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1989 Navy

3–⁠8, coached by Elliot Uzelac.

Schedule and results

Navy in 1989, game by game: lost vs. BYU 10–31; lost vs. The Citadel 10–14; won at North Carolina 12–7; lost vs. No. 20 Air Force 7–35; lost at No. 9 Pittsburgh 14–31; won at Boston College 27–24; lost vs. James Madison 20–24; lost at No. 1 Notre Dame 0–41; lost vs. Syracuse 17–38; lost at Delaware 9–10; won vs. Army 19–17+7−41Lost 10–31 vs. BYU-21BYULost 10–14 vs. The Citadel-4The CitadelWon 12–7 at North Carolina+5North CarolinaLost 7–35 vs. No. 20 Air Force-28No. 20 Air ForceLost 14–31 at No. 9 Pittsburgh-17No. 9 PittsburghWon 27–24 at Boston College+3Boston CollegeLost 20–24 vs. James Madison-4James MadisonLost 0–41 at No. 1 Notre Dame-41No. 1 Notre DameLost 17–38 vs. Syracuse-21SyracuseLost 9–10 at Delaware-1DelawareWon 19–17 vs. Army+2Army
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 16vsBYUL 10–⁠3136%
Sep 23vsThe CitadelL 10–⁠1468%
Sep 30atNorth CarolinaW 12–⁠735%
Oct 7vs20Air ForceL 7–⁠3527%
Oct 14at9PittsburghL 14–⁠3113%
Oct 21atBoston CollegeW 27–⁠2432%
Oct 28vsJames MadisonL 20–⁠2474%
Nov 4at1Notre DameL 0–⁠415%
Nov 11vsSyracuseL 17–⁠3822%
Nov 18atDelawareL 9–⁠1046%
Dec 9vsArmyW 19–⁠1725%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Army 19–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 127th-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
145–⁠272
Coach
Elliot Uzelac
Elo
1339 −52 this season
SP+ rating
-11.5 No. 82 of 103; offense No. 93, defense No. 62
SRS
−9.8 No. 80 of 106 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Defensive coordinator
Carl Reese
Captains
James Bradley and Bob Weissenfels
Most valuable player
David Lowe