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1948 Army

8–⁠0–⁠1, coached by Red Blaik, finished No. 6 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Army in 1948, game by game: won vs. Villanova 28–0; won vs. Lafayette 54–7; won at Illinois 26–21; won vs. Harvard 20–7; won at No. 12 Cornell 27–6; won vs. Virginia Tech 49–7; won vs. Stanford 43–0; won at No. 17 Pennsylvania 26–20; tied vs. Navy 21–21+47Won 28–0 vs. Villanova+28VillanovaWon 54–7 vs. Lafayette+47LafayetteWon 26–21 at Illinois+5IllinoisWon 20–7 vs. Harvard+13HarvardWon 27–6 at No. 12 Cornell+21No. 12 CornellWon 49–7 vs. Virginia Tech+42Virginia TechWon 43–0 vs. Stanford+43StanfordWon 26–20 at No. 17 Pennsylvania+6No. 17 PennsylvaniaTied 21–21 vs. Navy0Navy
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25vsVillanovaW 28–⁠069%
Oct 2vsLafayetteW 54–⁠789%
Oct 9atIllinoisW 26–⁠2160%
Oct 16vsHarvardW 20–⁠786%
Oct 23at12CornellW 27–⁠665%
Oct 30vsVirginia TechW 49–⁠792%
Nov 6vsStanfordW 43–⁠088%
Nov 13at17PennsylvaniaW 26–⁠2055%
Nov 27vsNavyT 21–⁠2191%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Navy 21–⁠21; No. 6 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

AP poll, week by week

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

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 1948.

Record
8–⁠0–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
No. 6 peak No. 3
Points
294–⁠89
Coach
Red Blaik
Elo
1738 +90 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
20.9 No. 7 of 117 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Bill Yeoman