1988 Army
9–3, coached by Jim Young. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Bucknell 58–10Oct 1
By 48 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | vs Holy Cross | W 23–3 | 75% |
| Sep 17 | at 17Washington | L 17–31 | 29% |
| Sep 24 | vs Northwestern | W 23–7 | 72% |
| Oct 1 | vs Bucknell | W 58–10 | 81% |
| Oct 8 | at Yale | W 33–18 | 72% |
| Oct 15 | vs Lafayette | W 24–17 | 84% |
| Oct 22 | vs Rutgers | W 34–24 | 53% |
| Nov 5 | vs Air Force | W 28–15 | 55% |
| Nov 12 | vs Vanderbilt | W 24–19 | 74% |
| Nov 19 | vs Boston College | L 24–38 | 70% |
| Dec 3 | vs Navy | W 20–15 | 75% |
| Dec 24Bowls & playoff | vs 20AlabamaSun Bowl | L 28–29 | 31% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Alabama 29–28 in the Sun Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll.
In program history: The 65th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1988.
- Record
- 9–3
- Conference
- —
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 336–226
- Coach
- Jim Young
- Elo
- 1541 +66 this season
- SP+ rating
- -1.2 No. 61 of 102; offense No. 55, defense No. 59
- SRS
- 2.1 No. 48 of 105 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Defensive coordinator
- Bob Sutton
- Captains
- Chris Destito and Troy Lingley
- Offense
- Triple option
- Defense
- 4–3