1974 Army Cadets football team

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1974 Army Cadets football
ConferenceIndependent
1974 record3–8
Head coach
  • Homer Smith (1st season)
CaptainBob Johnson
Home stadiumMichie Stadium
Seasons
← 1973
1975 →
1974 NCAA Division I independents football records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Notre Dame   –   10 – 2 – 0
No. 7 Penn State   –   10 – 2 – 0
Temple   –   8 – 2 – 0
Boston College   –   8 – 3 – 0
Utah State   –   8 – 3 – 0
No. 19 Houston   –   8 – 3 – 1
Rutgers   –   7 – 3 – 1
Cincinnati   –   7 – 4 – 0
Memphis State   –   7 – 4 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   7 – 4 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   6 – 5 – 0
Hawaii   –   6 – 5 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   6 – 5 – 0
Southern Miss   –   6 – 5 – 0
Tampa   –   6 – 5 – 0
Holy Cross   –   5 – 5 – 1
Tulane   –   5 – 6 – 0
Colgate   –   4 – 6 – 0
Northern Illinois   –   4 – 7 – 0
Navy   –   4 – 7 – 0
South Carolina   –   4 – 7 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   4 – 7 – 0
West Virginia   –   4 – 7 – 0
Army   –   3 – 8 – 0
Dayton   –   3 – 8 – 0
Villanova   –   3 – 8 – 0
Air Force   –   2 – 9 – 0
Southern Illinois   –   2 – 9 – 0
Syracuse   –   2 – 9 – 0
Florida State   –   1 – 10 – 0
Marshall   –   1 – 10 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1974 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. In their first year under head coach Homer Smith, the Cadets compiled a 3–8 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 306 to 156.[1] In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets lost to the Midshipmen by a 19 to 0 score.[2]

No Army players were selected as first-team players on the 1974 College Football All-America Team.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14Lafayette
W 14–726,838[3]
September 21Tulane
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
L 14–3130,279[4]
September 28at California
L 14–27
October 5Penn State
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
L 14–2141,221
October 12at Duke
L 14–3328,500
October 19at Notre Dame
L 0–4859,075
October 26Holy Cross
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 13–1039,893[5]
November 2Vanderbilt
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
L 14–38
November 9Air Force
W 17–16
November 16at North Carolina
L 42–56
November 30vs. Navy
L 0–19

Roster[]

1974 Army Black Knights football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB Scott Gillogly
QB Leamon Hall Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
  Dave Duncavage
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
  • Homer Smith
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt
  • Not listed (missing number/class/position): Gary Smithey

References[]

  1. ^ "Army Yearly Results (1970-1974)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  2. ^ "1974 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  3. ^ Reinhard, Paul (September 15, 1974). "Lafayette Rally Falls Short at Army". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tulane stops Cadets, 31–14". The Palm Beach Post. September 22, 1974. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Miller, Norm (October 28, 1974). "Army, 13-10, on FG at :18". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 165 – via Newspapers.com.
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