1978 Army Cadets football team

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1978
Army Cadets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–6–1
Head coach
CaptainClennie Brundidge, Chuck Schott
Home stadiumMichie Stadium
Seasons
1978 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Penn State       11 1 0
North Texas State       9 2 0
East Carolina       9 3 0
Navy       9 3 0
No. 7 Notre Dame       9 3 0
Rutgers       9 3 0
Florida State       8 3 0
Tennessee State       8 3 0
Temple       7 3 1
Pittsburgh       8 4 0
Holy Cross       7 4 0
Louisville       7 4 0
UNLV       7 4 0
Southern Miss       7 4 0
Northeast Louisiana       6 4 1
Georgia Tech       7 5 0
Hawaii       6 5 0
Miami (FL)       6 5 0
South Carolina       5 5 1
William & Mary       5 5 1
Cincinnati       5 6 0
Villanova       5 6 0
Army       4 6 1
Memphis State       4 7 0
Tulane       4 7 0
Virginia Tech       4 7 0
Air Force       3 8 0
Colgate       3 8 0
Richmond       3 8 0
Syracuse       3 8 0
Illinois State       2 9 0
West Virginia       2 9 0
Boston College       0 11 0
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1978 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth and final year under head coach Homer Smith, the Cadets compiled a 4–6–1 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 255 to 188.[1] In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets lost to the Midshipmen by a 28 to 0 score.[2]

No Army players were selected as first-team players on the 1978 College Football All-America Team.

The team had 13 starters back from the 1977 season, though were without their quarterback Leamon Hall.[3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16LafayetteW 24–14
September 23Virginia
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
L 17–2126,473[4]
September 30Washington State
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
T 21–2131,612
October 7at TennesseeL 13–3181,887[5]
October 14Holy Cross
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
L 0–3140,815[6]
October 21at FloridaL 7–3157,625[7]
October 28Colgate
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 28–330,673[8]
November 4Air Force
W 28–14
November 11Boston College
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 29–2628,049[9]
November 181:30 p.m.at No. 18 PittsburghL 17–3545,297
December 2vs. NavyL 0–2879,026

Roster

  • Clennie Brundidge, Sr.

References

  1. ^ "Army Yearly Results (1975-1979)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  2. ^ "1978 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  3. ^ Pitt Strong Again; Lions Up in Air, web: The Sacramento Bee, 1978, retrieved March 13, 2023
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