1977 Army Cadets football team

1977 Army Cadets football
Conference Independent
1977 record 74
Head coach Homer Smith
Captain Chuck D'Amico
Captain Leamon Hall
Home stadium Michie Stadium
1977 Division I Independents football records
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#1 Notre Dame           11 1 0
#5 Penn State           11 1 0
Colgate           10 1 0
#16 San Diego State           10 1 0
Tennessee State           8 1 1
#14 Florida State           10 2 0
North Texas           10 1 0*
#8 Pittsburgh           9 2 1
East Carolina           8 3 0
Rutgers           8 3 0
Army           7 4 0
Louisville           7 4 1
Boston College           6 5 0
Cincinnati           5 4 2
Georgia Tech           6 5 0
Memphis           6 5 0
Northwestern State           6 5 0
Syracuse           6 5 0
William & Mary           6 5 0
Southern Miss           6 5 0
Temple           5 5 1
Hawaii           5 6 0
Navy           5 6 0
West Virginia           5 6 0
South Carolina           5 7 0
Utah State           4 7 0
Villanova           4 7 0
Illinois State           3 7 1
Virginia Tech           3 7 1
Indiana State           3 7 0
Miami (FL)           3 8 0
Richmond           3 8 0
Tulane           3 8 0
Air Force           2 8 1
Holy Cross           2 8 0
Northeast Louisiana           2 9 0
  • North Texas (originally 9-2-0) awarded a forfeit win after UCLA was found to be using an ineligible player.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 Army Cadets represented the United States Military Academy during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. They claimed the Commander-in-Chief Trophy for the second straight season.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 10 Massachusetts Michie StadiumWest Point, NY W 3410   22,101
September 17 Virginia Military Institute Michie Stadium • West Point, NY W 2714   26,664
September 24 at Boston College Alumni StadiumChestnut Hill, MA L 2849   19,200
October 1 Colorado Michie Stadium • West Point, NY L 031   34,548
October 8 Villanova Michie Stadium • West Point, NY W 3432   30,618
October 15 vs. Notre Dame Giants StadiumEast Rutherford, NJ L 024   72,594
October 22 Lafayette Michie Stadium • West Point, NY W 426   28,277
October 29 Holy Cross Michie Stadium • West Point, NY W 487   41,376
November 5 at Air Force Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO W 316   34,338
November 12 vs. Pittsburgh Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, NJ L 2652   35,387
November 26 vs. Navy JFK StadiumPhiladelphia, PA (Army-Navy Game) W 1714   81,091
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

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Game notes

UMass

Army's win over UMass was the 500th in school history. Leamon Hall threw five touchdown passes, including three to freshman Mike Fahnstock. [3]

Villanova

1 234Total
Villanova 14 0018 32
Army 0 7720 34
  • Date: October 8
  • Location: Michie Stadium • West Point, New York

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Navy

See also: Army-Navy game
Army vs. Navy
1 234Total
Navy 0 770 14
Army 7 1000 17

Army finished with its first winning season since 1972. [5]

Stats

Awards

References

  1. http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1977-standings.html
  2. 2011 Army football media guide
  3. 2011 Army football media guide
  4. Palm Beach Post. 1977 Oct 9.
  5. "Cadets Hold Off Middies." Palm Beach Post. 1977 Nov 27.
  6. http://www.totalfootballstats.com/Team_College.asp?id=55&Season=1977
  7. 2011 Army football media guide.
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