1964 Army Cadets football team

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1964 Army Cadets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–6
Head coach
CaptainRollie Stichweh
Home stadium Michie Stadium
Seasons
  1963
1965  
1964 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Notre Dame   9 1 0
Florida State   9 1 1
Colgate   7 2 0
Georgia Tech   7 3 0
Syracuse   7 4 0
Villanova   6 2 0
Boston College   6 3 0
Southern Miss   6 3 0
New Mexico State   6 4 0
Penn State   6 4 0
Memphis State   5 4 0
Utah State   5 4 1
Holy Cross   5 5 0
Buffalo   4 4 1
Colorado State   5 6 0
Air Force   4 5 1
Miami (FL)   4 5 1
Xavier   4 5 1
Army   4 6 0
Idaho   4 6 0
West Texas State   4 6 0
San Jose State   4 6 0
Pittsburgh   3 5 2
Navy   3 6 1
Dayton   3 7 0
Detroit   3 7 0
Boston University   2 7 0
Houston   2 6 1
Texas Western   0 8 2
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1964 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy during the 1964 NCAA University Division football season. Seven players from this team later fought in the Vietnam War. [1]

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19 The Citadel W 34–017,500 [2]
September 26 Boston College
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 19–1327,200
October 3at No. 1 Texas L 6–1765,700 [3]
October 10 Penn State
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
L 2–632,268
October 17at Virginia L 14–3526,500 [4]
October 24 Duke
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
L 0–631,843 [5]
October 31 Iowa State
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 9–722,155
November 7 Syracuse L 15–2737,552
November 14 Pittsburgh
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
L 8–24
November 28vs. Navy W 11–8102,000
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[6]

Game summaries

1234Total
Navy08008
Army260311

[7]

Roster

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References

  1. Mills, Nicolaus (September 17, 2017). "The West Point Football Team That Went to War in Vietnam". The Daily Beast.
  2. "Stichweh leads Army's 34–0 charge over The Citadel". The Clarion-Ledger. September 20, 1964. Retrieved January 20, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Longhorns overcome Army, 17–6". Oakland Tribune. October 4, 1964. Retrieved April 30, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Virginia rips Army, 35–14". The Baltimore Sun. October 18, 1964. Retrieved January 20, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Duke blanks Army, 6 to 0 on two FGs". The Arizona Daily Star. October 25, 1964. Retrieved January 20, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  6. College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
  7. Eugene Register-Guard. November 29, 1964.