1990 Army Cadets football team

1990 Army Cadets football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–5
Head coach	Jim Young (8th season)
Offensive scheme	Triple option
Defensive coordinator	Bob Sutton (8th season)
Base defense	4–3
Captains	Mike Mayweather John Robb
Home stadium	Michie Stadium
Seasons ←  1989 1991  →

1990 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 14 Louisville			–					10	–	1	–	1
No. 3 Miami (FL)			–					10	–	2	–	0
No. 4 Florida State			–					10	–	2	–	0
No. 6 Notre Dame			–					9	–	3	–	0
No. 11 Penn State			–					9	–	3	–	0
Louisiana Tech			–					8	–	3	–	1
Southern Miss			–					8	–	4	–	0
Temple			–					7	–	4	–	0
Syracuse			–					7	–	4	–	2
Army			–					6	–	5	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					6	–	5	–	0
South Carolina			–					6	–	5	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					6	–	5	–	0
East Carolina			–					5	–	6	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana			–					5	–	6	–	0
Navy			–					5	–	6	–	0
Memphis State			–					4	–	6	–	1
Boston College			–					4	–	7	–	0
Tulane			–					4	–	7	–	0
West Virginia			–					4	–	7	–	0
Akron			–					3	–	7	–	1
Pittsburgh			–					3	–	7	–	1
Rutgers			–					3	–	8	–	0
Tulsa			–					3	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati			–					1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990 Army Cadets football team was an American football team that represented the United States Military Academy in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their eighth season under head coach Jim Young, the Cadets compiled a 6–5 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 295 to 264. ^[1] In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets defeated Navy, 30–20. ^[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15		No. 4 Holy Cross	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		W 24–7	30,880	[3]
September 22		VMI	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		W 41–17	33,839	[4]
September 29	1:00 p.m.	at Wake Forest	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC		L 14–52	20,117	[5]
October 6		Duke	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		L 16–17	41,014	[6]
October 13		at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA		L 20–41	25,463	[7]
October 20		Lafayette	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		W 56–0	38,947	[8]
October 27	12:00 p.m.	Syracuse	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	JPS	L 14–26	41,153	[9]
November 3		Rutgers	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		W 35–31	38,945	[10]
November 10		Air Force	Michie Stadium West Point, NY (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)		L 3–15	30,144	[11]
November 17		at Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN		W 42–38	30,941	[12]
December 8		vs. Navy	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)		W 30–20	67,622	[13]
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Rutgers

Rutgers Scarlet Knights (3–5) at Army Cadets (3–4)

Quarter	1	2	Total
Rutgers			0
Army			0

at Michie Stadium, West Point, New York

• Date: November 3, 1990
• ^[14]

100th anniversary of Army football

External videos
Full game

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP RU ARMY 4 0:43 10 76 Army Willie McMillian 4-yard touchdown run, kick good 31 35 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 31 35

vs Navy

See also: Army–Navy Game

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Army	3	14	0	13	30
Navy	0	7	7	6	20

at Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Date: December 8
• TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Tim Brant, and John Dockery
• NY Times

Game information
Army Willie McMillian 1/1, 35 Yds, TD 35 Rush, 195 Yds, TD Myreon Williams 1 Rec, 35 Yds, TD Navy Alton Grizzard 13/25, TD, 2 INT

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP ARMY NAVY 2 Army McMillian -yard touchdown run, Malcolm kick good 17 0 2 0:26 Navy Dawson 6-yard touchdown reception from Grizzard, kick good 17 7 3 Navy Stramanak 45-yard touchdown run, kick good 17 14 4 Army Williams 35-yard touchdown reception from McMillian, Malcolm kick good 24 14 4 5 23 Navy Grizzard -yard touchdown run, kick no good 24 20 4 Army -yard field goal by Malcolm 27 20 4 Army -yard field goal by Malcolm 30 20 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 30 20

90th meeting

Roster

1990 Army Cadets football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OL Doug Baker RB Calvin Cass Sr OL Steve Chalout OL Greg Cleveland WR Mark Dawkins RB Phil Fant RB Tom Hansbarger RB Andy Kudiak RB Corbett Leatherwood QB Otto Leone RB Rob Martinez RB Mike Mayweather Sr QB Willie McMillian Jr QB Bryan McWilliams RB Ken Miller WR Edrian Oliver OL Bret Petkus RB John Ring WR Chris Shaw RB Arlen Smith OL Bill Speier RB Callian Thomas RB Steve Weber WR Myreon Williams	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB Rick Angle DL Lance Chambers DL Tod Childs DB Jerry Farnsworth DB Ed Givens DL Terry Hill DB Mike McElrath DL Greg Mogavero LB Chet Nadolski LB Anthony Noto LB Rone Reed LB John Robb DL Wade Smith	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P Jason Brocke P Todd Hawkins K Patmon Malcolm K Chance Mercure	Head coach Jim Young Coordinators/assistant coaches Bob Sutton (DC) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "Army Yearly Results (1990-1994)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 10, 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
2. "1990 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
3. Ferro, John (September 17, 1990). "Army's McPlan a Success; Two QBs, No Huddle Overwhelm Holy Cross". Poughkeepsie Journal . Poughkeepsie, N.Y. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Mayweather leads Army over VMI, 41–17". The Daily Times. September 23, 1990. Retrieved February 5, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Wake Forest tortures Army, 52–14". The Daily Item. September 30, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Duke's late rally tips Army, 17–16". Poughkeepsie Journal. October 7, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Mistakes help BC to victory". Press and Sun-Bulletin. October 14, 1990. Retrieved June 30, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
8. Meixell, Ted (October 21, 1990). "Army Trounces Lafayette 56-0". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Syracuse beats Cadets late, 26–14". Mount Vernon Argus. October 28, 1990. Retrieved June 30, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Army seals Rutgers' fate". The Courier-News. November 4, 1990. Retrieved June 30, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Air Force grinds past Army, 15–3". Poughkeepsie Journal. November 11, 1990. Retrieved June 30, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Army marches by VU". The Tennessean. November 18, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
13. "All this, and football, too". The Philadelphia Inquirer. December 9, 1990. Retrieved June 30, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
14. "Army 35, Rutgers 31". UPI Archives. November 3, 1990. Retrieved December 25, 2022.