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1977 Army

7–⁠4, coached by Homer Smith.

Schedule and results

Army in 1977, game by game: won vs. Massachusetts 34–10; won vs. VMI 27–14; lost at Boston College 28–49; lost vs. No. 7 Colorado 0–31; won vs. Villanova 34–32; lost vs. No. 11 Notre Dame 0–24; won vs. Lafayette 42–6; won vs. Holy Cross 48–7; won at Air Force 31–6; lost vs. No. 10 Pittsburgh 26–52; won vs. Navy 17–14+41−31Won 34–10 vs. Massachusetts+24MassachusettsWon 27–14 vs. VMI+13VMILost 28–49 at Boston College-21Boston CollegeLost 0–31 vs. No. 7 Colorado-31No. 7 ColoradoWon 34–32 vs. Villanova+2VillanovaLost 0–24 vs. No. 11 Notre Dame-24No. 11 Notre DameWon 42–6 vs. Lafayette+36LafayetteWon 48–7 vs. Holy Cross+41Holy CrossWon 31–6 at Air Force+25Air ForceLost 26–52 vs. No. 10 Pittsburgh-26No. 10 PittsburghWon 17–14 vs. Navy+3Navy
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 10vsMassachusettsW 34–⁠1067%
Sep 17vsVMIW 27–⁠1451%
Sep 24atBoston CollegeL 28–⁠4936%
Oct 1vs7ColoradoL 0–⁠3128%
Oct 8vsVillanovaW 34–⁠3255%
Oct 15vs11Notre DameL 0–⁠2420%
Oct 22vsLafayetteW 42–⁠688%
Oct 29vsHoly CrossW 48–⁠780%
Nov 5atAir ForceW 31–⁠658%
Nov 12vs10PittsburghL 26–⁠5215%
Nov 26vsNavyW 17–⁠1445%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Navy 17–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 95th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
287–⁠245
Coach
Homer Smith
Elo
1459 +59 this season
SP+ rating
4.0 No. 65 of 140; offense No. 28, defense No. 102
SRS
2.7 No. 63 of 145 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captains
Chuck D’Amico and Leamon Hall