1981 Army Cadets football team

The 1981 Army Cadets football team was an American football team that represented the United States Military Academy in the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Ed Cavanaugh, the Cadets compiled a 3–7–1 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 212 to 126.[1] In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets played the Midshipmen to a 3–3 tie.[2]

1981 Army Cadets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–7–1
Head coach
CaptainStan March
Home stadiumMichie Stadium
1981 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Pittsburgh      11 1 0
No. 3 Penn State      10 2 0
No. 8 Miami (FL)      9 2 0
Southern Miss      9 2 1
No. 17 West Virginia      9 3 0
Colgate      7 3 0
Virginia Tech      7 4 0
Navy      7 4 1
Cincinnati      6 5 0
Florida State      6 5 0
Holy Cross      6 5 0
Tulane      6 5 0
UNLV      6 6 0
South Carolina      6 6 0
Temple      5 5 0
Boston College      5 6 0
East Carolina      5 6 0
Northeast Louisiana      5 6 0
Louisville      5 6 0
Notre Dame      5 6 0
Rutgers      5 6 0
William & Mary      5 6 0
Syracuse      4 6 1
Richmond      4 7 0
Army      3 7 1
North Texas State      2 9 0
Georgia Tech      1 10 0
Memphis State      1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 12at MissouriL 10–2460,033
September 19VMIL 7–1429,970[3]
September 26Brown
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 23–1731,859[4]
October 3at HarvardW 27–1016,000[5]
October 10Rutgers
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
L 0–17
October 17Princeton
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 34–039,515[6]
October 24Boston College
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
L 6–4139,357[7]
October 31at Air ForceL 3–731,535[8]
November 7Holy Cross
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
L 13–2833,642[9]
November 141:30 p.m.at No. 1 PittsburghL 0–4853,225
December 53:50 p.m.vs. NavyABCT 3–360,470[10][11][12]

Personnel

1981 Army Black Knights football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB Gerald Walker
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K Dave Aucoin
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

    References

    1. "Army Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
    2. "1981 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
    3. "VMI ambushes Army, 14–7". The Herald Statesman. September 20, 1981. Retrieved February 3, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
    4. Ward, Gene (September 27, 1981). "Army Too Much, Holds Off Brown Surge". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 78 via Newspapers.com.
    5. Concannon, Joe (October 4, 1981). "Army Belts Harvard". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 84 via Newspapers.com.
    6. "Army Shuts Out Princeton, 34-0". Poughkeepsie Journal. Poughkeepsie, N.Y. October 11, 1981. p. 1C via Newspapers.com.
    7. "Boston College 41, Army 6". Sunday News Journal (Wilmington, DE). October 25, 1981. p. D7 via Newspapers.com.
    8. "Air Force 7, Army 3". The Tampa Tribune. November 1, 1981. p. 5D. Retrieved October 20, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
    9. Shaughnessy, Dan (November 8, 1981). "HC Rally Clinches Winning Season". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 80 via Newspapers.com.
    10. Verner, Bill (December 5, 1981). "Army: Our day will come again". The Journal News. White Plains, New York. p. C1. Retrieved July 3, 2021 via Newspapers.com open access.
    11. Verner, Bill (December 5, 1981). "Army-Navy (continued)". The Journal News. White Plains, New York. p. C5. Retrieved July 3, 2021 via Newspapers.com open access.
    12. "Army Rises To Occasion Against Navy". The Town Talk. Alexandria, Louisiana. Associated Press. December 6, 1981. p. 22. Retrieved July 3, 2021 via Newspapers.com open access.


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