1917 Army

7–⁠1, coached by Geoffrey Keyes.

Army, 1917
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Army in 1917, game by game: won vs. Carnegie Mellon 28–0; won vs. VMI 34–0; won vs. Tufts 26–3; won vs. Villanova 21–7; lost vs. Notre Dame 2–7; won vs. Carlisle 28–0; won vs. Lebanon Valley 50–0; won vs. Boston College 14–7+50−5Won 28–0 vs. Carnegie Mellon+28Carnegie MellonWon 34–0 vs. VMI+34VMIWon 26–3 vs. Tufts+23TuftsWon 21–7 vs. Villanova+14VillanovaLost 2–7 vs. Notre Dame-5Notre DameWon 28–0 vs. Carlisle+28CarlisleWon 50–0 vs. Lebanon Valley+50Lebanon ValleyWon 14–7 vs. Boston College+7Boston College
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Boston College 14–⁠7.

In program history: The 22nd-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 1917.

Record
7–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
203–⁠24
Coach
Geoffrey Keyes
Elo
1634 +29 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
21.6 No. 14 of 88 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captains
Biff Jones and Elmer Oliphant