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1985 Army

9–⁠3, coached by Jim Young.

Schedule and results

Army in 1985, game by game: won vs. Western Michigan 48–6; won vs. Rutgers 20–16; won at Pennsylvania 41–3; won vs. Yale 59–16; won vs. Boston College 45–14; lost at Notre Dame 10–24; won vs. Colgate 45–43; won vs. Holy Cross 34–12; lost at No. 5 Air Force 7–45; won vs. Memphis 49–7; lost vs. Navy 7–17; won vs. Illinois 31–29+43−38Won 48–6 vs. Western Michigan+42Western MichiganWon 20–16 vs. Rutgers+4RutgersWon 41–3 at Pennsylvania+38PennsylvaniaWon 59–16 vs. Yale+43YaleWon 45–14 vs. Boston College+31Boston CollegeLost 10–24 at Notre Dame-14Notre DameWon 45–43 vs. Colgate+2ColgateWon 34–12 vs. Holy Cross+22Holy CrossLost 7–45 at No. 5 Air Force-38No. 5 Air ForceWon 49–7 vs. Memphis+42MemphisLost 7–17 vs. Navy-10NavyWon 31–29 vs. Illinois+2Illinois
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 14vsWestern MichiganW 48–⁠668%
Sep 21vsRutgersW 20–⁠1659%
Sep 28atPennsylvaniaW 41–⁠376%
Oct 5vsYaleW 59–⁠1674%
Oct 12vsBoston CollegeW 45–⁠1456%
Oct 19atNotre DameL 10–⁠2453%
Oct 26vsColgateW 45–⁠4386%
Nov 2vsHoly CrossW 34–⁠1286%
Nov 9at5Air ForceL 7–⁠4527%
Nov 16vsMemphisW 49–⁠775%
Dec 7vsNavyL 7–⁠1770%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvsIllinoisPeach BowlW 31–⁠2947%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Illinois 31–⁠29 in the Peach Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 56th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 8: 19
Record
9–⁠3
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked peak No. 19
Points
396–⁠232
Coach
Jim Young
Elo
1566 +57 this season
SP+ rating
8.6 No. 37 of 106; offense No. 29, defense No. 46
SRS
8.9 No. 27 of 110 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Bob Sutton
Captains
Kurt Gutierrez and Don Smith
Offense
Triple option
Defense
4–⁠3