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1977 Navy

5–⁠6, coached by George Welsh.

Schedule and results

Navy in 1977, game by game: won vs. The Citadel 21–2; won vs. UConn 38–7; lost at No. 1 Michigan 7–14; lost at Duke 16–28; won vs. Air Force 10–7; lost at No. 17 Pittsburgh 17–34; won vs. William & Mary 42–17; lost at No. 5 Notre Dame 10–43; lost vs. Syracuse 34–45; won vs. Georgia Tech 20–16; lost vs. Army 14–17+31−33Won 21–2 vs. The Citadel+19The CitadelWon 38–7 vs. UConn+31UConnLost 7–14 at No. 1 Michigan-7No. 1 MichiganLost 16–28 at Duke-12DukeWon 10–7 vs. Air Force+3Air ForceLost 17–34 at No. 17 Pittsburgh-17No. 17 PittsburghWon 42–17 vs. William & Mary+25William & MaryLost 10–43 at No. 5 Notre Dame-33No. 5 Notre DameLost 34–45 vs. Syracuse-11SyracuseWon 20–16 vs. Georgia Tech+4Georgia TechLost 14–17 vs. Army-3Army
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 10vsThe CitadelW 21–⁠265%
Sep 17vsUConnW 38–⁠785%
Sep 24at1MichiganL 7–⁠1421%
Oct 1atDukeL 16–⁠2843%
Oct 8vsAir ForceW 10–⁠773%
Oct 15at17PittsburghL 17–⁠3418%
Oct 22vsWilliam & MaryW 42–⁠1759%
Oct 29at5Notre DameL 10–⁠4320%
Nov 5vsSyracuseL 34–⁠4572%
Nov 12vsGeorgia TechW 20–⁠1647%
Nov 26vsArmyL 14–⁠1755%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Army 17–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 97th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 on file).

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
229–⁠230
Coach
George Welsh
Elo
1465 −27 this season
SP+ rating
9.0 No. 45 of 140; offense No. 41, defense No. 49
SRS
6.4 No. 47 of 145 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captains
Joe Gattuso and Mike Galpin