American college football season
The 1983 Army Cadets football team was an American football team that represented the United States Military Academy in the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Jim Young, the Cadets compiled a 2–9 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 304 to 140.[1] In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets lost to Navy by a 42–13 score.[2]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 10 | | Colgate | | L 13–15 | 33,285 | [3] |
September 17 | | at Louisville | | L 7–31 | 27,454 | |
September 24 | | Dartmouth | - Michie Stadium
- West Point, NY
| W 13–12 | 36,637 | [4] |
October 1 | | at Harvard | | L 21–24 | 15,000 | [5] |
October 8 | | Rutgers | - Michie Stadium
- West Point, NY
| W 20–12 | | |
October 15 | 1:00 p.m. | vs. Notre Dame | | L 0–42 | 75,131 | |
October 22 | | Lehigh | - Michie Stadium
- West Point, NY
| L 12–13 | 41,000 | [6] |
October 29 | | at Air Force | | L 20–41 | 47,032 | [7] |
November 5 | | Boston College | - Michie Stadium
- West Point, NY
| L 14–34 | 40,749 | |
November 12 | 1:30 p.m. | at Pittsburgh | | L 7–38 | 38,500 | |
November 25 | | vs. Navy | | L 13–42 | | |
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1983 Army Black Knights football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense Pos. | # | Name | Class | RB | | Elton Akins | RB | | Cleveland Bazemore | TE | | Rob Dickerson | OL | | Pete Edmunds | QB | | Dave Grasch | OL | | Shamus Hanlon | QB | | Rob Healy | So | OL | | Karl Heinemen | WR | | Jarvis Hollingsworth | RB | | Travis Jackson | RB | | William Lampley | QB | | Rich Laughlin | OL | | Church Matthews | RB | | Kevin McKelvey | WR | | Billy Noble | WR | | Matt Oliver | | | Bryan Parlier | So | RB | | David Pratt | OL | | Ron Reusch | OL | | Ron Rice | OL | | Don Smith | WR | | Scott Spellman | TE | | Mark Triplett | QB | | Bill Turner | So | WR | | Ben White | WR | | Dave Woolf | OL | | Dave Woolfolk | TE | | Scott Wuestner | RB | | Art Zarone | | Defense Pos. | # | Name | Class | DB | | Herb Aten | DB | | Greg Bastin | DB | | Dee Bryant | DL | | Larry Carroll | LB | | Jim Gentile | DL | | Brian Gibbons | DB | | Eric Griffin | DE | | Kurt Gutierrez | DL | | Jim Jennings | DB | | Kermit McKelvey | LB | | John Roney | DB | | Nate Sassaman | DL | | Mike Staver | DL | | Glen Veevaert | DL | | Lloyd Walker | | Special teams Pos. | # | Name | Class | P | | Joe Sartiano | K | | Craig Stopa | | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured Redshirt |
Game information |
First quarter - NAVY – Eric Wallace 95-yard kickoff return (Steve Young kick), 14:43. Navy 7–0.
- NAVY – Napoleon McCallum 14-yard run (Steve Young kick), 12:30. Navy 14–0.
- NAVY – Steve Brady 35-yard interception return (Steve Young kick), 11:03. Navy 21–0.
Second quarter - ARMY – Craig Stopa 42-yard field goal. Navy 21–3.
- ARMY – Craig Stopa 40-yard field goal. Navy 21–6.
Third quarter - ARMY – Bill Turner 1-yard run (Craig Stopa kick). Navy 21–13.
- NAVY – Rick Williamson 1-yard run (Steve Young kick). Navy 28–13. Drive: 77 yards.
Fourth quarter - NAVY – Rick Williamson 2-yard run (Steve Young kick). Navy 35–13. Drive: 54 yards.
- NAVY – Ron McDonald 30-yard run (Steve Young kick). Navy 42–13.
| - Top passers
- NAVY – Rick Williamson – 3/9, 29 yards, INT
- ARMY – Bill Turner – 16/35, 171 yards, INT
- Top rushers
- NAVY – Napoleon McCallum – 30 rushes, 182 yards, TD
- ARMY – Elton Akins – 23 rushes, 40 yards
- Top receivers
- NAVY – Mark Stevens – 2 receptions, 29 yards
- ARMY – Rob Dickerson – 6 receptions, 60 yards
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The first four minutes probably were the worst four minutes I have ever experienced in coaching.
Jim Young
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- ^ "Army Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
- ^ "1983 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- ^ McMillan, Ken (September 11, 1983). "Colgate 'Boots' Army, 15-13". Poughkeepsie Journal. Poughkeepsie, N.Y. p. 5C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ McMillan, Ken (September 25, 1983). "Army Slips by Dartmouth". Poughkeepsie Journal. Poughkeepsie, N.Y. p. 6C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Concannon, Joe (October 2, 1983). "Harvard Recovers -- Dixon Interception Ties It; Villanueva FG Wins It". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 56 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Will-Weber, Mark (October 23, 1983). "Broken Play Gives Lehigh Upset Win over Army". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Air Force Clobbers Army 41-20". The Daily Herald. United Press International. October 30, 1983. p. 11. Retrieved May 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ New York Times. 1983 Nov 26. Retrieved 2019-Jan-22.
- ^ "Navy, Led By McCallum, Defeats Army." New York Times. 1983 Nov 26. Retrieved 2019-Jan-22.
- ^ "Navy's quick-strike attack caues quick Army surrender." Gainesville Sun. pg. 3D. 1983 Nov 26. Retrieved 2022-Dec-14.
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