American college football season
1971 Army Cadets football Conference Independent 1971 record 6–4 Head coach Defensive coordinator Richard S. Lyon (5th season)Captain John Roth Home stadium Michie Stadium Seasons
The 1971 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1971 NCAA University Division football season . In their sixth year under head coach Tom Cahill , the Cadets compiled a 6–4 record but were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 206 to 146.[1] In the annual Army���Navy Game , the Cadets defeated the Midshipmen by a 24 to 23 score.[2]
No Army players were selected as first-team players on the 1971 College Football All-America Team .
Schedule [ ]
Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 18 No. 13 Stanford L 3–38
September 25 at Georgia Tech W 16–1340,123
October 2 Missouri Michie Stadium West Point, NY W 22–6
October 9 at No. 9 Penn State L 0–4249,887
October 16 at Air Force L 7–20
October 23 Virginia Michie Stadium West Point, NY W 14–942,535
October 29 at Miami (FL) Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL L 13–24
November 6 Rutgers Michie Stadium West Point, NY W 30–1739,841 [3]
November 13 1:30 p.m. Pittsburgh Michie Stadium West Point, NY W 17–14
November 27 vs. Navy W 24–23
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
Personnel [ ]
1971 Army Black Knights football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
QB
Kingsley Fink
So
WR
Ed Francis
Jr
RB
Bob Hines
Greg McMuckin
TE
David Sanders
Sr
John Simar
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
DE
86
Steve Bogosian
Jr
LB
65
Pete Bucha
LB
56
Don MacLaren
LB
50
Jim Silva
LB
80
Bob Jarrell
Sr
Randy Stein
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
K
Jim Barclay
So
P
Ron Danhof
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Not listed (missing number/class/position): Bill Barker, Mike Gaines, Bob Jarrell
Game summaries [ ]
Navy [ ]
Army Cadets vs. Navy Midshipmen
1
2
3 4 Total
Navy
0
14
7 2 23
Army
16
0
0 8 24
at JFK Stadium • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Date : November 27Game weather : RainGame attendance : 97,047Referee : Tom SullivanTV announcers (ABC) : Keith Jackson and Lee Grosscup New York Times
Game information
Navy
George Berry 19 Rush, 125 Yds
Steve Ogden 5 Rec, 65 Yds
Army
[4]
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
NAVY
ARMY
1
Army
42-yard field goal by Jim Barclay
0
3
1
6:49
4
Army
Bob Hines 4-yard touchdown run, Jim Barclay kick good
0
10
1
Army
Bob Hines 4-yard touchdown reception from Kingsley Fink, 2-point pass failed
0
16
2
13
48
Navy
Fred Stuvek 5-yard touchdown run, Roger Lanning kick good
7
16
2
7
68
Navy
Fred Stuvek 1-yard touchdown run, Roger Lanning kick good
14
16
3
8:37
13
69
Navy
Steve Ogden 12-yard touchdown reception from Fred Stuvek, Roger Lanning kick good
21
16
4
10:11
6
30
Army
Ed Francis 3-yard touchdown reception from Kingsley Fink, 2-point pass good
21
24
4
Navy
Safety, Roger Danhof intentionally downed in end zone
23
24
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
23
24
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