1924 Army

5–⁠1–⁠2, coached by John McEwan.

Army, 1924
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Army in 1924, game by game: won vs. Saint Louis 17–0; won vs. Detroit Mercy 20–0; lost vs. Notre Dame 7–13; won vs. Boston University 20–0; tied at Yale 7–7; won vs. Florida 14–7; tied vs. Columbia 14–14; won vs. Navy 12–0+20−6Won 17–0 vs. Saint Louis+17Saint LouisWon 20–0 vs. Detroit Mercy+20Detroit MercyLost 7–13 vs. Notre Dame-6Notre DameWon 20–0 vs. Boston University+20Boston Universi…Tied 7–7 at Yale0YaleWon 14–7 vs. Florida+7FloridaTied 14–14 vs. Columbia0ColumbiaWon 12–0 vs. Navy+12Navy
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Navy 12–⁠0.

In program history: The 38th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Photographs from 1924

Photographs from the Library of Congress’s Prints & Photographs Division, with no known restrictions on publication. Captions as each collection catalogues them.

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 1924.

Record
5–⁠1–⁠2
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
111–⁠41
Coach
John McEwan
Elo
1594 +33 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
13.3 No. 14 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Edgar Garbisch