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1972 Army

6–⁠4, coached by Thomas Cahill.

Schedule and results

Army in 1972, game by game: lost vs. No. 9 Nebraska 7–77; won at Texas A&M 24–14; won vs. Lehigh 26–21; lost vs. No. 15 Penn State 0–45; won at Rutgers 35–28; lost vs. Miami 7–28; won vs. No. 19 Air Force 17–14; lost at Syracuse 6–27; won vs. Holy Cross 15–13; won vs. Navy 23–15+10−70Lost 7–77 vs. No. 9 Nebraska-70No. 9 NebraskaWon 24–14 at Texas A&M+10Texas A&MWon 26–21 vs. Lehigh+5LehighLost 0–45 vs. No. 15 Penn State-45No. 15 Penn StateWon 35–28 at Rutgers+7RutgersLost 7–28 vs. Miami-21MiamiWon 17–14 vs. No. 19 Air Force+3No. 19 Air ForceLost 6–27 at Syracuse-21SyracuseWon 15–13 vs. Holy Cross+2Holy CrossWon 23–15 vs. Navy+8Navy
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 23vs9NebraskaL 7–⁠7723%
Sep 30atTexas A&MW 24–⁠1440%
Oct 7vsLehighW 26–⁠2191%
Oct 14vs15Penn StateL 0–⁠4531%
Oct 21atRutgersW 35–⁠2855%
Oct 28vsMiamiL 7–⁠2863%
Nov 4vs19Air ForceW 17–⁠1432%
Nov 11atSyracuseL 6–⁠2746%
Nov 18vsHoly CrossW 15–⁠1359%
Dec 2vsNavyW 23–⁠1552%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Navy 23–⁠15; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 93rd-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
160–⁠282
Coach
Thomas Cahill
Elo
1460 −9 this season
SP+ rating
-2.4 No. 75 of 121; offense No. 60, defense No. 87
SRS
−3.9 No. 78 of 127 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Richard S. Lyon
Captain
Steve Bogosian