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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.
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 10 UMass W 34–1022,101
September 17 VMI Michie Stadium West Point, NY W 27–1426,664 [2]
September 24 at Boston College L 28–4919,200
October 1 No. 7 Colorado Michie Stadium West Point, NY L 0–3134,548
October 8 Villanova Michie Stadium West Point, NY W 34–3230,618
October 15 1:30 p.m. vs. No. 11 Notre Dame L 0–2472,594
October 22 Lafayette Michie Stadium West Point, NY W 42–628,277 [3]
October 29 Holy Cross Michie Stadium West Point, NY W 48–741,376 [4]
November 5 at Air Force W 31–634,338
November 12 1:30 p.m. vs. No. 10 Pittsburgh Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ L 26–5235,387
November 26 vs. Navy W 17–1481,091
[5]
Personnel
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
Game summaries
UMass
Army's win over UMass was the 500th in school history. Leamon Hall threw five touchdown passes, including three to freshman Mike Fahnstock.[6]
Villanova
1
2 3 4 Total
Villanova
14
0 0 18
32
• Army
0
7 7 20
34
Date: October 8Location: Michie Stadium • West Point, New York
Scoring summary 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
[7]
Navy
Army vs. Navy
1
2 3 4 Total
Navy
0
7 7 0
14
• Army
7
10 0 0
17
Scoring summary 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.[8]
Stats
QB Leamon Hall – 151/265 for 1,944 yards with 15 TD vs 17 INT[9]
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
Awards
Homer Smith – Eastern Coach of the Year (New York Football Writers Association) [10]
References
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