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1982 Army

4–⁠7, coached by Ed Cavanaugh.

Schedule and results

Army in 1982, game by game: lost at Missouri 10–23; won vs. Lafayette 26–20; lost at No. 11 North Carolina 8–62; won vs. Harvard 17–13; lost at Rutgers 3–24; won at Princeton 20–14; lost vs. Boston College 17–32; won vs. Columbia 41–8; lost vs. Air Force 9–27; lost vs. No. 8 Pittsburgh 6–24; lost vs. Navy 7–24+33−54Lost 10–23 at Missouri-13MissouriWon 26–20 vs. Lafayette+6LafayetteLost 8–62 at No. 11 North Carolina-54No. 11 North CarolinaWon 17–13 vs. Harvard+4HarvardLost 3–24 at Rutgers-21RutgersWon 20–14 at Princeton+6PrincetonLost 17–32 vs. Boston College-15Boston CollegeWon 41–8 vs. Columbia+33ColumbiaLost 9–27 vs. Air Force-18Air ForceLost 6–24 vs. No. 8 Pittsburgh-18No. 8 PittsburghLost 7–24 vs. Navy-17Navy
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 11atMissouriL 10–⁠2321%
Sep 18vsLafayetteW 26–⁠2071%
Sep 25at11North CarolinaL 8–⁠6215%
Oct 2vsHarvardW 17–⁠1346%
Oct 9atRutgersL 3–⁠2433%
Oct 16atPrincetonW 20–⁠1435%
Oct 23vsBoston CollegeL 17–⁠3233%
Oct 30vsColumbiaW 41–⁠871%
Nov 6vsAir ForceL 9–⁠2753%
Nov 13vs8PittsburghL 6–⁠2417%
Dec 4vsNavyL 7–⁠2430%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Navy 24–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 111th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
164–⁠271
Coach
Ed Cavanaugh
Elo
1363 −40 this season
SP+ rating
-18.1 No. 104 of 109; offense No. 102, defense No. 90
SRS
−13.1 No. 94 of 113 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Captains
Gerald Walker and Mike Williams