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1990 Navy

5–⁠6, coached by George Chaump.

Schedule and results

Navy in 1990, game by game: won vs. Richmond 28–17; lost at No. 11 Virginia 14–56; won vs. Villanova 23–21; lost vs. Boston College 17–28; lost at Air Force 7–24; won vs. Akron 17–13; lost vs. James Madison 7–16; lost vs. No. 2 Notre Dame 31–52; won at Toledo 14–10; won vs. Delaware 31–27; lost vs. Army 20–30+11−42Won 28–17 vs. Richmond+11RichmondLost 14–56 at No. 11 Virginia-42No. 11 VirginiaWon 23–21 vs. Villanova+2VillanovaLost 17–28 vs. Boston College-11Boston CollegeLost 7–24 at Air Force-17Air ForceWon 17–13 vs. Akron+4AkronLost 7–16 vs. James Madison-9James MadisonLost 31–52 vs. No. 2 Notre Dame-21No. 2 Notre DameWon 14–10 at Toledo+4ToledoWon 31–27 vs. Delaware+4DelawareLost 20–30 vs. Army-10Army
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 8vsRichmondW 28–⁠1772%
Sep 15at11VirginiaL 14–⁠5616%
Sep 22vsVillanovaW 23–⁠2156%
Sep 29vsBoston CollegeL 17–⁠2859%
Oct 6atAir ForceL 7–⁠2427%
Oct 13vsAkronW 17–⁠1341%
Oct 27vsJames MadisonL 7–⁠1671%
Nov 3vs2Notre DameL 31–⁠529%
Nov 10atToledoW 14–⁠1013%
Nov 17vsDelawareW 31–⁠2767%
Dec 8vsArmyL 20–⁠3043%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Army 30–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 123rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 on file).

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
209–⁠294
Coach
George Chaump
Elo
1363 −30 this season
SP+ rating
-13.3 No. 88 of 104; offense No. 85, defense No. 80
SRS
−11.8 No. 85 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Defensive coordinator
Carl Reese
Captains
Alton Grizzard and Bill Bowling
Most valuable player
Alton Grizzard