1906 Army

3–⁠5–⁠1, coached by Henry Smither, then Ernest Graves (1st season, final 8 games).

Army, 1906
Photo: Unknown, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Army in 1906, game by game: won vs. Tufts 12–0; won vs. Trinity (CT) 24–0; tied vs. Colgate 0–0; won vs. Williams 17–0; lost vs. Harvard 0–5; lost vs. Yale 6–10; lost vs. Princeton 0–8; lost vs. Syracuse 0–4; lost vs. Navy 0–10+24−10Won 12–0 vs. Tufts+12TuftsWon 24–0 vs. Trinity (CT)+24Trinity (CT)Tied 0–0 vs. Colgate0ColgateWon 17–0 vs. Williams+17WilliamsLost 0–5 vs. Harvard-5HarvardLost 6–10 vs. Yale-4YaleLost 0–8 vs. Princeton-8PrincetonLost 0–4 vs. Syracuse-4SyracuseLost 0–10 vs. Navy-10Navy
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29vsTuftsW 12–⁠077%
Oct 6vsTrinity (CT)W 24–⁠092%
Oct 13vsColgateT 0–⁠065%
Oct 20vsWilliamsW 17–⁠069%
Oct 27vsHarvardL 0–⁠549%
Nov 3vsYaleL 6–⁠1031%
Nov 10vsPrincetonL 0–⁠835%
Nov 24vsSyracuseL 0–⁠460%
Dec 1vsNavyL 0–⁠1037%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Navy 10–⁠0.

In program history: The 78th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
3–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
59–⁠37
Coach
Henry Smither, then Ernest Graves (1st season, final 8 games)
Elo
1496 −49 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
14.3 No. 12 of 64 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Ray Hill