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1976 Army

5–⁠6, coached by Homer Smith.

Schedule and results

Army in 1976, game by game: won vs. Lafayette 16–6; won vs. Holy Cross 26–24; lost vs. No. 16 North Carolina 32–34; won vs. Stanford 21–20; lost at Penn State 16–38; lost at Tulane 10–23; lost vs. Boston College 10–27; won vs. Air Force 24–7; lost at No. 2 Pittsburgh 7–37; won vs. Colgate 29–13; lost vs. Navy 10–38+17−30Won 16–6 vs. Lafayette+10LafayetteWon 26–24 vs. Holy Cross+2Holy CrossLost 32–34 vs. No. 16 North Carolina-2No. 16 North CarolinaWon 21–20 vs. Stanford+1StanfordLost 16–38 at Penn State-22Penn StateLost 10–23 at Tulane-13TulaneLost 10–27 vs. Boston College-17Boston CollegeWon 24–7 vs. Air Force+17Air ForceLost 7–37 at No. 2 Pittsburgh-30No. 2 PittsburghWon 29–13 vs. Colgate+16ColgateLost 10–38 vs. Navy-28Navy
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 11vsLafayetteW 16–⁠680%
Sep 18vsHoly CrossW 26–⁠2467%
Sep 25vs16North CarolinaL 32–⁠3437%
Oct 2vsStanfordW 21–⁠2033%
Oct 9atPenn StateL 16–⁠3816%
Oct 16atTulaneL 10–⁠2335%
Oct 23vsBoston CollegeL 10–⁠2726%
Oct 30vsAir ForceW 24–⁠755%
Nov 6at2PittsburghL 7–⁠377%
Nov 13vsColgateW 29–⁠1334%
Nov 27vsNavyL 10–⁠3838%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Navy 38–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 114th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
201–⁠267
Coach
Homer Smith
Elo
1351 +13 this season
SP+ rating
-14.3 No. 112 of 132; offense No. 95, defense No. 121
SRS
−6.8 No. 100 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Jeff Jancek