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1988 Navy

3–⁠8, coached by Elliot Uzelac.

Schedule and results

Navy in 1988, game by game: won vs. James Madison 27–14; won vs. Delaware 30–3; lost vs. Temple 7–12; lost at The Citadel 35–42; won vs. Yale 41–7; lost at Air Force 24–34; lost at Pittsburgh 6–52; lost vs. No. 2 Notre Dame 7–22; lost at No. 16 Syracuse 21–49; lost at South Carolina 8–19; lost vs. Army 15–20+34−46Won 27–14 vs. James Madison+13James MadisonWon 30–3 vs. Delaware+27DelawareLost 7–12 vs. Temple-5TempleLost 35–42 at The Citadel-7The CitadelWon 41–7 vs. Yale+34YaleLost 24–34 at Air Force-10Air ForceLost 6–52 at Pittsburgh-46PittsburghLost 7–22 vs. No. 2 Notre Dame-15No. 2 Notre DameLost 21–49 at No. 16 Syracuse-28No. 16 SyracuseLost 8–19 at South Carolina-11South CarolinaLost 15–20 vs. Army-5Army
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsJames MadisonW 27–⁠1475%
Sep 10vsDelawareW 30–⁠366%
Sep 17vsTempleL 7–⁠1260%
Sep 24atThe CitadelL 35–⁠4259%
Oct 1vsYaleW 41–⁠765%
Oct 8atAir ForceL 24–⁠3421%
Oct 22atPittsburghL 6–⁠5220%
Oct 29vs2Notre DameL 7–⁠2211%
Nov 5at16SyracuseL 21–⁠499%
Nov 12atSouth CarolinaL 8–⁠1916%
Dec 3vsArmyL 15–⁠2025%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Army 20–⁠15; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 128th-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
221–⁠274
Coach
Elliot Uzelac
Elo
1337 −39 this season
SP+ rating
-10.2 No. 78 of 102; offense No. 86, defense No. 64
SRS
−6.7 No. 72 of 105 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Captains
Bert Pangrazio and Mark Pimpo
Most valuable player
Mark Pimpo