American college football season
1980 Army Cadets football Conference Independent 1980 record 3–7–1 Head coach Captain Stan March Home stadium Michie Stadium Seasons
The 1980 Army Cadets football team was an American football team that represented the United States Military Academy in the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season . In their first season under head coach Ed Cavanaugh , the Cadets compiled a 3–7–1 record and were outscored by their opponents 295 to 204.[1] In the annual Army–Navy Game , the Cadets lost to Navy , 33 to 6.[2]
Schedule [ ]
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance Source September 13 Holy Cross W 28–728,043 [3]
September 20 California Michie Stadium West Point, NY W 26–19
September 27 at Washington State L 18–3124,213
October 4 Harvard Michie Stadium West Point, NY L 10–1538,479 [4]
October 11 Lehigh Michie Stadium West Point, NY T 24–2432,850 [5]
October 18 2:30 p.m. at No. 5 Notre Dame L 3–30
October 25 at Boston College L 14–3023,000 [6]
November 1 Rutgers Michie Stadium West Point, NY L 21–37
November 8 Air Force W 47–24
November 15 1:30 p.m. No. 8 Pittsburgh Michie Stadium West Point, NY L 7–4531,150
November 29 3:45 p.m. vs. Navy ABC L 6–33[7]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
Personnel [ ]
1980 Army Cadets football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
QB
Brian Allem
RB
Rob Bauder
QB
16
Jerryl Bennett
Jr
OT
77
Steve Carter
Sr
RB
Andre Cuerington
QB
11
T.D. Decker
Sr
C
52
Dan Enright
Jr
WR
88
Mike Fahnestock
Sr
RB
45
Dino Harris
Jr
FB
39
Rob Heather
Jr
OG
62
Matt Herholtz
Sr
WR
37
Glenn Hoy
So
WR
38
Kevin Kullander
Jr
TE
85
Mark McKearn
Sr
OT
76
Jay Meyer
Jr
WR
82
Larry Pruitt
So
OG
73
Jim Sharman
Jr
TE
90
Gene Skinner
Jr
FB
32
Bobby Vicci
Sr
OG
79
Rick Waddell
So
FB
33
Warren Waldorff
So
RB
40
Gerald Walker
So
OT
71
Bill Wilhelm
Sr
RB
Todd Williams
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
DE
89
Larry Carroll
DB
23
Jeff Cook
Sr
DT
69
Kevin Dodson
Jr
LB
53
John Garrison
LB
Steve Gerras
LB
51
Dan Kessler
So
DE
87
Mark Lingo
So
DB
19
Dale Love
Jr
DT
72
Stan March
Sr
LB
44
Al Mazyck
Sr
DB
27
Tom Morgan
So
DB
24
Kevin Murphy
So
DL
Kevin Streets
LB
Pat Sweeney
DB
18
Mike Williams
So
LB
86
Bob Wood
So
DB
28
Chris Zawie
So
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
K
95
Dave Aucoin
Jr
P
97
Joe Sartiano
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
References [ ]
^ "Army Yearly Results (1980-1984)" . College Football Data Warehouse . David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2015 .
^ "1980 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 9, 2015 .
^ Concannon, Joe (September 14, 1980). "Army Rolls Over HC" . Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 86 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Concannon, Joe (October 5, 1980). "Harvard Surprises Army" . Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 60 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Army Ties Lehigh on Record FG" . The Sunday Record . Woodland Park, N.J. October 12, 1980. p. C-3 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Boston College 30, Army 14" . The Akron Beacon Journal . October 26, 1980. p. D9 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Pothier, Dick (November 28, 1981). "Army-Navy game: It's a party for 72,000" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pennsylvania . p. D3. Retrieved July 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
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