1980 Army Cadets football team

The 1980 Army Cadets football team was an American football team that represented the United States Military Academy in the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Ed Cavanaugh, the Cadets compiled a 3–7–1 record and were outscored by their opponents 295 to 204.[1] In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets lost to Navy, 33 to 6.[2]

1980 Army Cadets football
ConferenceIndependent
1980 record3–7–1
Head coach
Home stadiumMichie Stadium
1980 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 Pittsburgh        11 1 0
No. 5 Florida State        10 2 0
No. 8 Penn State        10 2 0
No. 9 Notre Dame        9 2 1
No. 18 Miami (FL)        9 3 0
Southern Miss        9 3 0
Navy        8 4 0
South Carolina        8 4 0
Virginia Tech        8 4 0
Boston College        7 4 0
Northeast Louisiana        7 4 0
Rutgers        7 4 0
UNLV        7 4 0
Tulane        7 5 0
Colgate        5 4 1
North Texas State        6 5 0
Villanova        6 5 0
West Virginia        6 6 0
Louisville        5 6 0
Richmond        5 6 0
Syracuse        5 6 0
East Carolina        4 7 0
Illinois State        4 7 0
Temple        4 7 0
Army        3 7 1
Holy Cross        3 8 0
Cincinnati        2 9 0
Memphis State        2 9 0
William & Mary        2 9 0
Georgia Tech        1 9 1
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 13Holy CrossW 28–7
September 20California
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 26–19
September 27at Washington StateL 18–31
October 4Harvard
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
L 10–15
October 11Lehigh
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
T 24–24
October 18at Notre DameL 3–30
October 25at Boston CollegeL 14–30
November 1Rutgers
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
L 21–37
November 8Air Force
W 47–24
November 15Pittsburgh
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
L 7–45
November 29vs. NavyL 6–33

Personnel

1980 Army Cadets football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB Brian Allem
RB Rob Bauder
QB 16 Jerryl Bennett Jr
OT 77 Steve Carter Sr
RB Andre Cuerington
QB 11 T.D. Decker Sr
C 52 Dan Enright Jr
WR 88 Mike Fahnestock Sr
RB 45 Dino Harris Jr
FB 39 Rob Heather Jr
OG 62 Matt Herholtz Sr
WR 37 Glenn Hoy So
WR 38 Kevin Kullander Jr
TE 85 Mark McKearn Sr
OT 76 Jay Meyer Jr
WR 82 Larry Pruitt So
OG 73 Jim Sharman Jr
TE 90 Gene Skinner Jr
FB 32 Bobby Vicci Sr
OG 79 Rick Waddell So
FB 33 Warren Waldorff So
RB 40 Gerald Walker So
OT 71 Bill Wilhelm Sr
RB Todd Williams
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DE 89 Larry Carroll
DB 23 Jeff Cook Sr
DT 69 Kevin Dodson Jr
LB 53 John Garrison
LB Steve Gerras
LB 51 Dan Kessler So
DE 87 Mark Lingo So
DB 19 Dale Love Jr
DT 72 Stan March Sr
LB 44 Al Mazyck Sr
DB 27 Tom Morgan So
DB 24 Kevin Murphy So
DL Kevin Streets
LB Pat Sweeney
DB 18 Mike Williams So
LB 86 Bob Wood So
DB 28 Chris Zawie So
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 95 Dave Aucoin Jr
P 97 Joe Sartiano
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

References

  1. "Army Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  2. "1980 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
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