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1953 Army

7–⁠1–⁠1, coached by Red Blaik, finished No. 14 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Army in 1953, game by game: won vs. Furman 41–0; lost at Northwestern 20–33; won vs. Dartmouth 27–0; won vs. No. 7 Duke 14–13; won vs. Columbia 40–7; tied at Tulane 0–0; won vs. NC State 27–7; won at Pennsylvania 21–14; won vs. Navy 20–7+41−13Won 41–0 vs. Furman+41FurmanLost 20–33 at Northwestern-13NorthwesternWon 27–0 vs. Dartmouth+27DartmouthWon 14–13 vs. No. 7 Duke+1No. 7 DukeWon 40–7 vs. Columbia+33ColumbiaTied 0–0 at Tulane0TulaneWon 27–7 vs. NC State+20NC StateWon 21–14 at Pennsylvania+7PennsylvaniaWon 20–7 vs. Navy+13Navy
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26vsFurmanW 41–⁠069%
Oct 3atNorthwesternL 20–⁠3349%
Oct 10vsDartmouthW 27–⁠069%
Oct 17vs7DukeW 14–⁠1328%
Oct 24vsColumbiaW 40–⁠769%
Oct 31atTulaneT 0–⁠060%
Nov 7vsNC StateW 27–⁠781%
Nov 14atPennsylvaniaW 21–⁠1452%
Nov 28vsNavyW 20–⁠741%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Navy 20–⁠7; No. 14 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 32nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 6: 15
  2. Wk 10: 18
  3. Final: 14
Record
7–⁠1–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
No. 14 peak No. 14
Points
210–⁠81
Coach
Red Blaik
Elo
1609 +107 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
7.5 No. 32 of 110 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
LeRoy Lunn
Offense
T formation