1978 Army Cadets football team

The 1978 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth and final year under head coach Homer Smith, the Cadets compiled a 4–6–1 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 255 to 188.[1] In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets lost to the Midshipmen by a 28 to 0 score.[2]

1978 Army Cadets football
ConferenceIndependent
1978 record4–6–1
Head coach
Home stadiumMichie Stadium
1978 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 4 Penn State        11 1 0
North Texas State        9 2 0
East Carolina        9 3 0
Navy        9 3 0
No. 7 Notre Dame        9 3 0
Rutgers        9 3 0
Florida State        8 3 0
Temple        7 3 1
Pittsburgh        8 4 0
Holy Cross        7 4 0
Louisville        7 4 0
UNLV        7 4 0
Southern Miss        7 4 0
Northeast Louisiana        6 4 1
Georgia Tech        7 5 0
Hawaii        6 5 0
Miami (FL)        6 5 0
South Carolina        5 5 1
William & Mary        5 5 1
Cincinnati        5 6 0
Villanova        5 6 0
Army        4 6 1
Memphis State        4 7 0
Tulane        4 7 0
Virginia Tech        4 7 0
Air Force        3 8 0
Colgate        3 8 0
Richmond        3 8 0
Syracuse        3 8 0
Illinois State        2 9 0
West Virginia        2 9 0
Boston College        0 11 0
Rankings from AP Poll

No Army players were selected as first-team players on the 1978 College Football All-America Team.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 16LafayetteW 24–14
September 23Virginia
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
L 17–21
September 30Washington State
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
T 21–21
October 7at TennesseeL 13–31
October 14Holy Cross
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
L 0–31
October 21at FloridaL 7–31
October 28Colgate
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 28–3
November 4Air Force
W 28–14
November 11Boston College
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 29–26
November 18at PittsburghL 17–35
December 2vs. NavyL 0–28

Roster

  • Clennie Brundidge, Sr.

References

  1. "Army Yearly Results (1975-1979)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  2. "1978 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2015.


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