1978 Army Cadets football team

The 1978 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth and final year under head coach Homer Smith, the Cadets compiled a 4–6–1 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 255 to 188.[1] In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets lost to the Midshipmen by a 28 to 0 score.[2]

1978 Army Cadets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–6–1
Head coach
CaptainClennie Brundidge, Chuck Schott
Home stadiumMichie Stadium
1978 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Penn State      11 1 0
North Texas State      9 2 0
East Carolina      9 3 0
Navy      9 3 0
No. 7 Notre Dame      9 3 0
Rutgers      9 3 0
Florida State      8 3 0
Temple      7 3 1
Pittsburgh      8 4 0
Holy Cross      7 4 0
Louisville      7 4 0
UNLV      7 4 0
Southern Miss      7 4 0
Northeast Louisiana      6 4 1
Georgia Tech      7 5 0
Hawaii      6 5 0
Miami (FL)      6 5 0
South Carolina      5 5 1
William & Mary      5 5 1
Cincinnati      5 6 0
Villanova      5 6 0
Army      4 6 1
Memphis State      4 7 0
Tulane      4 7 0
Virginia Tech      4 7 0
Air Force      3 8 0
Colgate      3 8 0
Richmond      3 8 0
Syracuse      3 8 0
Illinois State      2 9 0
West Virginia      2 9 0
Boston College      0 11 0
Rankings from AP Poll

No Army players were selected as first-team players on the 1978 College Football All-America Team.

The team had 13 starters back from the 1977 season, though were without their quarterback Leamon Hall.[3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16LafayetteW 24–14
September 23Virginia
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
L 17–2126,473
September 30Washington State
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
T 21–2131,612
October 7at TennesseeL 13–3181,887[4]
October 14Holy Cross
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
L 0–3140,815[5]
October 21at FloridaL 7–3157,625
October 28Colgate
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 28–330,673[6]
November 4Air Force
W 28–14
November 11Boston College
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 29–2628,049[7]
November 181:30 p.m.at No. 18 PittsburghL 17–3545,297
December 2vs. NavyL 0–2879,026

Roster

  • Clennie Brundidge, Sr.

References

  1. "Army Yearly Results (1975-1979)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  2. "1978 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  3. Pitt Strong Again; Lions Up in Air, web: The Sacramento Bee, 1978, retrieved March 13, 2023
  4. "Tennessee dumps Army 31–13". The Herald Statesman. October 8, 1978. Retrieved May 8, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. Craig, Jack (October 15, 1978). "Reborn Holy Cross Belts Army, 31-0". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 56 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Army Bombs Colgate, 28-3". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. October 29, 1978. p. 5B via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Army 29, Boston College 26". Fort Lauderdale News and Sun Sentinel. November 12, 1978. p. 11C via Newspapers.com.


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