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1943 Army

7–⁠2–⁠1, coached by Red Blaik, finished No. 11 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Army in 1943, game by game: won vs. Villanova 27–0; won vs. Colgate 42–0; won vs. Temple 51–0; won at Columbia 52–0; won at Yale 39–7; tied at No. 6 Pennsylvania 13–13; lost vs. No. 1 Notre Dame 0–26; won vs. Sampson NTS 16–7; won vs. Brown 59–0; lost vs. No. 6 Navy 0–13+59−26Won 27–0 vs. Villanova+27VillanovaWon 42–0 vs. Colgate+42ColgateWon 51–0 vs. Temple+51TempleWon 52–0 at Columbia+52ColumbiaWon 39–7 at Yale+32YaleTied 13–13 at No. 6 Pennsylvania0No. 6 PennsylvaniaLost 0–26 vs. No. 1 Notre Dame-26No. 1 Notre DameWon 16–7 vs. Sampson NTS+9Sampson NTSWon 59–0 vs. Brown+59BrownLost 0–13 vs. No. 6 Navy-13No. 6 Navy
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25vsVillanovaW 27–⁠060%
Oct 2vsColgateW 42–⁠056%
Oct 9vsTempleW 51–⁠073%
Oct 16atColumbiaW 52–⁠077%
Oct 23atYaleW 39–⁠781%
Oct 30at6PennsylvaniaT 13–⁠1346%
Nov 6vs1Notre DameL 0–⁠2633%
Nov 13vsSampson NTSW 16–⁠792%
Nov 20vsBrownW 59–⁠077%
Nov 27vs6NavyL 0–⁠1354%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Navy 13–⁠0; No. 11 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 33rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 3
  2. Wk 2: 2
  3. Wk 3: 2
  4. Wk 4: 2
  5. Wk 5: 3
  6. Wk 6: 6
  7. Wk 7: 7
  8. Wk 8: 7
  9. Final: 11

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 1943.

Consensus All-AmericanCas Myslinski, C

Record
7–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
No. 11 peak No. 2
Points
299–⁠66
Coach
Red Blaik
Elo
1606 +78 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
11.6 No. 20 of 76 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captains
Cas Myslinski and Robin Olds