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1996 Navy

9–⁠3, coached by Charlie Weatherbie.

Schedule and results

Navy in 1996, game by game: won at Rutgers 10–6; won vs. SMU 19–17; lost at Boston College 38–43; won vs. Duke 64–27; won at Air Force 20–17; won at Wake Forest 47–18; lost vs. No. 19 Notre Dame 27–54; won vs. Delaware 30–14; won vs. Tulane 35–21; won at Georgia Tech 36–26; lost vs. No. 23 Army 24–28; won vs. California 42–38+37−27Won 10–6 at Rutgers+4RutgersWon 19–17 vs. SMU+2SMULost 38–43 at Boston College-5Boston CollegeWon 64–27 vs. Duke+37DukeWon 20–17 at Air Force+3Air ForceWon 47–18 at Wake Forest+29Wake ForestLost 27–54 vs. No. 19 Notre Dame-27No. 19 Notre DameWon 30–14 vs. Delaware+16DelawareWon 35–21 vs. Tulane+14TulaneWon 36–26 at Georgia Tech+10Georgia TechLost 24–28 vs. No. 23 Army-4No. 23 ArmyWon 42–38 vs. California+4California
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 7atRutgersW 10–⁠641%
Sep 21vsSMUW 19–⁠1768%
Sep 28atBoston CollegeL 38–⁠4343%
Oct 5vsDukeW 64–⁠2769%
Oct 12atAir ForceW 20–⁠1729%
Oct 26atWake ForestW 47–⁠1869%
Nov 2vs19Notre DameL 27–⁠5431%
Nov 9vsDelawareW 30–⁠1481%
Nov 16vsTulaneW 35–⁠2178%
Nov 23atGeorgia TechW 36–⁠2643%
Dec 7vs23ArmyL 24–⁠2842%
Dec 25Bowls & playoffvsCaliforniaAloha BowlW 42–⁠3860%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat California 42–⁠38 in the Aloha Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 62nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 on file).

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
392–⁠309
Coach
Charlie Weatherbie
Elo
1544 +101 this season
SP+ rating
5.7 No. 47 of 111; offense No. 22, defense No. 75
SRS
6.1 No. 40 of 111 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Offensive coordinator
Paul Johnson
Defensive coordinator
Dick Bumpas
Captains
Clint Bruce and Ben Fay
Most valuable player
Ben Fay
Offense
Triple option
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5