1897 Army

6–⁠1–⁠1, coached by Herman Koehler.

Army, 1897
Photo: Unknown, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Army in 1897, game by game: won vs. Trinity (CT) 38–6; won vs. Wesleyan (CT) 12–9; lost at Harvard 0–10; won vs. Tufts 30–0; tied at Yale 6–6; won vs. Lehigh 48–6; won vs. Stevens 18–4; won vs. Brown 42–0+42−10Won 38–6 vs. Trinity (CT)+32Trinity (CT)Won 12–9 vs. Wesleyan (CT)+3Wesleyan (CT)Lost 0–10 at Harvard-10HarvardWon 30–0 vs. Tufts+30TuftsTied 6–6 at Yale0YaleWon 48–6 vs. Lehigh+42LehighWon 18–4 vs. Stevens+14StevensWon 42–0 vs. Brown+42Brown
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 2vsTrinity (CT)W 38–⁠684%
Oct 9vsWesleyan (CT)W 12–⁠985%
Oct 16atHarvardL 0–⁠1032%
Oct 23vsTuftsW 30–⁠083%
Oct 30atYaleT 6–⁠621%
Nov 6vsLehighW 48–⁠687%
Nov 13vsStevensW 18–⁠490%
Nov 20vsBrownW 42–⁠061%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Brown 42–⁠0.

In program history: The 60th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
6–⁠1–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
194–⁠41
Coach
Herman Koehler
Elo
1549 +57 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
18.2 No. 4 of 28 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
William Nesbitt