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1951 Army

2–⁠7, coached by Red Blaik.

Schedule and results

Army in 1951, game by game: lost vs. Villanova 7–21; lost at Northwestern 14–20; lost vs. Dartmouth 14–28; lost at Harvard 21–22; won vs. Columbia 14–9; lost vs. No. 7 USC 6–28; won vs. The Citadel 27–6; lost at Pennsylvania 6–7; lost vs. Navy 7–42+21−35Lost 7–21 vs. Villanova-14VillanovaLost 14–20 at Northwestern-6NorthwesternLost 14–28 vs. Dartmouth-14DartmouthLost 21–22 at Harvard-1HarvardWon 14–9 vs. Columbia+5ColumbiaLost 6–28 vs. No. 7 USC-22No. 7 USCWon 27–6 vs. The Citadel+21The CitadelLost 6–7 at Pennsylvania-1PennsylvaniaLost 7–42 vs. Navy-35Navy
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29vsVillanovaL 7–⁠2173%
Oct 6atNorthwesternL 14–⁠2048%
Oct 13vsDartmouthL 14–⁠2873%
Oct 20atHarvardL 21–⁠2275%
Oct 27vsColumbiaW 14–⁠967%
Nov 3vs7USCL 6–⁠2850%
Nov 10vsThe CitadelW 27–⁠676%
Nov 17atPennsylvaniaL 6–⁠742%
Dec 1vsNavyL 7–⁠4260%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Navy 42–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 86th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Led the nationBob Mischak: kickoff return average (31.3)

Record
2–⁠7
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
116–⁠183
Coach
Red Blaik
Elo
1481 −172 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−7.2 No. 82 of 116 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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