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1966 Army

8–⁠2, coached by Thomas Cahill.

Schedule and results

Army in 1966, game by game: won vs. Kansas State 21–6; won vs. Holy Cross 14–0; won vs. Penn State 11–0; lost at No. 3 Notre Dame 0–35; won at Rutgers 14–9; won vs. Pittsburgh 28–0; lost at Tennessee 7–38; won vs. George Washington 20–7; won at California 6–3; won vs. Navy 20–7+28−35Won 21–6 vs. Kansas State+15Kansas StateWon 14–0 vs. Holy Cross+14Holy CrossWon 11–0 vs. Penn State+11Penn StateLost 0–35 at No. 3 Notre Dame-35No. 3 Notre DameWon 14–9 at Rutgers+5RutgersWon 28–0 vs. Pittsburgh+28PittsburghLost 7–38 at Tennessee-31TennesseeWon 20–7 vs. George Washington+13George Washingt…Won 6–3 at California+3CaliforniaWon 20–7 vs. Navy+13Navy
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 17vsKansas StateW 21–⁠678%
Sep 24vsHoly CrossW 14–⁠070%
Oct 1vsPenn StateW 11–⁠051%
Oct 8at3Notre DameL 0–⁠3526%
Oct 15atRutgersW 14–⁠957%
Oct 22vsPittsburghW 28–⁠074%
Oct 29atTennesseeL 7–⁠3831%
Nov 5vsGeorge WashingtonW 20–⁠767%
Nov 12atCaliforniaW 6–⁠355%
Nov 26vsNavyW 20–⁠755%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Navy 20–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 47th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Eddie Robinson Coach of the YearTom Cahill, coach

Record
8–⁠2
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
141–⁠105
Coach
Thomas Cahill
Elo
1584 +97 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
1.1 No. 53 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Townsend Clarke