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1962 Army

6–⁠4, coached by Paul Dietzel.

Schedule and results

Army in 1962, game by game: won vs. Wake Forest 40–14; won vs. Syracuse 9–2; lost at Michigan 7–17; won vs. No. 3 Penn State 9–6; won vs. Virginia Tech 20–12; won at George Washington 14–0; won at Boston University 26–0; lost vs. Oklahoma State 7–12; lost vs. Pittsburgh 6–7; lost vs. Navy 14–34+26−20Won 40–14 vs. Wake Forest+26Wake ForestWon 9–2 vs. Syracuse+7SyracuseLost 7–17 at Michigan-10MichiganWon 9–6 vs. No. 3 Penn State+3No. 3 Penn StateWon 20–12 vs. Virginia Tech+8Virginia TechWon 14–0 at George Washington+14George Washingt…Won 26–0 at Boston University+26Boston Universi…Lost 7–12 vs. Oklahoma State-5Oklahoma StateLost 6–7 vs. Pittsburgh-1PittsburghLost 14–34 vs. Navy-20Navy
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 22vsWake ForestW 40–⁠1468%
Sep 29vsSyracuseW 9–⁠249%
Oct 6atMichiganL 7–⁠1750%
Oct 13vs3Penn StateW 9–⁠637%
Oct 20vsVirginia TechW 20–⁠1273%
Oct 27atGeorge WashingtonW 14–⁠061%
Nov 3atBoston UniversityW 26–⁠071%
Nov 10vsOklahoma StateL 7–⁠1279%
Nov 17vsPittsburghL 6–⁠771%
Dec 1vsNavyL 14–⁠3454%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Navy 34–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 66th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 3: 10

Photographs from 1962

  • President Kennedy is Escorted across the Field by an Unidentified Cadet and General Clifton during Halftime of the Army-Navy Football Game, Philadelphia Municipal Stadium
    President Kennedy is Escorted across the Field by an Unidentified Cadet and General Clifton during Halftime of the Army–Navy Football Game, Philadelphia Municipal StadiumPhoto: John F. Kennedy Library, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America
    The game

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Record
6–⁠4
Conference
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AP final
Unranked peak No. 10
Points
152–⁠104
Coach
Paul Dietzel
Elo
1538 +9 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
4.0 No. 55 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
John Ellerson