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1960 Army

6–⁠3–⁠1, coached by Dale Hall.

Schedule and results

Army in 1960, game by game: won vs. Buffalo 37–0; won vs. Boston College 20–7; won at California 28–10; lost vs. Penn State 16–27; lost at Nebraska 9–14; won vs. Villanova 54–0; won vs. Miami (OH) 30–7; won vs. No. 9 Syracuse 9–6; tied at No. 12 Pittsburgh 7–7; lost vs. No. 7 Navy 12–17+54−11Won 37–0 vs. Buffalo+37BuffaloWon 20–7 vs. Boston College+13Boston CollegeWon 28–10 at California+18CaliforniaLost 16–27 vs. Penn State-11Penn StateLost 9–14 at Nebraska-5NebraskaWon 54–0 vs. Villanova+54VillanovaWon 30–7 vs. Miami (OH)+23Miami (OH)Won 9–6 vs. No. 9 Syracuse+3No. 9 SyracuseTied 7–7 at No. 12 Pittsburgh0No. 12 PittsburghLost 12–17 vs. No. 7 Navy-5No. 7 Navy
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 17vsBuffaloW 37–⁠088%
Sep 24vsBoston CollegeW 20–⁠768%
Oct 1atCaliforniaW 28–⁠1067%
Oct 8vsPenn StateL 16–⁠2759%
Oct 15atNebraskaL 9–⁠1466%
Oct 22vsVillanovaW 54–⁠087%
Oct 29vsMiami (OH)W 30–⁠771%
Nov 5vs9SyracuseW 9–⁠632%
Nov 12at12PittsburghT 7–⁠737%
Nov 26vs7NavyL 12–⁠1741%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Navy 17–⁠12; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 46th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 4: 18
Record
6–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked peak No. 18
Points
222–⁠95
Coach
Dale Hall
Elo
1585 +21 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
10.3 No. 33 of 113 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Frank Gibson and Al Vanderbush