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1980 Navy

8–⁠4, coached by George Welsh.

Schedule and results

Navy in 1980, game by game: lost at Virginia 3–6; won vs. Kent State 31–3; won vs. William & Mary 45–6; won vs. Boston College 21–0; lost at Air Force 20–21; won vs. Villanova 24–15; won at No. 18 Washington 24–10; lost vs. No. 3 Notre Dame 0–33; won at Syracuse 6–3; won at Georgia Tech 19–8; won vs. Army 33–6; lost vs. Houston 0–35+39−35Lost 3–6 at Virginia-3VirginiaWon 31–3 vs. Kent State+28Kent StateWon 45–6 vs. William & Mary+39William & MaryWon 21–0 vs. Boston College+21Boston CollegeLost 20–21 at Air Force-1Air ForceWon 24–15 vs. Villanova+9VillanovaWon 24–10 at No. 18 Washington+14No. 18 WashingtonLost 0–33 vs. No. 3 Notre Dame-33No. 3 Notre DameWon 6–3 at Syracuse+3SyracuseWon 19–8 at Georgia Tech+11Georgia TechWon 33–6 vs. Army+27ArmyLost 0–35 vs. Houston-35Houston
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 13atVirginiaL 3–⁠647%
Sep 20vsKent StateW 31–⁠380%
Sep 27vsWilliam & MaryW 45–⁠676%
Oct 4vsBoston CollegeW 21–⁠068%
Oct 11atAir ForceL 20–⁠2173%
Oct 18vsVillanovaW 24–⁠1572%
Oct 25at18WashingtonW 24–⁠1033%
Nov 1vs3Notre DameL 0–⁠3336%
Nov 8atSyracuseW 6–⁠349%
Nov 15atGeorgia TechW 19–⁠870%
Nov 29vsArmyW 33–⁠680%
Dec 14Bowls & playoffvsHoustonGarden State BowlL 0–⁠3553%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Houston 35–⁠0 in the Garden State Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 52nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 on file).

Record
8–⁠4
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
226–⁠146
Coach
George Welsh
Elo
1569 +51 this season
SP+ rating
10.3 No. 37 of 133; offense No. 82, defense No. 13
SRS
7.8 No. 36 of 138 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Captains
Terry Huxel and Frank McCallister