1976 Army Cadets football team

The 1976 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season.

1976 Army Cadets football
ConferenceIndependent
1976 record56
Head coach
Home stadiumMichie Stadium
1976 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Pittsburgh      12 0 0
No. 17 Rutgers      11 0 0
San Diego State      10 1 0
No. 12 Notre Dame      9 3 0
Colgate      8 2 0
Boston College      8 3 0
Cincinnati      8 3 0
Memphis State      7 4 0
North Texas State *      7 4 0
Southern Illinois      7 4 0
Penn State      7 5 0
Villanova      6 4 1
South Carolina      6 5 0
Virginia Tech      6 5 0
Army      5 6 0
Florida State      5 6 0
Illinois State      5 6 0
Richmond      5 6 0
West Virginia      5 6 0
Georgia Tech      4 6 1
Temple      4 6 0
Air Force      4 7 0
Dayton      4 7 0
Louisville      4 7 0
Marshall      4 7 0
Navy      4 7 0
Indiana State      3 7 0
Hawaii      3 8 0
Holy Cross      3 8 0
Miami (FL)      3 8 0
Syracuse      3 8 0
Utah State      3 8 0
Northeast Louisiana      2 9 0
Southern Miss      2 9 0
Tulane      2 9 0
  • North Texas State (originally 6–5) was awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 11LafayetteW 16–6
September 18Holy Cross
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 26–24
September 25No. 16 North Carolina
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
L 32–34
October 2Stanford
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 21–20
October 9at Penn StateL 16–38
October 16at TulaneL 10–23
October 23Boston College
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
L 10–27
October 30Air Force
W 24–7
November 6at No. 2 PittsburghL 7–37
November 13Colgate
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 29–13
November 27vs. NavyL 10–38
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[2]

Personnel

1976 Army Black Knights football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR Don Briggs
TE Clennie Brundidge So
OL Curt Downs
QB Hank Drought
WR George Dunaway
RB Jon Dwyer
QB Leamon Hall Jr
OL Jeff Jancek
OL Chuck Johnston
RB Greg King
OL John Kisiel
RB Devon Maness
WR Greg McGlasker
OL Joe Oliver
RB Tony Pyne
OL Kirk Thomas
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB Mark Berry
DL Ray Beverley
DL Hal Burton
DB Dave Charest
LB Geoff Clark
DL Chuck D'Amico
DB Bruce Elliott
DL Duane Fuller
LB John Hilliard
DB Joe LaGasse
DB Doug Lowery
DB Phil Macklin
DL Steve Miller
DB Carlous Pettus
DL Chuck Schott
DB Wes Snead
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K Mike Castelli Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured
    • Redshirt

    Season summary

    Stanford

    1 234Total
    Stanford 3 7100 20
    Army 0 0714 21

    [3]

    vs. Navy

    Army Cadets (5–5) vs. Navy Midshipmen (3–7)
    1 2 34Total
    Army 0 10 0010
    Navy 7 7 17738

    at JFK Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    • Date: November 27
    • Game weather: Cloudy
    • Game attendance: 77,612
    • [4]

    References

    1. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1976-standings.html
    2. College Football @ Sports-Reference.com
    3. "Army Stuns Stanford." Palm Beach Post. 1976 Oct 3.
    4. https://www.nytimes.com/1976/11/28/archives/navy-trounces-army-4th-year-in-row-3810-navy-trounces-army-4th-year.html "Navy Trounces Army 4th Year in Row, 38-10." New York Times. 1976 Nov 28. Retrieved 2021-Jan-12.


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