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1984 Army

8–⁠3–⁠1, coached by Jim Young.

Schedule and results

Army in 1984, game by game: won vs. Colgate 41–15; tied at Tennessee 24–24; won vs. Duke 13–9; won vs. Harvard 33–11; lost at Rutgers 7–14; won vs. Pennsylvania 48–13; lost at Syracuse 16–27; won vs. Air Force 24–12; lost at No. 16 Boston College 31–45; won vs. Montana 45–31; won vs. Navy 28–11; won vs. Michigan State 10–6+35−14Won 41–15 vs. Colgate+26ColgateTied 24–24 at Tennessee0TennesseeWon 13–9 vs. Duke+4DukeWon 33–11 vs. Harvard+22HarvardLost 7–14 at Rutgers-7RutgersWon 48–13 vs. Pennsylvania+35PennsylvaniaLost 16–27 at Syracuse-11SyracuseWon 24–12 vs. Air Force+12Air ForceLost 31–45 at No. 16 Boston College-14No. 16 Boston CollegeWon 45–31 vs. Montana+14MontanaWon 28–11 vs. Navy+17NavyWon 10–6 vs. Michigan State+4Michigan State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 15vsColgateW 41–⁠1558%
Sep 22atTennesseeT 24–⁠2417%
Sep 29vsDukeW 13–⁠951%
Oct 6vsHarvardW 33–⁠1165%
Oct 13atRutgersL 7–⁠1437%
Oct 20vsPennsylvaniaW 48–⁠1375%
Oct 27atSyracuseL 16–⁠2734%
Nov 3vsAir ForceW 24–⁠1235%
Nov 10at16Boston CollegeL 31–⁠4520%
Nov 17vsMontanaW 45–⁠3178%
Dec 1vsNavyW 28–⁠1149%
Dec 22Bowls & playoffvsMichigan StateCherry BowlW 10–⁠652%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Michigan State 10–⁠6 in the Cherry Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 72nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
8–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
320–⁠218
Coach
Jim Young
Elo
1515 +138 this season
SP+ rating
8.2 No. 39 of 106; offense No. 59, defense No. 19
SRS
6.7 No. 36 of 110 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Defensive coordinator
Bob Sutton
Captain
Senior class
Offense
Triple option
Defense
4–⁠3