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1997 Army

4–⁠7, coached by Bob Sutton.

Schedule and results

Army in 1997, game by game: lost vs. Marshall 25–35; won vs. Lafayette 41–14; lost at Duke 17–20; lost vs. Miami (OH) 14–38; lost at Tulane 0–41; won vs. Rutgers 37–35; won vs. Colgate 35–27; lost at Air Force 0–24; won vs. North Texas 25–14; lost at Boston College 20–24; lost vs. Navy 7–39+27−41Lost 25–35 vs. Marshall-10MarshallWon 41–14 vs. Lafayette+27LafayetteLost 17–20 at Duke-3DukeLost 14–38 vs. Miami (OH)-24Miami (OH)Lost 0–41 at Tulane-41TulaneWon 37–35 vs. Rutgers+2RutgersWon 35–27 vs. Colgate+8ColgateLost 0–24 at Air Force-24Air ForceWon 25–14 vs. North Texas+11North TexasLost 20–24 at Boston College-4Boston CollegeLost 7–39 vs. Navy-32Navy
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 6vsMarshallL 25–⁠3587%
Sep 13vsLafayetteW 41–⁠1484%
Sep 20atDukeL 17–⁠2070%
Sep 27vsMiami (OH)L 14–⁠3851%
Oct 4atTulaneL 0–⁠4154%
Oct 18vsRutgersW 37–⁠3574%
Oct 25vsColgateW 35–⁠2779%
Nov 8atAir ForceL 0–⁠2422%
Nov 15vsNorth TexasW 25–⁠1470%
Nov 22atBoston CollegeL 20–⁠2450%
Dec 6vsNavyL 7–⁠3934%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Navy 39–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 103rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
221–⁠311
Coach
Bob Sutton
Elo
1406 −159 this season
SP+ rating
-16.3 No. 97 of 112; offense No. 103, defense No. 84
SRS
−16.7 No. 103 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Greg Gregory
Defensive coordinator
Denny Doornbos
Captains
Joe Sachitano and Matt Yost
Offense
Triple option
Defense
4–⁠3