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1984 Navy

4–⁠6–⁠1, coached by Gary Tranquill.

Schedule and results

Navy in 1984, game by game: won at North Carolina 33–30; lost vs. Virginia 9–21; lost at Arkansas 10–33; lost at Air Force 22–29; won vs. Lehigh 31–14; won vs. Princeton 41–3; tied at Pittsburgh 28–28; lost vs. Notre Dame 17–18; lost at Syracuse 0–29; won vs. No. 2 South Carolina 38–21; lost vs. Army 11–28+38−29Won 33–30 at North Carolina+3North CarolinaLost 9–21 vs. Virginia-12VirginiaLost 10–33 at Arkansas-23ArkansasLost 22–29 at Air Force-7Air ForceWon 31–14 vs. Lehigh+17LehighWon 41–3 vs. Princeton+38PrincetonTied 28–28 at Pittsburgh0PittsburghLost 17–18 vs. Notre Dame-1Notre DameLost 0–29 at Syracuse-29SyracuseWon 38–21 vs. No. 2 South Carolina+17No. 2 South CarolinaLost 11–28 vs. Army-17Army
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 15atNorth CarolinaW 33–⁠3026%
Sep 22vsVirginiaL 9–⁠2161%
Sep 29atArkansasL 10–⁠3327%
Oct 6atAir ForceL 22–⁠2924%
Oct 13vsLehighW 31–⁠1470%
Oct 20vsPrincetonW 41–⁠370%
Oct 27atPittsburghT 28–⁠2835%
Nov 3vsNotre DameL 17–⁠1835%
Nov 10atSyracuseL 0–⁠2930%
Nov 17vs2South CarolinaW 38–⁠2126%
Dec 1vsArmyL 11–⁠2851%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Army 28–⁠11; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 101st-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 1984.

Record
4–⁠6–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
240–⁠254
Coach
Gary Tranquill
Elo
1448 −2 this season
SP+ rating
1.2 No. 60 of 106; offense No. 47, defense No. 69
SRS
1.5 No. 56 of 110 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Captains
Mark Stevens and Eric Rutherford