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1961 Army

6–⁠4, coached by Dale Hall.

Schedule and results

Army in 1961, game by game: won vs. Richmond 24–6; won vs. Boston University 31–7; lost at Michigan 8–38; won at Penn State 10–6; won vs. Idaho 51–7; lost vs. West Virginia 3–7; won vs. Detroit Mercy 34–7; won vs. William & Mary 48–13; lost vs. Oklahoma 8–14; lost vs. Navy 7–13+44−30Won 24–6 vs. Richmond+18RichmondWon 31–7 vs. Boston University+24Boston Universi…Lost 8–38 at Michigan-30MichiganWon 10–6 at Penn State+4Penn StateWon 51–7 vs. Idaho+44IdahoLost 3–7 vs. West Virginia-4West VirginiaWon 34–7 vs. Detroit Mercy+27Detroit MercyWon 48–13 vs. William & Mary+35William & MaryLost 8–14 vs. Oklahoma-6OklahomaLost 7–13 vs. Navy-6Navy
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 23vsRichmondW 24–⁠674%
Sep 30vsBoston UniversityW 31–⁠777%
Oct 7atMichiganL 8–⁠3847%
Oct 14atPenn StateW 10–⁠631%
Oct 21vsIdahoW 51–⁠786%
Oct 28vsWest VirginiaL 3–⁠779%
Nov 4vsDetroit MercyW 34–⁠760%
Nov 11vsWilliam & MaryW 48–⁠1388%
Nov 18vsOklahomaL 8–⁠1471%
Dec 2vsNavyL 7–⁠1344%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Navy 13–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 63rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Photographs from 1961

  • President John F. Kennedy Greets a Referee and Team Captains for the Coin Toss prior to the Army-Navy Football Game
    President John F. Kennedy Greets a Referee and Team Captains for the Coin Toss prior to the Army–Navy Football GamePhoto: John F. Kennedy Library, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America
    The game
  • Major General William C. Westmoreland at Army-Navy Football Game, Philadelphia
    Major General William C. Westmoreland at Army–Navy Football Game, PhiladelphiaPhoto: John F. Kennedy Library, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America
    The game

Photographs from libraries and archives found through the Digital Public Library of America, each under the rights statement its holder gives (no copyright in the United States, public domain or Creative Commons) and credited to it. Captions as each collection catalogues them.

Record
6–⁠4
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
224–⁠118
Coach
Dale Hall
Elo
1544 −13 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
6.7 No. 37 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Michael Casp