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1981 Army

3–⁠7–⁠1, coached by Ed Cavanaugh.

Schedule and results

Army in 1981, game by game: lost at Missouri 10–24; lost vs. VMI 7–14; won vs. Brown 23–17; won at Harvard 27–13; lost vs. Rutgers 0–17; won vs. Princeton 34–0; lost vs. Boston College 6–41; lost at Air Force 3–7; lost vs. Holy Cross 13–28; lost at No. 1 Pittsburgh 0–48; tied vs. Navy 3–3+34−48Lost 10–24 at Missouri-14MissouriLost 7–14 vs. VMI-7VMIWon 23–17 vs. Brown+6BrownWon 27–13 at Harvard+14HarvardLost 0–17 vs. Rutgers-17RutgersWon 34–0 vs. Princeton+34PrincetonLost 6–41 vs. Boston College-35Boston CollegeLost 3–7 at Air Force-4Air ForceLost 13–28 vs. Holy Cross-15Holy CrossLost 0–48 at No. 1 Pittsburgh-48No. 1 PittsburghTied 3–3 vs. Navy0Navy
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 12atMissouriL 10–⁠2420%
Sep 19vsVMIL 7–⁠1457%
Sep 26vsBrownW 23–⁠1740%
Oct 3atHarvardW 27–⁠1333%
Oct 10vsRutgersL 0–⁠1739%
Oct 17vsPrincetonW 34–⁠055%
Oct 24vsBoston CollegeL 6–⁠4156%
Oct 31atAir ForceL 3–⁠746%
Nov 7vsHoly CrossL 13–⁠2847%
Nov 14at1PittsburghL 0–⁠485%
Nov 28vsNavyT 3–⁠320%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Navy 3–⁠3; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 112th-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
126–⁠212
Coach
Ed Cavanaugh
Elo
1354 −40 this season
SP+ rating
-6.2 No. 92 of 132; offense No. 118, defense No. 50
SRS
−10.6 No. 112 of 137 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Captain
Stan March