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1978 Army

4–⁠6–⁠1, coached by Homer Smith.

Schedule and results

Army in 1978, game by game: won vs. Lafayette 24–14; lost vs. Virginia 17–21; tied vs. Washington State 21–21; lost at Tennessee 13–31; lost vs. Holy Cross 0–31; lost at Florida 7–31; won vs. Colgate 28–3; won vs. Air Force 28–14; won vs. Boston College 29–26; lost at No. 18 Pittsburgh 17–35; lost vs. Navy 0–28+25−31Won 24–14 vs. Lafayette+10LafayetteLost 17–21 vs. Virginia-4VirginiaTied 21–21 vs. Washington State0Washington StateLost 13–31 at Tennessee-18TennesseeLost 0–31 vs. Holy Cross-31Holy CrossLost 7–31 at Florida-24FloridaWon 28–3 vs. Colgate+25ColgateWon 28–14 vs. Air Force+14Air ForceWon 29–26 vs. Boston College+3Boston CollegeLost 17–35 at No. 18 Pittsburgh-18No. 18 PittsburghLost 0–28 vs. Navy-28Navy
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 16vsLafayetteW 24–⁠1491%
Sep 23vsVirginiaL 17–⁠2180%
Sep 30vsWashington StateT 21–⁠2143%
Oct 7atTennesseeL 13–⁠3143%
Oct 14vsHoly CrossL 0–⁠3150%
Oct 21atFloridaL 7–⁠3126%
Oct 28vsColgateW 28–⁠353%
Nov 4vsAir ForceW 28–⁠1466%
Nov 11vsBoston CollegeW 29–⁠2666%
Nov 18at18PittsburghL 17–⁠3515%
Dec 2vsNavyL 0–⁠2832%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Navy 28–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 104th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
4–⁠6–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
184–⁠255
Coach
Homer Smith
Elo
1404 −69 this season
SP+ rating
-16.3 No. 121 of 133; offense No. 112, defense No. 115
SRS
−7.8 No. 100 of 138 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Captains
Clennie Brundidge and Chuck Schott