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1970 Army

1–⁠9–⁠1, coached by Thomas Cahill.

Schedule and results

Army in 1970, game by game: won vs. Holy Cross 26–0; lost vs. Baylor 7–10; lost at No. 8 Nebraska 0–28; lost at Tennessee 3–48; lost at No. 3 Notre Dame 10–51; lost at Virginia 20–21; lost vs. Penn State 14–38; lost at Boston College 13–21; lost vs. No. 20 Syracuse 29–31; tied vs. No. 19 Oregon 22–22; lost vs. Navy 7–11+26−45Won 26–0 vs. Holy Cross+26Holy CrossLost 7–10 vs. Baylor-3BaylorLost 0–28 at No. 8 Nebraska-28No. 8 NebraskaLost 3–48 at Tennessee-45TennesseeLost 10–51 at No. 3 Notre Dame-41No. 3 Notre DameLost 20–21 at Virginia-1VirginiaLost 14–38 vs. Penn State-24Penn StateLost 13–21 at Boston College-8Boston CollegeLost 29–31 vs. No. 20 Syracuse-2No. 20 SyracuseTied 22–22 vs. No. 19 Oregon0No. 19 OregonLost 7–11 vs. Navy-4Navy
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 12vsHoly CrossW 26–⁠066%
Sep 19vsBaylorL 7–⁠1080%
Sep 26at8NebraskaL 0–⁠2823%
Oct 3atTennesseeL 3–⁠4823%
Oct 10at3Notre DameL 10–⁠5116%
Oct 17atVirginiaL 20–⁠2150%
Oct 24vsPenn StateL 14–⁠3836%
Oct 31atBoston CollegeL 13–⁠2131%
Nov 7vs20SyracuseL 29–⁠3141%
Nov 14vs19OregonT 22–⁠2239%
Nov 28vsNavyL 7–⁠1163%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Navy 11–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 106th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
1–⁠9–⁠1
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
151–⁠281
Coach
Thomas Cahill
Elo
1380 −114 this season
SP+ rating
-5.1 No. 83 of 117; offense No. 83, defense No. 69
SRS
−3.9 No. 74 of 123 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Richard S. Lyon
Captain
Ken Wyrick