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1980 Army

3–⁠7–⁠1, coached by Ed Cavanaugh.

Schedule and results

Army in 1980, game by game: won vs. Holy Cross 28–7; won vs. California 26–19; lost at Washington State 18–31; lost vs. Harvard 10–15; tied vs. Lehigh 24–24; lost at No. 5 Notre Dame 3–30; lost at Boston College 14–30; lost vs. Rutgers 21–37; won vs. Air Force 47–24; lost vs. No. 8 Pittsburgh 7–45; lost vs. Navy 6–33+23−38Won 28–7 vs. Holy Cross+21Holy CrossWon 26–19 vs. California+7CaliforniaLost 18–31 at Washington State-13Washington StateLost 10–15 vs. Harvard-5HarvardTied 24–24 vs. Lehigh0LehighLost 3–30 at No. 5 Notre Dame-27No. 5 Notre DameLost 14–30 at Boston College-16Boston CollegeLost 21–37 vs. Rutgers-16RutgersWon 47–24 vs. Air Force+23Air ForceLost 7–45 vs. No. 8 Pittsburgh-38No. 8 PittsburghLost 6–33 vs. Navy-27Navy
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 13vsHoly CrossW 28–⁠747%
Sep 20vsCaliforniaW 26–⁠1945%
Sep 27atWashington StateL 18–⁠3149%
Oct 4vsHarvardL 10–⁠1546%
Oct 11vsLehighT 24–⁠2460%
Oct 18at5Notre DameL 3–⁠3012%
Oct 25atBoston CollegeL 14–⁠3029%
Nov 1vsRutgersL 21–⁠3727%
Nov 8vsAir ForceW 47–⁠2463%
Nov 15vs8PittsburghL 7–⁠4513%
Nov 29vsNavyL 6–⁠3320%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Navy 33–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 118th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
3–⁠7–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
204–⁠295
Coach
Ed Cavanaugh
Elo
1342 −21 this season
SP+ rating
-4.7 No. 92 of 133; offense No. 70, defense No. 103
SRS
−5.8 No. 89 of 138 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Captain
Stan March