62 of 132; offense No. 43, defense No. 68
SRS
1.5 No. 65 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captains
Jeff Sapp and Kevin Sullivan