1971 Army Cadets football team

1971 Army Cadets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–4
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorRichard S. Lyon (5th season)
CaptainJohn Roth
Home stadiumMichie Stadium
1971 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   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
  –   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
Northern Illinois   –   5 – 5 – 1
Syracuse   –   5 – 5 – 1
Dayton   –   5 – 6 – 0
Holy Cross   –   4 – 6 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   4 – 7 – 0
Rutgers   –   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

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. In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets defeated the Midshipmen by a 24 to 23 score.[1]

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

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 182:00 p.m.No. 13 Stanford
L 3–3842,148
September 252:00 p.m.at Georgia Tech
W 16–1340,123[2]
October 22:00 p.m.Missouri
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 22–642,543
October 91:30 p.m.at No. 9 Penn State
L 0–4249,887
October 16at Air Force
L 7–2044,802
October 232:00 p.m.Virginia
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 14–942,535[3]
October 298:15 p.m.at Miami (FL)
L 13–2424,323
November 61:30 p.m.Rutgers
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 30–1739,841[4]
November 131:29 p.m.Pittsburgh
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 17–1438,559
November 271:25 p.m.vs. Navy
W 24–2397,047

[5]

Game summaries

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

at JFK Stadium • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Game information

[6]

Roster

1971 Army Cadets football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB Kingsley Fink So
WR Ed Francis Jr
RB Bob Hines
  Greg McMuckin
TE David Sanders Sr
  John Simar
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
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. # Name Class
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

    References

    1. ^ "1971 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
    2. ^ "Army upsets Georgia Tech on late FG". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 26, 1971. Retrieved July 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
    3. ^ "Army thefts stop Viirginia". The Des Moines Register. October 24, 1971. Retrieved January 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
    4. ^ Miller, Norm (November 7, 1971). "Cadets Crumble Rutgers, 30-17". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 171 – via Newspapers.com.
    5. ^ "Schedule/Results (1971 Army)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
    6. ^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1971 Nov 29. Retrieved 2019-Jan-11.
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