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1968 Army

7–⁠3, coached by Thomas Cahill.

Schedule and results

Army in 1968, game by game: won vs. The Citadel 34–14; lost vs. Vanderbilt 13–17; lost at Missouri 3–7; won vs. No. 16 California 10–7; won at Rutgers 24–0; won vs. Duke 57–25; lost at No. 4 Penn State 24–28; won vs. Boston College 58–25; won at Pittsburgh 26–0; won vs. Navy 21–14+33−4Won 34–14 vs. The Citadel+20The CitadelLost 13–17 vs. Vanderbilt-4VanderbiltLost 3–7 at Missouri-4MissouriWon 10–7 vs. No. 16 California+3No. 16 CaliforniaWon 24–0 at Rutgers+24RutgersWon 57–25 vs. Duke+32DukeLost 24–28 at No. 4 Penn State-4No. 4 Penn StateWon 58–25 vs. Boston College+33Boston CollegeWon 26–0 at Pittsburgh+26PittsburghWon 21–14 vs. Navy+7Navy
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21vsThe CitadelW 34–⁠1482%
Sep 28vsVanderbiltL 13–⁠1778%
Oct 5atMissouriL 3–⁠742%
Oct 12vs16CaliforniaW 10–⁠755%
Oct 19atRutgersW 24–⁠059%
Oct 26vsDukeW 57–⁠2579%
Nov 2at4Penn StateL 24–⁠2828%
Nov 9vsBoston CollegeW 58–⁠2574%
Nov 16atPittsburghW 26–⁠079%
Nov 30vsNavyW 21–⁠1478%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Navy 21–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 23rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
7–⁠3
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
270–⁠137
Coach
Thomas Cahill
Elo
1629 +50 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
14.6 No. 22 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Richard S. Lyon
Captain
Ken Johnson