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1986 Army

6–⁠5, coached by Jim Young.

Schedule and results

Army in 1986, game by game: won vs. Syracuse 33–28; lost at Northwestern 18–25; lost vs. Wake Forest 14–49; won at Yale 41–24; won at Tennessee 25–21; lost vs. Holy Cross 14–17; lost at Rutgers 7–35; lost vs. Boston College 20–27; won vs. Air Force 21–11; won vs. Lafayette 56–48; won vs. Navy 27–7+20−35Won 33–28 vs. Syracuse+5SyracuseLost 18–25 at Northwestern-7NorthwesternLost 14–49 vs. Wake Forest-35Wake ForestWon 41–24 at Yale+17YaleWon 25–21 at Tennessee+4TennesseeLost 14–17 vs. Holy Cross-3Holy CrossLost 7–35 at Rutgers-28RutgersLost 20–27 vs. Boston College-7Boston CollegeWon 21–11 vs. Air Force+10Air ForceWon 56–48 vs. Lafayette+8LafayetteWon 27–7 vs. Navy+20Navy
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 13vsSyracuseW 33–⁠2862%
Sep 20atNorthwesternL 18–⁠2571%
Sep 27vsWake ForestL 14–⁠4969%
Oct 4atYaleW 41–⁠2456%
Oct 11atTennesseeW 25–⁠2127%
Oct 18vsHoly CrossL 14–⁠1783%
Oct 25atRutgersL 7–⁠3546%
Nov 1vsBoston CollegeL 20–⁠2747%
Nov 8vsAir ForceW 21–⁠1130%
Nov 15vsLafayetteW 56–⁠4882%
Dec 6vsNavyW 27–⁠766%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Navy 27–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 74th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
276–⁠292
Coach
Jim Young
Elo
1511 −33 this season
SP+ rating
-9.4 No. 72 of 101; offense No. 70, defense No. 77
SRS
−5.7 No. 70 of 105 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Defensive coordinator
Bob Sutton
Captains
Jim Brock and Rob Dickerson
Offense
Triple option
Defense
4–⁠3