American college football season
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.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 18 | | No. 13 Stanford | | L 3–38 | | |
September 25 | | at Georgia Tech | | W 16–13 | 40,123 | [3] |
October 2 | | Missouri | - Michie Stadium
- West Point, NY
| W 22–6 | | |
October 9 | | at No. 9 Penn State | | L 0–42 | 49,887 | |
October 16 | | at Air Force | | L 7–20 | | |
October 23 | | Virginia | - Michie Stadium
- West Point, NY
| W 14–9 | 42,535 | [4] |
October 29 | | at Miami (FL) | | L 13–24 | | |
November 6 | | Rutgers | - Michie Stadium
- West Point, NY
| W 30–17 | 39,841 | [5] |
November 13 | 1:30 p.m. | Pittsburgh | - Michie Stadium
- West Point, NY
| W 17–14 | | |
November 27 | | vs. Navy | | W 24–23 | | |
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Game information |
- Navy
- George Berry
19 Rush, 125 Yds - Steve Ogden
5 Rec, 65 Yds | - Army
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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 | |
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
- ^ "Army Yearly Results (1970-1974)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
- ^ "1971 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
- ^ "Army upsets Georgia Tech on late FG". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 26, 1971. Retrieved July 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Army thefts stop Viirginia". The Des Moines Register. October 24, 1971. Retrieved January 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Miller, Norm (November 7, 1971). "Cadets Crumble Rutgers, 30-17". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 171 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1971 Nov 29. Retrieved 2019-Jan-11.
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