1979 Army Cadets football team

The 1979 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Lou Saban in his first and only season as head coach, Army finished the season with a record of 2–8–1.

1979 Army Cadets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–8–1
Head coach
CaptainGeorge Mayes
Home stadiumMichie Stadium
1979 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Florida State      11 1 0
No. 7 Pittsburgh      11 1 0
UNLV      9 1 2
No. 17 Temple      10 2 0
Tulane      9 3 0
Rutgers      8 3 0
Tennessee State      8 3 0
East Carolina      7 3 1
No. 20 Penn State      8 4 0
South Carolina      8 4 0
Navy      7 4 0
Notre Dame      7 4 0
Southern Miss      6 4 1
Syracuse      7 5 0
Colgate      5 4 1
Boston College      5 6 0
Holy Cross      5 6 0
Memphis State      5 6 0
Miami (FL)      5 6 0
North Texas State      5 6 0
Villanova      5 6 0
Virginia Tech      5 6 0
West Virginia      5 6 0
Georgia Tech      4 6 1
Louisville      4 6 1
William & Mary      4 7 0
Illinois State      3 8 0
Northeast Louisiana      3 8 0
Army      2 8 1
Air Force      2 9 0
Cincinnati      2 9 0
Richmond      0 11 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15ConnecticutW 26–10
September 22at StanfordW 17–1343,345
September 29North Carolina
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
L 3–41
October 6Duke
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
T 17–1733,874
October 13at Penn StateL 3–2477,157
October 20Baylor
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
L 0–5532,591
October 27Boston College
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
L 16–2940,162[1]
November 3at Air ForceL 7–28
November 10vs. RutgersL 0–20
November 171:30 p.m.No. 11 Pittsburgh
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
L 0–4031,689
December 1vs. NavyL 7–31

Personnel

1979 Army Black Knights football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB Rob Bauder
QB Jerryl Bennett
RB Ed Bollenbacher
OL Chuck Boucher
OL Steve Carter
RB Bobby Crumpton
QB T.D. Decker
WR Mike Fahnstock
RB Robbie Hall
RB Dino Harris
RB Rob Heather
OL Matt Herholtz
RB Jimmy Hill
WR Glenn Hoy
RB Ernie Jones
TE Kevin Kullander
RB Doug Lenhoff
TE Mark McKearn
QB Earle Mulrane
OL Ed Perkins
WR Larry Pruitt
QB Bob Ryan
OL Jim Sharman
RB Bobby Shields
TE Gene Skinner
WR Bill Skoda
OL Cliff Triplett
RB Bobby Vicci
RB Gerald Walker
OL Bill Wilhelm
WR Chris Zawie
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB Dave Charest
DL Kevin Dodson
DB Bruce Elliott
LB John Garrison
DB Jon Hallingstad
LB John Hilliard
DB Dale Love
DL Stan March
DL George Mayes
LB Willie Nattiel
LB Len Sbrocco
DL Kevin Streets
LB Larry Trumbore
DB Dan Webb
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P Charlie Adams
K Dave Aucoin
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Season summary

    At Penn State

    Army Cadets (2–1–1) at Penn State Nittany Lions (2–2)
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Army 0 0 303
    Penn State 7 10 0724

    at Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania

    • Date: October 13
    • Game attendance: 77,157
    • [2]
    Game information

    Vs. Navy

    Army Cadets (2–7–1) vs. Navy Midshipmen (6–4)
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Navy 10 7 7731
    Army 0 7 007

    at John F. Kennedy Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Game information
    External video
    video icon Full game
    video icon Game highlights

    References

    1. "Boston College 29, Army 16". The Tampa Tribune-Times. October 28, 1979. p. 5D via Newspapers.com.
    2. "Penn State unleashes infantry on Army." Eugene Register-Guard. 1979 Oct 14. Pg. 8B. Retrieved 2020-Dec-15.
    3. "Middies even series on Meyers' running." Eugene Register-Guard. 1979 Dec 02. Pg. 7E. Retrieved 2020-Dec-11.


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