1973 Army Cadets football team

1973 Army Cadets football
1973 Army Cadets football
Conference	Independent
Record	0–10
Head coach	Tom Cahill (8th season);
Captains	Jim Ward; Skip Whitman;
Home stadium	Michie Stadium

1973 NCAA Division I independents football records
	Conf.			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 1 Notre Dame		–		11	–	0	–	0
No. 5 Penn State		–		12	–	0	–	0
No. 9 Houston		–		11	–	1	–	0
Temple		–		9	–	1	–	0
No. 20 Tulane		–		9	–	3	–	0
Memphis State		–		8	–	3	–	0
Tampa		–		8	–	3	–	0
Boston College		–		7	–	4	–	0
South Carolina		–		7	–	4	–	0
Utah State		–		7	–	4	–	0
Air Force		–		6	–	4	–	0
Southern Miss		–		6	–	4	–	1
Northern Illinois		–		6	–	5	–	0
Rutgers		–		6	–	5	–	0
West Virginia		–		6	–	5	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		6	–	5	–	1
Colgate		–		5	–	5	–	0
Dayton		–		5	–	5	–	1
Xavier		–		5	–	5	–	1
Georgia Tech		–		5	–	6	–	0
Holy Cross		–		5	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)		–		5	–	6	–	0
Cincinnati		–		4	–	7	–	0
Marshall		–		4	–	7	–	0
Navy		–		4	–	7	–	0
Southern Illinois		–		3	–	7	–	1
Villanova		–		3	–	8	–	0
Syracuse		–		2	–	9	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		2	–	9	–	0
		–		0	–	10	–	0
Florida State		–		0	–	11	–	0
Lamar		–		5	–	5	–	0
Southern Illinois		–		3	–	7	–	1
Texas-Arlington		–		4	–	6	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In their eighth and final year under head coach Tom Cahill, the Cadets compiled an 0–10 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 382 to 67. In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets lost to the Midshipmen by a 53 to 0 score and also lost to Notre Dame by a 62 to 3 score.^[1]

No Army players were selected as first-team players on the 1973 College Football All-America Team.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	2:00 p.m.	No. 10 Tennessee	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 18–37	39,942	^[2]
September 29	2:00 p.m.	California	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 6–51	40,982
October 6	2:00 p.m.	at Georgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 10–14	50,111	^[3]
October 13	1:30 p.m.	at No. 7 Penn State	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	L 3–54	58,194
October 20	2:00 p.m.	No. 11 Notre Dame	Michie Stadium West Point, NY (rivalry)	L 3–62	42,503
October 27	2:00 p.m.	Holy Cross	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 10–17	42,257–42,267	^[4]
November 3	3:01 p.m.	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	L 10–43	41,542
November 10	1:30 p.m.	Miami (FL)	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 7–19	41,047
November 17	1:30 p.m.	Pittsburgh	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 0–34	33,264
December 1	1:30 p.m.	vs. Navy	John F. Kennedy Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	L 0–51	91,926
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

1973 Army Cadets football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR		Barry Armstrong
OL		Neil Begley
OL		Bob Caslen
OL		Ted Davis
QB		Kinglsey Fink
RB		Marcus Hardy
OL		Ted Krawczyk
OL		Pete Martin
TE		Joe Miller
RB		Dan Spangler
RB		Willie Thigpen
TE		Robbie Van Deusen
WR		Jim Ward (C)
OL		Bernie Wrezinski

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB		Chuck Baker
DL		Ernie Cachere
LB		Jim Cisek
DL		Sal Colatarci
DL		Rick Conniff
LB		Dave Duncavage
LB		Greg Dyson
DB		Scott Gillogly
DL		Bob Johnson
DB		Gary May
LB		Dave Molten
DL		Kerry Parker
DB		Robby Richards
DB		Al Staerkel
LB		Jim Waechter
LB		Skip Whitman (C)

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Tom Cahill

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

References

^ "1973 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
^ "Vols march to 37–18 triumph over Cadets". The Atlanta Constitution. September 23, 1973. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Ga. Tech holds off Cadets". The Miami Herald. October 7, 1973. Retrieved July 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Ward, Gene (October 28, 1973). "Give-and-Take Army Bobbles to HC, 17-10". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 140 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Schedule/Results (1973 Army)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 13, 2025.

[1] "1973 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2015.

[2] "Vols march to 37–18 triumph over Cadets". The Atlanta Constitution. September 23, 1973. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] "Ga. Tech holds off Cadets". The Miami Herald. October 7, 1973. Retrieved July 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] Ward, Gene (October 28, 1973). "Give-and-Take Army Bobbles to HC, 17-10". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 140 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] "Schedule/Results (1973 Army)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 13, 2025.

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