1982 Navy

6–⁠5, coached by Gary Tranquill.

Schedule and results

Navy in 1982, game by game: won vs. Virginia 30–16; lost at No. 9 Arkansas 17–29; lost vs. Boston College 0–31; won at Duke 27–21; lost at Air Force 21–24; won vs. William & Mary 39–3; won vs. The Citadel 28–3; lost vs. Notre Dame 10–27; won at Syracuse 20–18; lost at South Carolina 14–17; won vs. Army 24–7+36−31Won 30–16 vs. Virginia+14VirginiaLost 17–29 at No. 9 Arkansas-12No. 9 ArkansasLost 0–31 vs. Boston College-31Boston CollegeWon 27–21 at Duke+6DukeLost 21–24 at Air Force-3Air ForceWon 39–3 vs. William & Mary+36William & MaryWon 28–3 vs. The Citadel+25The CitadelLost 10–27 vs. Notre Dame-17Notre DameWon 20–18 at Syracuse+2SyracuseLost 14–17 at South Carolina-3South CarolinaWon 24–7 vs. Army+17Army
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Army 24–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 64th-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 1982.

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
230–⁠196
Coach
Gary Tranquill
Elo
1540 −7 this season
SP+ rating
-2.4 No. 64 of 109; offense No. 78, defense No. 57
SRS
1.3 No. 52 of 113 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Captains
Dennis McCall and Travis Wallington