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1979 Navy

7–⁠4, coached by George Welsh.

Schedule and results

Navy in 1979, game by game: won vs. The Citadel 26–7; won vs. UConn 21–10; won at Illinois 13–12; won vs. Air Force 13–9; won vs. William & Mary 24–7; won vs. Virginia 17–10; lost at No. 12 Pittsburgh 7–24; lost at No. 13 Notre Dame 0–14; lost vs. Syracuse 14–30; lost at Georgia Tech 14–24; won vs. Army 31–7+24−17Won 26–7 vs. The Citadel+19The CitadelWon 21–10 vs. UConn+11UConnWon 13–12 at Illinois+1IllinoisWon 13–9 vs. Air Force+4Air ForceWon 24–7 vs. William & Mary+17William & MaryWon 17–10 vs. Virginia+7VirginiaLost 7–24 at No. 12 Pittsburgh-17No. 12 PittsburghLost 0–14 at No. 13 Notre Dame-14No. 13 Notre DameLost 14–30 vs. Syracuse-16SyracuseLost 14–24 at Georgia Tech-10Georgia TechWon 31–7 vs. Army+24Army
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 15vsThe CitadelW 26–⁠781%
Sep 22vsUConnW 21–⁠1091%
Sep 29atIllinoisW 13–⁠1269%
Oct 6vsAir ForceW 13–⁠989%
Oct 13vsWilliam & MaryW 24–⁠772%
Oct 20vsVirginiaW 17–⁠1078%
Oct 27at12PittsburghL 7–⁠2437%
Nov 3at13Notre DameL 0–⁠1432%
Nov 10vsSyracuseL 14–⁠3066%
Nov 17atGeorgia TechL 14–⁠2450%
Dec 1vsArmyW 31–⁠776%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Army 31–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 74th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 7: 20
  2. Wk 8: 17
Record
7–⁠4
Conference
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AP final
Unranked peak No. 17
Points
180–⁠154
Coach
George Welsh
Elo
1526 −42 this season
SP+ rating
-4.2 No. 87 of 135; offense No. 120, defense No. 43
SRS
0.1 No. 67 of 140 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Captains
Larry Klawinski and Tom Paulk