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1996 Army

10–⁠2, coached by Bob Sutton, finished No. 25 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Army in 1996, game by game: won vs. Ohio 37–20; won vs. Duke 35–17; won vs. North Texas 27–10; won vs. Yale 39–13; won vs. Rutgers 42–21; won vs. Tulane 34–10; won at Miami (OH) 27–7; won vs. Lafayette 41–21; won vs. Air Force 23–7; lost at No. 19 Syracuse 17–42; won vs. Navy 28–24; lost vs. Auburn 29–32+26−25Won 37–20 vs. Ohio+17OhioWon 35–17 vs. Duke+18DukeWon 27–10 vs. North Texas+17North TexasWon 39–13 vs. Yale+26YaleWon 42–21 vs. Rutgers+21RutgersWon 34–10 vs. Tulane+24TulaneWon 27–7 at Miami (OH)+20Miami (OH)Won 41–21 vs. Lafayette+20LafayetteWon 23–7 vs. Air Force+16Air ForceLost 17–42 at No. 19 Syracuse-25No. 19 SyracuseWon 28–24 vs. Navy+4NavyLost 29–32 vs. Auburn-3Auburn
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 14vsOhioW 37–⁠2068%
Sep 21vsDukeW 35–⁠1769%
Sep 28vsNorth TexasW 27–⁠1076%
Oct 5vsYaleW 39–⁠1384%
Oct 12vsRutgersW 42–⁠2175%
Oct 19vsTulaneW 34–⁠1078%
Oct 26atMiami (OH)W 27–⁠745%
Nov 2vsLafayetteW 41–⁠2189%
Nov 9vsAir ForceW 23–⁠761%
Nov 16at19SyracuseL 17–⁠4232%
Dec 7vsNavyW 28–⁠2458%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvsAuburnIndependence BowlL 29–⁠3250%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Auburn 32–⁠29 in the Independence Bowl; No. 25 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 34th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 13: 22
  2. Wk 15: 24
  3. Wk 16: 23
  4. Wk 17: 24
  5. Final: 25

Bobby Dodd Coach of the YearBob Sutton, coach

Record
10–⁠2
Conference
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AP final
No. 25 peak No. 22
Points
379–⁠224
Coach
Bob Sutton
Elo
1597 +124 this season
SP+ rating
16.3 No. 22 of 111; offense No. 31, defense No. 28
SRS
9.0 No. 28 of 111 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Offensive coordinator
Greg Gregory
Defensive coordinator
Denny Doornbos
Captains
Ben Kotwica and Ron Leshinski
Offense
Triple option
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 1997

The 1997 draft
Rd 7Ronnie McAda QBGreen Bay Packers