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1939 Army

3–⁠4–⁠2, coached by William Wood.

Schedule and results

Army in 1939, game by game: won vs. Furman 16–7; won vs. Centre 9–6; tied at Columbia 6–6; lost at Yale 15–20; won vs. Ursinus 46–13; lost vs. No. 4 Notre Dame 0–14; lost at Harvard 0–15; tied vs. Penn State 14–14; lost vs. Navy 0–10+33−15Won 16–7 vs. Furman+9FurmanWon 9–6 vs. Centre+3CentreTied 6–6 at Columbia0ColumbiaLost 15–20 at Yale-5YaleWon 46–13 vs. Ursinus+33UrsinusLost 0–14 vs. No. 4 Notre Dame-14No. 4 Notre DameLost 0–15 at Harvard-15HarvardTied 14–14 vs. Penn State0Penn StateLost 0–10 vs. Navy-10Navy
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30vsFurmanW 16–⁠790%
Oct 7vsCentreW 9–⁠691%
Oct 14atColumbiaT 6–⁠661%
Oct 21atYaleL 15–⁠2060%
Oct 28vsUrsinusW 46–⁠1392%
Nov 4vs4Notre DameL 0–⁠1435%
Nov 11atHarvardL 0–⁠1552%
Nov 18vsPenn StateT 14–⁠1457%
Dec 2vsNavyL 0–⁠1060%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Navy 10–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 83rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
3–⁠4–⁠2
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
106–⁠105
Coach
William Wood
Elo
1486 −92 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−4.3 No. 82 of 124 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Harry Stella