1971 Army Cadets football team

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.[1] In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets defeated the Midshipmen by a 24 to 23 score.[2]

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
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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
Army   –  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
New Mexico State   –  5 –5 –1
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

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

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18No. 13 Stanford
L 3–38
September 25at Georgia Tech
W 16–1340,123
October 2Missouri
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 22–6
October 9at No. 9 Penn State
L 0–4249,887
October 16at Air Force
L 7–20
October 23Virginia
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 14–942,535
October 29at Miami (FL)
L 13–24
November 6Rutgers
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 30–1739,841[3]
November 131:30 p.m.Pittsburgh
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 17–14
November 27vs. Navy
W 24–23

Personnel
1971 Army Black Knights football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB Kingsley Fink So
WR Ed Francis Jr
RB Bob Hines
  Greg McMuckin
TE David Sanders Sr
  John Simar
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
K Jim Barclay So
P Ron Danhof
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt
    • Not listed (missing number/class/position): Bill Barker, Mike Gaines, Bob Jarrell

    Game summaries
    Army Cadets vs. Navy Midshipmen
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Navy 0 14 7223
    Army 16 0 0824

    at JFK Stadium • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Game information

    [4]

    References
    1. "Army Yearly Results (1970-1974)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
    2. "1971 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
    3. Miller, Norm (November 7, 1971). "Cadets Crumble Rutgers, 30-17". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 171 – via Newspapers.com.
    4. Eugene Register-Guard. 1971 Nov 29. Retrieved 2019-Jan-11.


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