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1979 Army

2–⁠8–⁠1, coached by Lou Saban.

Schedule and results

Army in 1979, game by game: won vs. UConn 26–10; won at Stanford 17–13; lost vs. North Carolina 3–41; tied vs. Duke 17–17; lost at Penn State 3–24; lost vs. Baylor 0–55; lost vs. Boston College 16–29; lost at Air Force 7–28; lost at Rutgers 0–20; lost vs. No. 11 Pittsburgh 0–40; lost vs. Navy 7–31+16−55Won 26–10 vs. UConn+16UConnWon 17–13 at Stanford+4StanfordLost 3–41 vs. North Carolina-38North CarolinaTied 17–17 vs. Duke0DukeLost 3–24 at Penn State-21Penn StateLost 0–55 vs. Baylor-55BaylorLost 16–29 vs. Boston College-13Boston CollegeLost 7–28 at Air Force-21Air ForceLost 0–20 at Rutgers-20RutgersLost 0–40 vs. No. 11 Pittsburgh-40No. 11 PittsburghLost 7–31 vs. Navy-24Navy
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 15vsUConnW 26–⁠1082%
Sep 22atStanfordW 17–⁠1325%
Sep 29vsNorth CarolinaL 3–⁠4144%
Oct 6vsDukeT 17–⁠1759%
Oct 13atPenn StateL 3–⁠2416%
Oct 20vsBaylorL 0–⁠5540%
Oct 27vsBoston CollegeL 16–⁠2966%
Nov 3atAir ForceL 7–⁠2858%
Nov 10atRutgersL 0–⁠2013%
Nov 17vs11PittsburghL 0–⁠4014%
Dec 1vsNavyL 7–⁠3124%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Navy 31–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 125th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
2–⁠8–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
96–⁠308
Coach
Lou Saban
Elo
1294 −141 this season
SP+ rating
-16.4 No. 123 of 135; offense No. 123, defense No. 109
SRS
−12.0 No. 112 of 140 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Captain
George Mayes