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1974 Army

3–⁠8, coached by Homer Smith.

Schedule and results

Army in 1974, game by game: won vs. Lafayette 14–7; lost vs. Tulane 14–31; lost at California 14–27; lost vs. No. 15 Penn State 14–21; lost at Duke 14–33; lost at No. 7 Notre Dame 0–48; won vs. Holy Cross 13–10; lost vs. Vanderbilt 14–38; won vs. Air Force 17–16; lost at North Carolina 42–56; lost vs. Navy 0–19+7−48Won 14–7 vs. Lafayette+7LafayetteLost 14–31 vs. Tulane-17TulaneLost 14–27 at California-13CaliforniaLost 14–21 vs. No. 15 Penn State-7No. 15 Penn StateLost 14–33 at Duke-19DukeLost 0–48 at No. 7 Notre Dame-48No. 7 Notre DameWon 13–10 vs. Holy Cross+3Holy CrossLost 14–38 vs. Vanderbilt-24VanderbiltWon 17–16 vs. Air Force+1Air ForceLost 42–56 at North Carolina-14North CarolinaLost 0–19 vs. Navy-19Navy
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 14vsLafayetteW 14–⁠782%
Sep 21vsTulaneL 14–⁠3131%
Sep 28atCaliforniaL 14–⁠2727%
Oct 5vs15Penn StateL 14–⁠2113%
Oct 12atDukeL 14–⁠3322%
Oct 19at7Notre DameL 0–⁠488%
Oct 26vsHoly CrossW 13–⁠1041%
Nov 2vsVanderbiltL 14–⁠3832%
Nov 9vsAir ForceW 17–⁠1638%
Nov 16atNorth CarolinaL 42–⁠5619%
Nov 30vsNavyL 0–⁠1939%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Navy 19–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 129th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
3–⁠8
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
156–⁠306
Coach
Homer Smith
Elo
1279 −71 this season
SP+ rating
-15.3 No. 105 of 124; offense No. 90, defense No. 113
SRS
−9.7 No. 99 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Frank Gansz
Captain
Bob Johnson