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1975 Army

2–⁠9, coached by Homer Smith.

Schedule and results

Army in 1975, game by game: won vs. Holy Cross 44–7; won vs. Lehigh 54–32; lost vs. Villanova 0–10; lost at Stanford 14–67; lost vs. Duke 10–21; lost vs. Pittsburgh 20–52; lost at No. 9 Penn State 0–31; lost at Air Force 3–33; lost vs. Boston College 0–31; lost at Vanderbilt 14–23; lost vs. Navy 6–30+37−53Won 44–7 vs. Holy Cross+37Holy CrossWon 54–32 vs. Lehigh+22LehighLost 0–10 vs. Villanova-10VillanovaLost 14–67 at Stanford-53StanfordLost 10–21 vs. Duke-11DukeLost 20–52 vs. Pittsburgh-32PittsburghLost 0–31 at No. 9 Penn State-31No. 9 Penn StateLost 3–33 at Air Force-30Air ForceLost 0–31 vs. Boston College-31Boston CollegeLost 14–23 at Vanderbilt-9VanderbiltLost 6–30 vs. Navy-24Navy
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 13vsHoly CrossW 44–⁠743%
Sep 20vsLehighW 54–⁠3281%
Sep 27vsVillanovaL 0–⁠1065%
Oct 4atStanfordL 14–⁠6725%
Oct 11vsDukeL 10–⁠2145%
Oct 18vsPittsburghL 20–⁠5221%
Oct 25at9Penn StateL 0–⁠316%
Nov 1atAir ForceL 3–⁠3336%
Nov 8vsBoston CollegeL 0–⁠3124%
Nov 15atVanderbiltL 14–⁠2318%
Nov 29vsNavyL 6–⁠3018%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Navy 30–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 132nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
2–⁠9
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
165–⁠337
Coach
Homer Smith
Elo
1258 −95 this season
SP+ rating
-22.5 No. 127 of 132; offense No. 120, defense No. 124
SRS
−16.6 No. 121 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captains
Scott Gillogly and Al Staerke