1971 Army Cadets football team

The 1971 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. In their sixth year under head coach Tom Cahill, the Cadets compiled a 6–4 record but were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 206 to 146.[1] In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets defeated the Midshipmen by a 24 to 23 score.[2]

1971 Army Cadets football
ConferenceIndependent
1971 record6–4
Head coach
Home stadiumMichie Stadium
1971 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 5 Penn State      11 1 0
Boston College      9 2 0
No. 17 Houston      9 3 0
No. 13 Notre Dame      8 2 0
Utah State      8 3 0
Florida State      8 4 0
Cincinnati      7 4 0
West Virginia      7 4 0
Temple      6 2 1
Air Force      6 4 0
Army      6 4 0
Colgate      6 4 0
Villanova      6 4 1
South Carolina      6 5 0
Southern Miss      6 5 0
Georgia Tech      6 6 0
New Mexico State      5 5 1
Northern Illinois      5 5 1
Syracuse      5 5 1
Dayton      5 6 0
Holy Cross      4 6 0
Miami (FL)      4 7 0
Virginia Tech      4 7 0
Navy      3 8 0
Pittsburgh      3 8 0
Tulane      3 8 0
Marshall      2 8 0
Xavier      1 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

No Army players were selected as first-team players on the 1971 College Football All-America Team.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 18StanfordL 3–38
September 25at Georgia TechW 16–13
October 2Missouri
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 22–6
October 9at Penn StateL 0–42
October 16at Air ForceL 7–20
October 23Virginia
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 14–9
October 29at Miami (FL)L 13–24
November 6Rutgers
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 30–17
November 13Pittsburgh
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 17–14
November 27vs. NavyW 24–23

Personnel

1971 Army Black Knights football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB Kingsley Fink So
WR Ed Francis Jr
RB Bob Hines
  Greg McMuckin
TE David Sanders Sr
  John Simar
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DE 86 Steve Bogosian Jr
LB 65 Pete Bucha
LB 56 Don MacLaren
LB 50 Jim Silva
LB 80 Bob Jarrell Sr
  Randy Stein
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K Jim Barclay So
P Ron Danhof
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured
    • Redshirt
    • Not listed (missing number/class/position): Bill Barker, Mike Gaines, Bob Jarrell

    Game summaries

    Army Cadets vs. Navy Midshipmen
    1 2 34Total
    Navy 0 14 7223
    Army 16 0 0824

    at JFK Stadium • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    [3]

    References

    1. "Army Yearly Results (1970-1974)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
    2. "1971 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
    3. Eugene Register-Guard. 1971 Nov 29. Retrieved 2019-Jan-11.


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