1968 Army Cadets football team

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1968
Army Cadets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–3
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorRichard S. Lyon (2nd season)
CaptainKen Johnson
Home stadiumMichie Stadium
Seasons
1968 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Penn State     11 0 0
Rutgers     8 2 0
West Texas State
    8 2 0
No. 5 Notre Dame     7 2 1
Florida State     8 3 0
Air Force     7 3 0
Army     7 3 0
Buffalo     7 3 0
No. 18 Houston     6 2 2
Utah State     7 3 0
Boston College     7 3 0
West Virginia     7 3 0
VPI     7 4 0
Pacific     6 4 0
Syracuse     6 4 0
Villanova     6 4 0
Xavier     6 4 0
Colgate     5 5 0
Dayton     5 5 0
Miami (FL)     5 5 0
New Mexico State     5 5 0
Georgia Tech     4 6 0
Southern Miss     4 6 0
Holy Cross     3 6 1
San Jose State     3 7 0
Navy     2 8 0
Tulane     2 8 0
Pittsburgh     1 9 0
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1968 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. In their third year under head coach Tom Cahill, the Cadets compiled a 7–3 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 270 to 137.[1] In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets defeated the Midshipmen by a 21 to 14 score. The Cadets lost to Vanderbilt by a 17 to 13 score, Penn State by 28 to 24, and to Missouri by a 7 to 3 score.[2]

Army linebacker Ken Johnson was selected by the American Football Coaches Association as a first-team player on the 1968 College Football All-America Team.[3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 212:00 p.m.The CitadelW 34–1423,000[4]
September 282:00 p.m.Vanderbilt
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
L 13–1723,000[5]
October 52:30 p.m.at MissouriL 3–758,576
October 122:00 p.m.No. 16 California
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 10–732,000
October 192:00 p.m.at RutgersW 24–028,000[6]
October 262:00 p.m.Duke
W 57–2532,000[7]
November 21:00 p.m.at
University Park, PA
L 24–2849,122
November 91:00 p.m.Boston College
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 58–2532,000
November 161:30 p.m.at PittsburghW 26–028,072
November 301:30 p.m.vs.
ABC
W 21–14102,000

Game summaries

The Citadel

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0
Cadets 0

Vanderbilt

1 2 3 4 Total
Commodores 0 17 0 0 17
Cadets 7 0 6 0 13

At Missouri

1 2 3 4 Total
Cadets 0 0 0 3 3
Tigers 7 0 0 0 7

California

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Bears 0
Cadets 0

At Rutgers

1 2 3 4 Total
Cadets 14 3 0 7 24
Scarlet Knights 0 0 0 0 0

Duke

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 0
Cadets 0

At Penn State

1 2 3 4 Total
Cadets 0 7 0 17 24
Nittany Lions 9 0 7 12 28

Boston College

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0
Cadets 0

At Pittsburgh

1 2 3 4 Total
Cadets 0 6 7 13 26
Panthers 0 0 0 0 0

vs Navy

1 2 3 4 Total
Cadets 7 7 7 0 21
Midshipmen 0 7 7 0 14

Personnel

1968 Army Black Knights football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB Charlie Jarvis Sr
QB Steve Lindell Sr
FB Lynn Moore Jr
QB Jimmy O'Toole
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "Army Yearly Results (1965-1969)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  2. ^ "1968 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  3. ^ "1968".
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