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1979 Army Cadets football Conference Independent 1979 record 2–8–1 Head coach Captain George Mayes Home stadium Michie Stadium Seasons
The 1979 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season . Led by Lou Saban in his first and only season as head coach, Army finished the season with a record of 2–8–1.
Schedule [ ]
Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 15 Connecticut W 26–10
September 22 at Stanford W 17–1343,345
September 29 North Carolina Michie Stadium West Point, NY L 3–41
October 6 Duke Michie Stadium West Point, NY T 17–1733,874
October 13 at Penn State Beaver Stadium University Park, PA L 3–2477,157
October 20 Baylor Michie Stadium West Point, NY L 0–5532,591
October 27 Boston College Michie Stadium West Point, NY L 16–2940,162 [1]
November 3 at Air Force L 7–28
November 10 vs. Rutgers L 0–20
November 17 1:30 p.m. No. 11 Pittsburgh Michie Stadium West Point, NY L 0–4031,689
December 1 vs. Navy L 7–31
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
Personnel [ ]
1979 Army Black Knights football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
QB
Rob Bauder
QB
Jerryl Bennett
RB
Ed Bollenbacher
OL
Chuck Boucher
OL
Steve Carter
RB
Bobby Crumpton
QB
T.D. Decker
WR
Mike Fahnstock
RB
Robbie Hall
RB
Dino Harris
RB
Rob Heather
OL
Matt Herholtz
RB
Jimmy Hill
WR
Glenn Hoy
RB
Ernie Jones
TE
Kevin Kullander
RB
Doug Lenhoff
TE
Mark McKearn
QB
Earle Mulrane
OL
Ed Perkins
WR
Larry Pruitt
QB
Bob Ryan
OL
Jim Sharman
RB
Bobby Shields
TE
Gene Skinner
WR
Bill Skoda
OL
Cliff Triplett
RB
Bobby Vicci
RB
Gerald Walker
OL
Bill Wilhelm
WR
Chris Zawie
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
DB
Dave Charest
DL
Kevin Dodson
DB
Bruce Elliott
LB
John Garrison
DB
Jon Hallingstad
LB
John Hilliard
DB
Dale Love
DL
Stan March
DL
George Mayes
LB
Willie Nattiel
LB
Len Sbrocco
DL
Kevin Streets
LB
Larry Trumbore
DB
Dan Webb
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
P
Charlie Adams
K
Dave Aucoin
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Season summary [ ]
at Penn State [ ]
Army Cadets (2–1–1) at Penn State Nittany Lions (2–2)
1
2
3 4 Total
Army
0
0
3 0 3
Penn State
7
10
0 7 24
at Beaver Stadium , University Park, Pennsylvania
Date : October 13Game attendance : 77,157[2]
Game information
First quarter
PSU – Booker Moore 1-yard run (Herb Menhardt kick). Penn State 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 38 yards.
Second quarter
PSU – Matt Suhey 17-yard run (Herb Menhardt kick), 7:06. Penn State 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 57 yards.
PSU – Herb Menhardt 24-yard field goal, 2:36. Penn State 17–0. Drive:
Third quarter
ARMY – Dave Aucoin 44-yard field goal. Penn State 17–3. Drive:
Fourth quarter
PSU – Matt Suhey 61-yard run (Herb Menhardt kick). Penn State 24–3. Drive:
Top passers
ARMY – Jerryl Bennett ��� 7/26, 120 yards, INT
PSU – Dayle Tate – 6/14, 51 yards, 3 INT
Top rushers
ARMY – Jimmy Hill – 23 rushes, 43 yards
PSU – Matt Suhey – 23 carries, 225 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
ARMY – Kevin Kullander – 3 receptions, 89 yards
PSU – Booker Moore – 3 receptions, 28 yards
vs. Navy [ ]
Army Cadets (2–7–1) vs. Navy Midshipmen (6–4)
1
2
3 4 Total
Navy
10
7
7 7 31
Army
0
7
0 0 7
at John F. Kennedy Stadium , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Date : December 1Game attendance : 77,052TV announcers (ABC) : Keith Jackson [3]
Game information
First quarter
NAVY – Steve Fehr 36-yard field goal. Navy 3–0. Drive:
NAVY – Troy Mitchell 12-yard pass from Bob Powers (Steve Fehr kick). Navy 10–0. Drive:
Second quarter
NAVY – Eddie Meyers 1-yard run (Steve Fehr kick). Navy 17–0. Drive:
ARMY – Bobby Crumpton 8-yard run (Dave Aucoin kick). Navy 17–7. Drive:
Third quarter
NAVY – Eddie Meyers 5-yard run (Steve Fehr kick). Navy 24–7. Drive:
Fourth quarter
NAVY – Eddie Meyers 31-yard run (Steve Fehr kick). Navy 31–7. Drive:
Top passers
NAVY – Bob Powers – 6/15, 85 yards, TD
ARMY – T.D. Decker – 2/5, 15 yards, INT
Top rushers
NAVY – Eddie Meyers – 43 rushes, 279 yards, 3 TD
ARMY – Bobby Vicci – 12 rushes, 66 yards
Top receivers
NAVY – Steve Callahan – 3 receptions, 40 yards
ARMY – Bill Skoda – 1 reception, 13 yards
References [ ]
^ "Boston College 29, Army 16" . The Tampa Tribune-Times . October 28, 1979. p. 5D – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Penn State unleashes infantry on Army." Eugene Register-Guard. 1979 Oct 14. Pg. 8B. Retrieved 2020-Dec-15.
^ "Middies even series on Meyers' running." Eugene Register-Guard. 1979 Dec 02. Pg. 7E. Retrieved 2020-Dec-11.
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