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American college football season
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
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 21 2:00 p.m. The Citadel W 34–1423,000
September 28 2:00 p.m. Vanderbilt Michie Stadium West Point, NY L 13–1723,000
October 5 2:30 p.m. at Missouri L 3–758,576
October 12 2:00 p.m. California Michie Stadium West Point, NY W 10–732,000
October 19 2:00 p.m. at Rutgers W 24–028,000
October 26 2:00 p.m. Duke W 57–2532,000
November 2 1:00 p.m. at Penn State L 24–2849,122
November 9 1:00 p.m. Boston College Michie Stadium West Point, NY W 58–2532,000
November 16 1:30 p.m. at Pittsburgh W 26–028,072
November 30 1:30 p.m. vs. Navy ABC W 21–14102,000
Personnel
1968 Army Black Knights football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
RB
Charles Jarvis
Sr
FB
Lynn Moore
Jr
QB
Jimmy O'Toole
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Game summaries
vs. The Citadel
1
2
3
4
Total
Bulldogs
0
Cadets
0
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
4–0
1964
ARMY, 34–0
vs. Vanderbilt
1
2
3
4
Total
Commodores
0
17
0
0
17
Cadets
7
0
6
0
13
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
First meeting
@ Missouri
1
2
3
4
Total
Cadets
0
0
0
3
3
Tigers
7
0
0
0
7
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
First meeting
vs. California
1
2
3
4
Total
Golden Bears
0
Cadets
0
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
2–0
1966
ARMY, 6–3
@ Rutgers
1
2
3
4
Total
Cadets
14
3
0
7
24
Scarlet Knights
0
0
0
0
0
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
8–1
1967
ARMY, 14–3
vs. Duke
1
2
3
4
Total
Blue Devils
0
Cadets
0
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
6–2
1967
DUKE, 10–7
@ Penn State
1
2
3
4
Total
Cadets
0
7
0
17
24
Nittany Lions
9
0
7
12
28
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
10–4–2
1966
ARMY, 11–0
vs. Boston College
1
2
3
4
Total
Eagles
0
Cadets
0
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
7–0
1967
ARMY, 21–10
@ Pittsburgh
1
2
3
4
Total
Cadets
0
6
7
13
26
Panthers
0
0
0
0
0
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
4–8–2
1967
ARMY, 21–12
vs. Navy
1
2
3
4
Total
Cadets
7
7
7
0
21
Midshipmen
0
7
7
0
14
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
32–29–6
1967
NAVY, 19–14
References
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