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1954 Army

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

Schedule and results

Army in 1954, game by game: lost vs. South Carolina 20–34; won at Michigan 26–7; won vs. Dartmouth 60–6; won at No. 6 Duke 28–14; won at Columbia 67–12; won vs. Virginia 21–20; won at Yale 48–7; won at Pennsylvania 35–0; lost vs. No. 6 Navy 20–27+55−14Lost 20–34 vs. South Carolina-14South CarolinaWon 26–7 at Michigan+19MichiganWon 60–6 vs. Dartmouth+54DartmouthWon 28–14 at No. 6 Duke+14No. 6 DukeWon 67–12 at Columbia+55ColumbiaWon 21–20 vs. Virginia+1VirginiaWon 48–7 at Yale+41YaleWon 35–0 at Pennsylvania+35PennsylvaniaLost 20–27 vs. No. 6 Navy-7No. 6 Navy
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25vsSouth CarolinaL 20–⁠3462%
Oct 2atMichiganW 26–⁠735%
Oct 9vsDartmouthW 60–⁠675%
Oct 16at6DukeW 28–⁠1435%
Oct 23atColumbiaW 67–⁠1275%
Oct 30vsVirginiaW 21–⁠2084%
Nov 6atYaleW 48–⁠757%
Nov 13atPennsylvaniaW 35–⁠084%
Nov 27vs6NavyL 20–⁠2753%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Navy 27–⁠20; No. 7 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 11th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 13
  2. Wk 2: 18
  3. Wk 5: 18
  4. Wk 6: 9
  5. Wk 7: 5
  6. Wk 8: 7
  7. Wk 9: 6
  8. Wk 10: 5
  9. Wk 11: 5
  10. Final: 7

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 1954.

Led the nationPete Vann: passer rating (166.5)

Record
7–⁠2
Conference
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AP final
No. 7 peak No. 5
Points
325–⁠127
Coach
Red Blaik
Elo
1675 +102 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
12.5 No. 21 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Bob Farris