1956 Army
5–3–1, coached by Red Blaik. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Columbia 60–0Oct 27
By 60 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29 | vs VMI | W 32–12 | 87% |
| Oct 6 | vs Penn State | W 14–7 | 64% |
| Oct 13 | at 12Michigan | L 14–48 | 47% |
| Oct 20 | at 13Syracuse | L 0–7 | 37% |
| Oct 27 | at Columbia | W 60–0 | 77% |
| Nov 3 | vs Colgate | W 55–46 | 60% |
| Nov 10 | vs William & Mary | W 34–6 | 88% |
| Nov 17 | at 16Pittsburgh | L 7–20 | 42% |
| Dec 1 | vs 13Navy | T 7–7 | 41% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Tied Navy 7–7; unranked in the final AP poll.
In program history: The 37th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 1: 11
- Wk 2: 16
- Wk 3: 15
- Wk 4: 15
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 1956.
- Record
- 5–3–1
- Conference
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- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 11
- Points
- 223–153
- Coach
- Red Blaik
- Elo
- 1595 −3 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 4.9 No. 47 of 111 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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- Captain
- Ed Szvetecz