1996 Army Cadets football team
The 1996 Army Cadets football team was an American football team that represented the United States Military Academy in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth season under head coach Bob Sutton, the Cadets compiled a 10–2 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 379 to 224.[1] In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets defeated Navy, 28–24. They also lost to Auburn, 32–29, in the 1996 Independence Bowl.[2]
| 1996 Army Cadets football | |
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Commander-in-Chief's Trophy champion | |
Independence Bowl, L 32–29 vs. Auburn | |
| Conference | Independent |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 24 |
| AP | No. 25 |
| 1996 record | 10–2 |
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| Home stadium | Michie Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 25 Army | – | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Navy | – | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Notre Dame | – | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Carolina | – | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | – | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UAB | – | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCF | – | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwestern Louisiana | – | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeast Louisiana | – | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas State | – | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois | – | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 14 | 1:30 p.m. | Ohio | W 37–20 | 30,500 | |||
| September 21 | 12:00 p.m. | Duke |
| Prime | W 35–17 | 36,049 | |
| September 28 | 2:00 p.m. | at North Texas | W 27–10 | 20,413 | |||
| October 5 | 1:30 p.m. | Yale |
| W 39–13 | 40,476 | ||
| October 12 | 1:00 p.m. | vs. Rutgers | W 42–21 | 19,101 | |||
| October 19 | 1:30 p.m. | Tulane |
| W 34–10 | 35,971 | ||
| October 26 | 1:00 p.m. | at Miami (OH) | W 27–7 | 16,543 | |||
| November 2 | 1:30 p.m. | Lafayette |
| W 41–21 | 39,269 | ||
| November 9 | 3:30 p.m. | Air Force |
| ABC | W 23–7 | 41,251 | |
| November 16 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 19 Syracuse | No. 22 | ESPN | L 17–42 | 49,257 | |
| December 7 | 12:00 p.m. | vs. Navy | No. 23 | CBS | W 28–24 | 69,238 | |
| December 31 | 3:30 p.m. | vs. Auburn | No. 24 | ESPN | L 29–32 | 41,366 | |
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Personnel
| 1996 Army Cadets football team roster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Offense
79 Ed Bloom OT 6-7 277 So. Shoreview, Minn.
52 Tim Booth OT 6-3 268 Sr
82 Craig Mikolajchak SE 5-9 163 Jr. Houston, Texas
5 Brad Miller SE 5-11 192 Jr
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Defense
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Special teams
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Game summaries
vs. Navy
Army Cadets vs. Navy Midshipmen
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Army | 3 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 28 |
| Navy | 0 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 24 |
at Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Date: December 7
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Rain
- Game attendance: 69,238
- TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Terry Donahue, and Michele Tafoya
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President Bill Clinton became the first sitting U.S. president to attend game since 1974.
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vs. Auburn
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #24 Cadets | 0 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 29 |
| Tigers | 10 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 32 |
Radio
| Flagship station | Play–by–play | Color commentator | Sideline reporter | Studio host |
| WABC–AM 770 |
Some games broadcast on WPLJ–FM 95.5 because of broadcast conflict with the New York Yankees
Rankings
AP poll
| Week | Date | Ranking |
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| Preseason | August 12, 1996 | NR |
| 1 | August 26, 1996 | NR |
| 2 | September 2, 1996 | NR |
| 3 | September 9, 1996 | NR |
| 4 | September 16, 1996 | NR |
| 5 | September 23, 1996 | NR |
| 6 | September 30, 1996 | NR |
| 7 | October 7, 1996 | NR |
| 8 | October 14, 1996 | NR |
| 9 | October 21, 1996 | NR |
| 10 | October 28, 1996 | NR |
| 11 | November 4, 1996 | NR |
| 12 | November 11, 1996 | 22 |
| 13 | November 18, 1996 | NR |
| 14 | November 25, 1996 | 24 |
| 15 | December 2, 1996 | 23 |
| 16 | December 9, 1996 | 24 |
| 17 | January 3, 1997 | 25 |
Coaches' poll
| Week | Date | Ranking |
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| Preseason | August 12, 1996 | NR |
| 1 | September 2, 1996 | NR |
| 2 | September 9, 1996 | NR |
| 3 | September 16, 1996 | NR |
| 4 | September 23, 1996 | NR |
| 5 | September 30, 1996 | NR |
| 6 | October 7, 1996 | NR |
| 7 | October 14, 1996 | NR |
| 8 | October 21, 1996 | NR |
| 9 | October 28, 1996 | NR |
| 10 | November 4, 1996 | NR |
| 11 | November 11, 1996 | 22 |
| 12 | November 18, 1996 | NR |
| 13 | November 25, 1996 | 24 |
| 14 | December 2, 1996 | 23 |
| 15 | December 9, 1996 | 24 |
| 16 | January 3, 1997 | 23 |
References
- "Army Yearly Results (1995-1999)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- "1996 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- Gainesville Sun. 1996 Dec 08. Retrieved 2019-Jan-17.
- http://www.collegepollarchive.com/football/ap/seasons.cfm?seasonid=1996
- http://homepages.cae.wisc.edu/~dwilson/rfsc/history/CoachPolls.txt
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