1976 Army Cadets football team

1976 Army Cadets football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–6
Head coach	Homer Smith (3rd season)
Captain	Jeff Jancek
Home stadium	Michie Stadium
Seasons ←  1975 1977  →

1976 NCAA Division I independents football records

v t e	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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11		Lafayette	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 16–6	20,865	[2]
September 18		Holy Cross	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 26–24	24,176	[3]
September 25		No. 16 North Carolina	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 32–34	24,694	[4]
October 2		Stanford	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 21–20	30,382
October 9		at Penn State	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	L 16–38	60,436
October 16		at Tulane	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	L 10–23	25,327	[5]
October 23		Boston College	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 10–27	32,008
October 30		Air Force	Michie Stadium West Point, NY (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	W 24–7
November 6	1:30 p.m.	at No. 2 Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	L 7–37	45,753
November 13		Colgate	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 29–13	29,637	[6]
November 27		vs. Navy	John F. Kennedy Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	L 10–38
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

Stanford

1 2 3 4 Total Stanford 3 7 10 0 20 •Army 0 0 7 14 21 Date: October 2 Location: Michie Stadium • West Point, New York

Scoring summary 1 STAN Michel 27 yard field goal Stanford 3-0 2 STAN Lofton 51 yard pass from Cordova (Michel kick) Stanford 10-0 3 STAN Michel 52 yard field goal Stanford 13-0 3 STAN Mulroy 19 yard pass from Cordova (Michel kick) Stanford 20-0 3 ARMY Dwyer 4 yard run (Castelli kick) Stanford 20-7 4 ARMY Kuchar 11 yard pass from Hall (kick failed) Stanford 20-13 4 ARMY Hall 1 yard run (Brundidge pass from Hall) Army 21-20

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Vs. Navy

Army Cadets (5–5) vs. Navy Midshipmen (3–7)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Army	0	10	0	0	10
Navy	7	7	17	7	38

at JFK Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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

First quarter NAVY – Joe Gattuso 2-yard run (Bob Tata kick), 0:15. Navy 7–0. Drive: 51 yards. Second quarter ARMY – Greg King 11-yard run (Mike Castelli kick). Tie 7–7. Drive: NAVY – Phil McConkey 11-yard pass from Bob Leszczynski (Bob Tata kick). Navy 14–7. Drive: 57 yards. ARMY – Mike Castelli 37-yard field goal. Navy 14–10. Drive: Third quarter NAVY – Joe Gattuso 20-yard run (Bob Tata kick). Navy 21–10. Drive: 75 yards. NAVY – Joe Gattuso 1-yard run (Bob Tata kick). Navy 28–10. Drive: 65 yards. NAVY – Bob Tata 33-yard field goal. Navy 31–10. Drive: Fourth quarter NAVY – Dave King 16-yard pass from Bob Leszczynski (Bob Tata kick). Navy 38–10. Drive: 30 yards. Top passers ARMY – Leamon Hall – 13/31, 3 INT NAVY – Bob Leszczynski – 2 TD Top rushers ARMY NAVY – Joe Gattuso – 29 rushes, 128 yards, 3 TD Top receivers ARMY NAVY

Personnel

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 TE Mark Logue RB Devon Maness WR Greg McGlasker RB Jim Merriken 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 Steve Smith DB Wes Sneed DE Chip Tenuta	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K Mike Castelli Jr	Head coach Homer Smith Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

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.