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1959 Army

4–⁠4–⁠1, coached by Dale Hall.

Schedule and results

Army in 1959, game by game: won vs. Boston College 44–8; lost at Illinois 14–20; lost vs. No. 16 Penn State 11–17; won at Duke 21–6; won vs. Colorado State 25–6; tied at Air Force 13–13; won vs. Villanova 14–0; lost at Oklahoma 20–28; lost vs. Navy 12–43+36−31Won 44–8 vs. Boston College+36Boston CollegeLost 14–20 at Illinois-6IllinoisLost 11–17 vs. No. 16 Penn State-6No. 16 Penn StateWon 21–6 at Duke+15DukeWon 25–6 vs. Colorado State+19Colorado StateTied 13–13 at Air Force0Air ForceWon 14–0 vs. Villanova+14VillanovaLost 20–28 at Oklahoma-8OklahomaLost 12–43 vs. Navy-31Navy
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26vsBoston CollegeW 44–⁠875%
Oct 3atIllinoisL 14–⁠2067%
Oct 10vs16Penn StateL 11–⁠1759%
Oct 17atDukeW 21–⁠656%
Oct 24vsColorado StateW 25–⁠680%
Oct 31atAir ForceT 13–⁠1347%
Nov 7vsVillanovaW 14–⁠090%
Nov 14atOklahomaL 20–⁠2843%
Nov 28vsNavyL 12–⁠4362%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Navy 43–⁠12; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 36th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 5
  2. Wk 2: 7
  3. Wk 3: 4

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 1959.

Consensus All-AmericanBill Carpenter, E

Record
4–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked peak No. 4
Points
174–⁠141
Coach
Dale Hall
Elo
1595 −59 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
5.5 No. 42 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Bill Carpenter