1974 Army Cadets football team

The 1974 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. In their first year under head coach Homer Smith, the Cadets compiled a 3–8 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 306 to 156.[1] In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets lost to the Midshipmen by a 19 to 0 score.[2]

1974 Army Cadets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–8
Head coach
CaptainBob Johnson
Home stadiumMichie Stadium
1974 NCAA Division I independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Notre Dame    10 2 0
No. 7 Penn State    10 2 0
Temple    8 2 0
Boston College    8 3 0
Utah State    8 3 0
No. 19 Houston    8 3 1
Rutgers    7 3 1
Cincinnati    7 4 0
Memphis State    7 4 0
Pittsburgh    7 4 0
Georgia Tech    6 5 0
Hawaii    6 5 0
Miami (FL)    6 5 0
Southern Miss    6 5 0
Tampa    6 5 0
Holy Cross    5 5 1
Tulane    5 6 0
Colgate    4 6 0
Northern Illinois    4 7 0
Navy    4 7 0
South Carolina    4 7 0
Virginia Tech    4 7 0
West Virginia    4 7 0
Army    3 8 0
Dayton    3 8 0
Villanova    3 8 0
Air Force    2 9 0
Southern Illinois    2 9 0
Syracuse    2 9 0
Florida State    1 10 0
Marshall    1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

No Army players were selected as first-team players on the 1974 College Football All-America Team.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14LafayetteW 14–726,838[3]
September 21Tulane
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
L 14–3130,279[4]
September 28at CaliforniaL 14–27
October 5Penn State
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
L 14–2141,221
October 12at DukeL 14–3328,500
October 19at Notre DameL 0–4859,075
October 26Holy Cross
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 13–1039,893[5]
November 2Vanderbilt
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
L 14–38
November 9Air Force
W 17–16
November 16at North CarolinaL 42–56
November 30vs. NavyL 0–19

Personnel

1974 Army Black Knights football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OL Jerry Araneo
OL Neil Begley
OL Bob Caslen
TE Tony Dailey
RB Brad Dodrill
OL John Gallagher
QB Scott Gillogly
QB Leamon Hall Fr
RB Marcus Hardy
WR John Hodges
TE Jeff Jancek
OL Ken Liepold
OL Ken Lucas
OL Brett Moritz
RB Bob Simons
RB Dan Spangler
RB Willie Thigpen
WR Howard Williams
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DL Chuck Baker
DL Ray Beverley
LB Jeff Bruckner
DB Joe Clancy
DL Sal Colatard
DL Rick Conniff
LB Dave Duncavage
LB Greg Dyson
DL Stan Ford
DB Vance Herrell
DB Gary May
DB Steve Mellich
DL Mark Smith
DB Al Staerkel
DB Al Stuhlmiller
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt
    • Not listed (missing number/class/position): Gary Smithey

    Season summary

    Lafayette

    External video
    video icon Army highlights

    vs Navy

    Army Cadets (3–7) vs. Navy Midshipmen (3–7)
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Army 0 0 000
    Navy 10 7 2019

    at JFK Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Game information

    75th meeting; President Gerald Ford in attendance

    External video
    video icon Full game
    video icon Game highlights

    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. "1974 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
    3. Reinhard, Paul (September 15, 1974). "Lafayette Rally Falls Short at Army". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 via Newspapers.com.
    4. "Tulane stops Cadets, 31–14". The Palm Beach Post. September 22, 1974. Retrieved October 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
    5. Miller, Norm (October 28, 1974). "Army, 13-10, on FG at :18". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 165 via Newspapers.com.
    6. White Jr., Gordon (December 1, 1974). "Navy Wins, 19-0, as Army Fails to Score For Second Year in a Row". Retrieved December 5, 2022.


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