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1971 Army

6–⁠4, coached by Thomas Cahill.

Schedule and results

Army in 1971, game by game: lost vs. No. 13 Stanford 3–38; won at Georgia Tech 16–13; won vs. Missouri 22–6; lost at No. 9 Penn State 0–42; lost at Air Force 7–20; won vs. Virginia 14–9; lost at Miami 13–24; won vs. Rutgers 30–17; won vs. Pittsburgh 17–14; won vs. Navy 24–23+16−42Lost 3–38 vs. No. 13 Stanford-35No. 13 StanfordWon 16–13 at Georgia Tech+3Georgia TechWon 22–6 vs. Missouri+16MissouriLost 0–42 at No. 9 Penn State-42No. 9 Penn StateLost 7–20 at Air Force-13Air ForceWon 14–9 vs. Virginia+5VirginiaLost 13–24 at Miami-11MiamiWon 30–17 vs. Rutgers+13RutgersWon 17–14 vs. Pittsburgh+3PittsburghWon 24–23 vs. Navy+1Navy
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 18vs13StanfordL 3–⁠3827%
Sep 25atGeorgia TechW 16–⁠1323%
Oct 2vsMissouriW 22–⁠645%
Oct 9at9Penn StateL 0–⁠4218%
Oct 16atAir ForceL 7–⁠2023%
Oct 23vsVirginiaW 14–⁠969%
Oct 29atMiamiL 13–⁠2439%
Nov 6vsRutgersW 30–⁠1777%
Nov 13vsPittsburghW 17–⁠1460%
Nov 27vsNavyW 24–⁠2363%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Navy 24–⁠23; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 97th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
6–⁠4
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
146–⁠206
Coach
Thomas Cahill
Elo
1453 +33 this season
SP+ rating
-7.4 No. 94 of 120; offense No. 100, defense No. 68
SRS
−3.7 No. 82 of 128 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Richard S. Lyon
Captain
John Roth