1973 Army Cadets football team

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.[1] 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.[2]

1973 Army Cadets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record0–10
Head coach
CaptainJim Ward, Skip Whitman
Home stadiumMichie Stadium
1973 NCAA Division I independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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
Army   –  0 –10 –0
Florida State   –  0 –11 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

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

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22No. 10 Tennessee
L 18–3739,942[3]
September 29California
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
L 6–5140,982
October 6at Georgia Tech
L 10–1450,111
October 13at No. 7 Penn State
L 3–5458,194
October 202:00 p.m.No. 11 Notre Dame
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY (rivalry)
L 3–6242,503
October 27Holy Cross
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
L 10–1742,267[4]
November 3at Air Force
L 10–43
November 10Miami (FL)
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
L 7–1941,047
November 171:30 p.m.Pittsburgh
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
L 0–3433,264
December 1vs. Navy
L 0–51

Personnel
1973 Army Black Knights football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    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. "1973 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
    3. "Vols march to 37–18 triumph over Cadets". The Atlanta Constitution. September 23, 1973. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – 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.


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