American college football season
The 1977 Army Cadets represented the United States Military Academy during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. They claimed the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy for the second straight season.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 10 | | UMass | | W 34–10 | 22,101 | |
September 17 | | VMI | - Michie Stadium
- West Point, NY
| W 27–14 | 26,664 | [2] |
September 24 | | at Boston College | | L 28–49 | 19,200 | |
October 1 | | No. 7 Colorado | - Michie Stadium
- West Point, NY
| L 0–31 | 34,548 | |
October 8 | | Villanova | - Michie Stadium
- West Point, NY
| W 34–32 | 30,618 | |
October 15 | 1:30 p.m. | vs. No. 11 Notre Dame | | L 0–24 | 72,594 | |
October 22 | | Lafayette | - Michie Stadium
- West Point, NY
| W 42–6 | 28,277–28,322 | [3][4] |
October 29 | | Holy Cross | - Michie Stadium
- West Point, NY
| W 48–7 | 41,376 | [5] |
November 5 | | at Air Force | | W 31–6 | 34,338 | |
November 12 | 1:30 p.m. | vs. No. 10 Pittsburgh | - Giants Stadium
- East Rutherford, NJ
| L 26–52 | 35,387 | |
November 26 | | vs. Navy | | W 17–14 | 81,091 | |
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Army's win over UMass was the 500th in school history. Leamon Hall threw five touchdown passes, including three to freshman Mike Fahnstock.[7]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Villanova | 14 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 32 | • Army | 0 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 34 | - Date: October 8
- Location: Michie Stadium • West Point, New York
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | | VILL | Poleo 1-yard run (Fernandez kick) | Villanova 7-0 | | 1 | | VILL | Thompson 2-yard run (Fernandez kick) | Villanova 14-0 | | 2 | | ARMY | Hall 5-yard run (Castelli kick) | Villanova 14-7 | | 3 | | ARMY | McGlasker 18-yard pass from Hall (Castelli kick) | Tie 14-14 | | 4 | | ARMY | Brundidge 5-yard pass from Hall (Castelli kick) | Army 21-14 | | 4 | | VILL | Thompson 1-yard run (Fernandez kick) | Tie 21-21 | | 4 | | VILL | Fernandez 27-yard field goal | Villanova 24-21 | | 4 | | ARMY | Hall 2-yard run (Castelli kick) | Army 28-24 | | 4 | | ARMY | Dwyer 26-yard run (kick failed) | Army 34-24 | | 4 | | VILL | McCauley 17-yard pass from O'Brien (Hobar pass from O'Brien) | Army 34-32 | |
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Army vs. Navy | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Navy | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | • Army | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 | |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | | ARMY | Leamon Hall 1-yard run (Mike Castelli kick) | Army 7-0 | | 2 | | ARMY | Mike Castelli 27-yard field goal | Army 10-0 | | 2 | | NAVY | John Kurowski 18-yard pass from Bob Leszcynski (Bob Tata kick) | Army 10-7 | | 3 | 1:09 | ARMY | Greg King 1-yard run (Mike Castelli kick) | Army 17-7 | | 3 | | NAVY | Joe Gattuso Jr. 2-yard run (Bob Tata kick) | Army 17-14 | |
Army finished with its first winning season since 1972.[9]
1977 Army Black Knights football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense Pos. | # | Name | Class | TE | 82 | Clennie Brundidge | Jr | OL | 71 | Tony Dailey | Sr | OL | 67 | Curt Downs | Sr | WR | 47 | George Dunaway | Sr | RB | 37 | Jon Dwyer | So | WR | 88 | Mike Fahnstock | Fr | QB | 16 | Leamon Hall (C) | Sr | OL | 63 | Jim Hodge | Sr | OL | 77 | Jim Hollingsworth | Sr | OL | 57 | Chuck Johnston | Jr | RB | 43 | Greg King | Sr | RB | 32 | Tony Landry | WR | 11 | Greg McGlasker | Sr | RB | 40 | Jim Merriken | Jr | QB | 10 | Earle Mulrane | So | OL | 78 | Joe Oliver | Jr | RB | | Dave Pritchard | WR | 29 | Bill Skoda | So | TE | 22 | Ward Whyte | Jr | TE | 85 | Keith Wilson | Sr | | Defense Pos. | # | Name | Class | DE | 64 | Mark Berry | Sr | DB | 18 | Dave Charest | DB | 25 | Ed Clemons | DT | 72 | Chuck D'Amico (C) | Sr | DB | 33 | Bruce Elliott | DL | | Stan Ford | Sr | DL | | Duane Fuller | DL | 74 | Bob Groller | Jr | DL | | Tom Hayden | LB | 80 | John Hillard | DB | 20 | Joe LeGasse | Jr | DB | | Doug Lowery | DB | 34 | Phil Macklin | Jr | DL | 55 | George Mayes | Fr | LB | 53 | Steve Miller | Sr | DL | 84 | Chuck Schott | Jr | DL | 91 | Tiki Traylor | Jr | DL | 69 | Doug Turrell | Jr | LB | 58 | Kirk Thomas | Jr | DB | 24 | Dan Webb | | Special teams Pos. | # | Name | Class | K | 39 | Mike Castelli | Sr | | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured Redshirt |
- Homer Smith – Eastern Coach of the Year (New York Football Writers Association) [10]
- QB Leamon Hall – 151/265 for 1,944 yards with 15 TD vs 17 INT[11]
- RB Greg King – 177 carries for 961 yards with 7 TD
- RB Jim Merriken – 99 carries for 447 yards with 4 TD. 35 catches for 350 yards with 2 TD
- TE Clennie Brundridge – 51 catches for 842 yards with 4 TD
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