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1987 Navy

2–⁠9, coached by Elliot Uzelac.

Schedule and results

Navy in 1987, game by game: lost vs. William & Mary 12–27; lost vs. Lehigh 9–24; lost vs. North Carolina 14–45; lost at Virginia Tech 11–31; lost vs. Air Force 13–23; won at Pennsylvania 38–28; lost vs. Pittsburgh 6–10; lost at No. 9 Notre Dame 13–56; lost vs. No. 8 Syracuse 10–34; won at Delaware 31–22; lost vs. Army 3–17+10−43Lost 12–27 vs. William & Mary-15William & MaryLost 9–24 vs. Lehigh-15LehighLost 14–45 vs. North Carolina-31North CarolinaLost 11–31 at Virginia Tech-20Virginia TechLost 13–23 vs. Air Force-10Air ForceWon 38–28 at Pennsylvania+10PennsylvaniaLost 6–10 vs. Pittsburgh-4PittsburghLost 13–56 at No. 9 Notre Dame-43No. 9 Notre DameLost 10–34 vs. No. 8 Syracuse-24No. 8 SyracuseWon 31–22 at Delaware+9DelawareLost 3–17 vs. Army-14Army
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 12vsWilliam & MaryL 12–⁠2770%
Sep 19vsLehighL 9–⁠2467%
Sep 26vsNorth CarolinaL 14–⁠4526%
Oct 3atVirginia TechL 11–⁠3119%
Oct 10vsAir ForceL 13–⁠2321%
Oct 17atPennsylvaniaW 38–⁠2839%
Oct 24vsPittsburghL 6–⁠1023%
Oct 31at9Notre DameL 13–⁠568%
Nov 7vs8SyracuseL 10–⁠3412%
Nov 14atDelawareW 31–⁠2232%
Dec 5vsArmyL 3–⁠1734%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Army 17–⁠3; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 132nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 on file).

Record
2–⁠9
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
160–⁠317
Coach
Elliot Uzelac
Elo
1314 −90 this season
SP+ rating
-15.9 No. 92 of 101; offense No. 97, defense No. 74
SRS
−12.8 No. 86 of 104 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Captains
Mike Musser and Chuck Smith
Most valuable player
Matt Felt