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1941 Army

5–⁠3–⁠1, coached by Red Blaik.

Schedule and results

Army in 1941, game by game: won vs. The Citadel 19–6; won vs. VMI 27–20; won at Yale 20–7; won vs. Columbia 13–0; tied vs. No. 6 Notre Dame 0–0; lost at Harvard 6–20; lost at No. 14 Pennsylvania 7–14; won vs. West Virginia 7–6; lost vs. No. 11 Navy 6–14+13−14Won 19–6 vs. The Citadel+13The CitadelWon 27–20 vs. VMI+7VMIWon 20–7 at Yale+13YaleWon 13–0 vs. Columbia+13ColumbiaTied 0–0 vs. No. 6 Notre Dame0No. 6 Notre DameLost 6–20 at Harvard-14HarvardLost 7–14 at No. 14 Pennsylvania-7No. 14 PennsylvaniaWon 7–6 vs. West Virginia+1West VirginiaLost 6–14 vs. No. 11 Navy-8No. 11 Navy
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 4vsThe CitadelW 19–⁠665%
Oct 11vsVMIW 27–⁠2053%
Oct 18atYaleW 20–⁠749%
Oct 25vsColumbiaW 13–⁠049%
Nov 1vs6Notre DameT 0–⁠027%
Nov 8atHarvardL 6–⁠2042%
Nov 15at14PennsylvaniaL 7–⁠1425%
Nov 22vsWest VirginiaW 7–⁠665%
Nov 29vs11NavyL 6–⁠1428%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Navy 14–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 89th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 3: 14
  2. Wk 4: 11
  3. Wk 5: 19

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 1941.

Record
5–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked peak No. 11
Points
105–⁠87
Coach
Red Blaik
Elo
1467 +57 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
5.4 No. 47 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Ray Murphy