1970 Army Cadets football team

1970 Army Cadets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–9–1
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorRichard S. Lyon (4th season)
CaptainKen Wyrick
Home stadiumMichie Stadium
Seasons
← 1969
1971 →
1970 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Notre Dame   –   10 – 1 – 0
Villanova   –   9 – 2 – 0
No. 16 Air Force   –   9 – 3 – 0
No. 13 Georgia Tech   –   9 – 3 – 0
Boston College   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 19 Houston   –   8 – 3 – 0
West Virginia   –   8 – 3 – 0
No. 17 Tulane   –   8 – 4 – 0
No. 18 Penn State   –   7 – 3 – 0
West Texas State   –   7 – 3 – 0
Cincinnati   –   7 – 4 – 0
Florida State   –   7 – 4 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   5 – 6 – 0
Syracuse   –   6 – 4 – 0
Dayton   –   5 – 4 – 1
Pittsburgh   –   5 – 5 – 0
Rutgers   –   5 – 5 – 0
Utah State   –   5 – 5 – 0
Colgate   –   5 – 6 – 0
Southern Miss   –   5 – 6 – 0
New Mexico State   –   4 – 6 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   3 – 8 – 0
Northern Illinois   –   3 – 7 – 0
Marshall   –   3 – 6 – 0
Buffalo   –   2 – 9 – 0
Navy   –   2 – 9 – 0
Army   –   1 – 9 – 1
Xavier   –   1 – 9 – 0
Holy Cross   –   0 – 10 – 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. In their fifth year under head coach Tom Cahill, the Cadets compiled a 1–9–1 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 281 to 151.[1] In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets were defeated by the Midshipmen by an 11 to 7 score. The Cadets' only victory came in the season opener, a 26 to 0 victory over Holy Cross.[2]

No Army players were selected as first-team players on the 1970 College Football All-America Team.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 12Holy Cross
W 26–031,666[3]
September 19Baylor
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
L 7–1036,539
September 262:30 p.m.at Nebraska
L 0–2866,928
October 3at Tennessee
L 3–4859,817[4]
October 101:30 p.m.at Notre Dame
L 10–5159,075
October 17at Virginia
L 20–2129,100[5]
October 24Penn State
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
ABCL 14–3841,062
October 31at Boston College
L 13–2125,350
November 7No. 20 Syracuse
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
L 29–3141,062
November 142:00 p.m.No. 19 Oregon
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
T 22–2239,455[6]
November 28vs. Navy
L 7–11

References

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  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. ^ "1970 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  3. ^ White, Gordon S. Jr. (September 13, 1970). "Crusaders Beaten, 26-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  4. ^ "Tennessee pours it on, tramples Cadets, 48–3". The Record. October 4, 1970. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Cavaliers score late touchdown to slip by Army". The State. October 18, 1970. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Cawood, Neil (November 15, 1970). "Webfoots salvage tie with underdog Army". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.


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