1976 Army Cadets football team

The 1976 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season.

1976 Army Cadets football
Conference	Independent
1976 record	5–6
Head coach	Homer Smith (3rd season)
Home stadium	Michie Stadium

1976 NCAA Division I independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Pittsburgh			–					12	–	0	–	0
No. 17 Rutgers			–					11	–	0	–	0
San Diego State			–					10	–	1	–	0
No. 12 Notre Dame			–					9	–	3	–	0
Colgate			–					8	–	2	–	0
Boston College			–					8	–	3	–	0
Cincinnati			–					8	–	3	–	0
Memphis State			–					7	–	4	–	0
North Texas State *			–					7	–	4	–	0
Southern Illinois			–					7	–	4	–	0
Penn State			–					7	–	5	–	0
Villanova			–					6	–	4	–	1
South Carolina			–					6	–	5	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					6	–	5	–	0
Army			–					5	–	6	–	0
Florida State			–					5	–	6	–	0
Illinois State			–					5	–	6	–	0
Richmond			–					5	–	6	–	0
West Virginia			–					5	–	6	–	0
Georgia Tech			–					4	–	6	–	1
Temple			–					4	–	6	–	0
Air Force			–					4	–	7	–	0
Dayton			–					4	–	7	–	0
Louisville			–					4	–	7	–	0
Marshall			–					4	–	7	–	0
Navy			–					4	–	7	–	0
Indiana State			–					3	–	7	–	0
Hawaii			–					3	–	8	–	0
Holy Cross			–					3	–	8	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					3	–	8	–	0
Syracuse			–					3	–	8	–	0
Utah State			–					3	–	8	–	0
Northeast Louisiana			–					2	–	9	–	0
Southern Miss			–					2	–	9	–	0
Tulane			–					2	–	9	–	0
North Texas State (originally 6–5) was awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player.[1] Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 11	Lafayette	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 16–6
September 18	Holy Cross	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 26–24
September 25	No. 16 North Carolina	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 32–34
October 2	Stanford	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 21–20
October 9	at Penn State	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	L 16–38
October 16	at Tulane	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	L 10–23
October 23	Boston College	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 10–27
October 30	Air Force	Michie Stadium West Point, NY (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	W 24–7
November 6	at No. 2 Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	L 7–37
November 13	Colgate	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 29–13
November 27	vs. Navy	JFK Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy/Army–Navy Game)	L 10–38
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel

1976 Army Black Knights football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR Don Briggs TE Clennie Brundidge So OL Curt Downs QB Hank Drought WR George Dunaway RB Jon Dwyer QB Leamon Hall Jr OL Jeff Jancek OL Chuck Johnston RB Greg King OL John Kisiel RB Devon Maness WR Greg McGlasker OL Joe Oliver RB Tony Pyne OL Kirk Thomas	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB Mark Berry DL Ray Beverley DL Hal Burton DB Dave Charest LB Geoff Clark DL Chuck D'Amico DB Bruce Elliott DL Duane Fuller LB John Hilliard DB Joe LaGasse DB Doug Lowery DB Phil Macklin DL Steve Miller DB Carlous Pettus DL Chuck Schott DB Wes Snead	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K Mike Castelli Jr	Head coach Homer Smith Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Season summary

Stanford

1 2 3 4 Total Stanford 3 7 10 0 20 • Army 0 0 7 14 21 Date: October 2 Location: Michie Stadium • West Point, New York

Scoring summary 1 STAN Michel 27 yard field goal Stanford 3-0 2 STAN Lofton 51 yard pass from Cordova (Michel kick) Stanford 10-0 3 STAN Michel 52 yard field goal Stanford 13-0 3 STAN Mulroy 19 yard pass from Cordova (Michel kick) Stanford 20-0 3 ARMY Dwyer 4 yard run (Castelli kick) Stanford 20-7 4 ARMY Kuchar 11 yard pass from Hall (kick failed) Stanford 20-13 4 ARMY Hall 1 yard run (Brundidge pass from Hall) Army 21-20

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vs. Navy

Army Cadets (5–5) vs. Navy Midshipmen (3–7)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Army	0	10	0	0	10
Navy	7	7	17	7	38

at JFK Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Date: November 27
• Game weather: Cloudy
• Game attendance: 77,612
• [4]

Game information

First quarter NAVY – Joe Gattuso 2-yard run (Bob Tata kick), 0:15. Navy 7–0. Drive: 51 yards. Second quarter ARMY – Greg King 11-yard run (Mike Castelli kick). Tie 7–7. Drive: NAVY – Phil McConkey 11-yard pass from Bob Leszczynski (Bob Tata kick). Navy 14–7. Drive: 57 yards. ARMY – Mike Castelli 37-yard field goal. Navy 14–10. Drive: Third quarter NAVY – Joe Gattuso 20-yard run (Bob Tata kick). Navy 21–10. Drive: 75 yards. NAVY – Joe Gattuso 1-yard run (Bob Tata kick). Navy 28–10. Drive: 65 yards. NAVY – Bob Tata 33-yard field goal. Navy 31–10. Drive: Fourth quarter NAVY – Dave King 16-yard pass from Bob Leszczynski (Bob Tata kick). Navy 38–10. Drive: 30 yards. Top passers ARMY – Leamon Hall – 13/31, 3 INT NAVY – Bob Leszczynski – 2 TD Top rushers ARMY NAVY – Joe Gattuso – 29 rushes, 128 yards, 3 TD Top receivers ARMY NAVY

References

1. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1976-standings.html
2. College Football @ Sports-Reference.com
3. "Army Stuns Stanford." Palm Beach Post. 1976 Oct 3.
4. https://www.nytimes.com/1976/11/28/archives/navy-trounces-army-4th-year-in-row-3810-navy-trounces-army-4th-year.html "Navy Trounces Army 4th Year in Row, 38-10." New York Times. 1976 Nov 28. Retrieved 2021-Jan-12.