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1955 Army

6–⁠3, coached by Red Blaik, finished No. 20 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Army in 1955, game by game: won vs. Furman 81–0; won vs. Penn State 35–6; lost at Michigan 2–26; lost vs. Syracuse 0–13; won vs. Columbia 45–0; won vs. Colgate 27–7; lost at Yale 12–14; won at Pennsylvania 40–0; won vs. No. 8 Navy 14–6+81−24Won 81–0 vs. Furman+81FurmanWon 35–6 vs. Penn State+29Penn StateLost 2–26 at Michigan-24MichiganLost 0–13 vs. Syracuse-13SyracuseWon 45–0 vs. Columbia+45ColumbiaWon 27–7 vs. Colgate+20ColgateLost 12–14 at Yale-2YaleWon 40–0 at Pennsylvania+40PennsylvaniaWon 14–6 vs. No. 8 Navy+8No. 8 Navy
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24vsFurmanW 81–⁠086%
Oct 1vsPenn StateW 35–⁠658%
Oct 8atMichiganL 2–⁠2649%
Oct 15vsSyracuseL 0–⁠1371%
Oct 22vsColumbiaW 45–⁠086%
Oct 29vsColgateW 27–⁠757%
Nov 5atYaleL 12–⁠1453%
Nov 12atPennsylvaniaW 40–⁠083%
Nov 26vs8NavyW 14–⁠637%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Navy 14–⁠6; No. 20 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 17th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 7
  2. Wk 2: 14
  3. Wk 3: 6
  4. Wk 4: 6
  5. Wk 5: 18
  6. Wk 8: 19
  7. Final: 20
Record
6–⁠3
Conference
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AP final
No. 20 peak No. 6
Points
256–⁠72
Coach
Red Blaik
Elo
1647 +31 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
6.0 No. 40 of 110 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Pat Uebel