1976 Army Cadets football team

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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. Rankings from AP Poll

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

Schedule

September 11Lafayette

• Michie Stadium
• West Point, NY

W 16–6 September 18Holy Cross

• Michie Stadium
• West Point, NY

W 26–24 September 25No. 16 North Carolina

• Michie Stadium
• West Point, NY

L 32–34 October 2Stanford

• Michie Stadium
• West Point, NY

W 21–20 October 9at Penn State

• Beaver Stadium
• University Park, PA

L 16–38 October 16at Tulane

• Louisiana Superdome
• New Orleans, LA

L 10–23 October 23Boston College

• Michie Stadium
• West Point, NY

L 10–27 October 30Air Force

• Michie Stadium
• West Point, NY (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)

W 24–7 November 6at No. 2 Pittsburgh

• Pitt Stadium
• Pittsburgh, PA

L 7–37 November 13Colgate

• Michie Stadium
• West Point, NY

W 29–13 November 27vs. Navy

• JFK Stadium
• Philadelphia, PA (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy/Army–Navy Game)

L 10–38

Game summaries

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