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1976 Army Cadets football team

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1976 Army Cadets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6
Head coach
CaptainJeff Jancek
Home stadiumMichie Stadium
Seasons
← 1975
1977 →
1976 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Pittsburgh     12 0 0
No. 17 Rutgers     11 0 0
San Diego State     10 1 0
No. 12 Notre Dame     9 3 0
Colgate     8 2 0
Boston College     8 3 0
Cincinnati     8 3 0
Memphis State     7 4 0
North Texas State *     7 4 0
Southern Illinois     7 4 0
Penn State     7 5 0
Villanova     6 4 1
South Carolina     6 5 0
Virginia Tech     6 5 0
Army     5 6 0
Florida State     5 6 0
Illinois State     5 6 0
Richmond     5 6 0
West Virginia     5 6 0
Georgia Tech     4 6 1
Temple     4 6 0
Air Force     4 7 0
Dayton     4 7 0
Louisville     4 7 0
Marshall     4 7 0
Navy     4 7 0
Indiana State     3 7 0
Hawaii     3 8 0
Holy Cross     3 8 0
Miami (FL)     3 8 0
Syracuse     3 8 0
Utah State     3 8 0
Northeast Louisiana     2 9 0
Southern Miss     2 9 0
Tulane     2 9 0
  • North Texas State (originally 6–5) was awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11LafayetteW 16–620,865[2]
September 18Holy Cross
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 26–2424,176[3]
September 25No. 16 North Carolina
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
L 32–3424,694[4]
October 2Stanford
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 21–2030,382
October 9at Penn StateL 16–3860,436
October 16at TulaneL 10–2325,327[5]
October 23Boston College
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
L 10–2732,008
October 30Air Force
W 24–7
November 61:30 p.m.at No. 2 PittsburghL 7–3745,753
November 13Colgate
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 29–1329,637[6]
November 27vs. NavyL 10–38

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Game summaries

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Lafayette

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Holy Cross

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North Carolina

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Stanford

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1 234Total
Stanford 3 7100 20
Army 0 0714 21

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At Penn State

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At Tulane

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Boston College

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Air Force

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At Pittsburgh

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Colgate

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Vs. Navy

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Army Cadets (5–5) vs. Navy Midshipmen (3–7)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Army 0 10 0010
Navy 7 7 17738

at JFK Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Date: November 27
  • Game weather: Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 77,612
  • [9]
Game information

Personnel

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1976 Army Black Knights football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR Don Briggs
TE Clennie Brundidge So
OL Curt Downs
QB Hank Drought
WR George Dunaway
RB Jon Dwyer
QB Leamon Hall Jr
OL Jeff Jancek
OL Chuck Johnston
RB Greg King
OL John Kisiel
RB Devon Maness
WR Greg McGlasker
OL Joe Oliver
RB Tony Pyne
OL Kirk Thomas
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB Mark Berry
DL Ray Beverley
DL Hal Burton
DB Dave Charest
LB Geoff Clark
DL Chuck D'Amico
DB Bruce Elliott
DL Duane Fuller
LB John Hilliard
DB Joe LaGasse
DB Doug Lowery
DB Phil Macklin
DL 53 Steve Miller Jr
DB Carlous Pettus
DL Chuck Schott
DB Wes Snead
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K Mike Castelli Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

References

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  1. ^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1976-standings.html
  2. ^ Muscarella, Leni (September 12, 1976). "Army Posts 16-6 Triumph over Lafayette". Times Herald-Record. Middletown (Orange Co.), N.Y. pp. 120, 114 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ McGowen, Deane (September 19, 1976). "Army's Last-Period Rally Defeats Holy Cross". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S6.
  4. ^ "Carolina eases past Army". The Rocky Mount Telegram. September 26, 1976. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Green, defense aids Wave roll". The Daily Advertiser. October 17, 1976. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Ward, Gene (November 14, 1976). "Army, 29-13, Gives Colgate First Defeat". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 137 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "1976 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
  8. ^ "Army Stuns Stanford." Palm Beach Post. 1976 Oct 3.
  9. ^ https://www.nytimes.com/1976/11/28/archives/navy-trounces-army-4th-year-in-row-3810-navy-trounces-army-4th-year.html "Navy Trounces Army 4th Year in Row, 38-10." New York Times. 1976 Nov 28. Retrieved 2021-Jan-12.