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1983 Army

2–⁠9, coached by Jim Young.

Schedule and results

Army in 1983, game by game: lost vs. Colgate 13–15; lost at Louisville 7–31; won vs. Dartmouth 13–12; lost at Harvard 21–24; won vs. Rutgers 20–12; lost vs. Notre Dame 0–42; lost vs. Lehigh 12–13; lost at Air Force 20–41; lost vs. No. 16 Boston College 14–34; lost at No. 20 Pittsburgh 7–38; lost vs. Navy 13–42+8−42Lost 13–15 vs. Colgate-2ColgateLost 7–31 at Louisville-24LouisvilleWon 13–12 vs. Dartmouth+1DartmouthLost 21–24 at Harvard-3HarvardWon 20–12 vs. Rutgers+8RutgersLost 0–42 vs. Notre Dame-42Notre DameLost 12–13 vs. Lehigh-1LehighLost 20–41 at Air Force-21Air ForceLost 14–34 vs. No. 16 Boston College-20No. 16 Boston CollegeLost 7–38 at No. 20 Pittsburgh-31No. 20 PittsburghLost 13–42 vs. Navy-29Navy
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 10vsColgateL 13–⁠1557%
Sep 17atLouisvilleL 7–⁠3133%
Sep 24vsDartmouthW 13–⁠1253%
Oct 1atHarvardL 21–⁠2439%
Oct 8vsRutgersW 20–⁠1248%
Oct 15vsNotre DameL 0–⁠4222%
Oct 22vsLehighL 12–⁠1365%
Oct 29atAir ForceL 20–⁠4120%
Nov 5vs16Boston CollegeL 14–⁠3419%
Nov 12at20PittsburghL 7–⁠388%
Nov 25vsNavyL 13–⁠4243%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Navy 42–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The tied 120th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
2–⁠9
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
140–⁠304
Coach
Jim Young
Elo
1316 −93 this season
SP+ rating
-25.5 No. 106 of 108; offense No. 104, defense No. 106
SRS
−18.8 No. 105 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Bob Sutton
Captain
Jim Mitroka
Offense
Triple option
Defense
4–⁠3