1899 Army

4–⁠5, coached by Herman Koehler.

Army, 1899
Photo: Pach Brothers, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Army in 1899, game by game: won vs. Tufts 22–0; lost vs. Penn State 0–6; lost vs. Harvard 0–18; lost vs. Princeton 0–23; won vs. Dartmouth 6–2; lost vs. Yale 0–24; lost vs. Columbia 0–16; won vs. Syracuse 12–6; won vs. Navy 17–5+22−24Won 22–0 vs. Tufts+22TuftsLost 0–6 vs. Penn State-6Penn StateLost 0–18 vs. Harvard-18HarvardLost 0–23 vs. Princeton-23PrincetonWon 6–2 vs. Dartmouth+4DartmouthLost 0–24 vs. Yale-24YaleLost 0–16 vs. Columbia-16ColumbiaWon 12–6 vs. Syracuse+6SyracuseWon 17–5 vs. Navy+12Navy
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 2vsTuftsW 22–⁠083%
Oct 7vsPenn StateL 0–⁠661%
Oct 14vsHarvardL 0–⁠1831%
Oct 21vsPrincetonL 0–⁠2327%
Oct 28vsDartmouthW 6–⁠261%
Nov 4vsYaleL 0–⁠2437%
Nov 11vsColumbiaL 0–⁠1662%
Nov 18vsSyracuseW 12–⁠665%
Dec 2vsNavyW 17–⁠531%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Navy 17–⁠5.

In program history: The 88th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1899.

Record
4–⁠5
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
57–⁠100
Coach
Herman Koehler
Elo
1468 −44 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−1.0 No. 20 of 41 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Walter Smith