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1986 Navy

3–⁠8, coached by Gary Tranquill.

Schedule and results

Navy in 1986, game by game: won vs. Virginia 20–10; lost at Indiana 29–52; won vs. Lehigh 41–0; won vs. Dartmouth 45–0; lost at Air Force 6–40; lost vs. Pennsylvania 26–30; lost at Pittsburgh 14–56; lost vs. Notre Dame 14–33; lost at Syracuse 22–31; lost vs. Delaware 14–27; lost vs. Army 7–27+45−42Won 20–10 vs. Virginia+10VirginiaLost 29–52 at Indiana-23IndianaWon 41–0 vs. Lehigh+41LehighWon 45–0 vs. Dartmouth+45DartmouthLost 6–40 at Air Force-34Air ForceLost 26–30 vs. Pennsylvania-4PennsylvaniaLost 14–56 at Pittsburgh-42PittsburghLost 14–33 vs. Notre Dame-19Notre DameLost 22–31 at Syracuse-9SyracuseLost 14–27 vs. Delaware-13DelawareLost 7–27 vs. Army-20Army
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 13vsVirginiaW 20–⁠1049%
Sep 20atIndianaL 29–⁠5257%
Sep 27vsLehighW 41–⁠079%
Oct 4vsDartmouthW 45–⁠075%
Oct 11atAir ForceL 6–⁠4023%
Oct 18vsPennsylvaniaL 26–⁠3082%
Oct 25atPittsburghL 14–⁠5631%
Nov 1vsNotre DameL 14–⁠3332%
Nov 8atSyracuseL 22–⁠3131%
Nov 15vsDelawareL 14–⁠2763%
Dec 6vsArmyL 7–⁠2734%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Army 27–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 125th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 on file).

Record
3–⁠8
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
238–⁠306
Coach
Gary Tranquill
Elo
1355 −133 this season
SP+ rating
-22.2 No. 97 of 101; offense No. 80, defense No. 98
SRS
−16.5 No. 92 of 105 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Captains
Bill Byrne and Vince McBeth
Most valuable player
Vince McBeth