1971 Army Cadets football team

1971 Army Cadets football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–4
Head coach	Tom Cahill (6th season)
Home stadium	Michie Stadium

1971 NCAA University Division independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Penn State			–					11	–	1	–	0
Boston College			–					9	–	2	–	0
No. 17 Houston			–					9	–	3	–	0
No. 13 Notre Dame			–					8	–	2	–	0
Utah State			–					8	–	3	–	0
Florida State			–					8	–	4	–	0
Cincinnati			–					7	–	4	–	0
West Virginia			–					7	–	4	–	0
Temple			–					6	–	2	–	1
Air Force			–					6	–	4	–	0
Army			–					6	–	4	–	0
Colgate			–					6	–	4	–	0
Villanova			–					6	–	4	–	1
South Carolina			–					6	–	5	–	0
Southern Miss			–					6	–	5	–	0
Georgia Tech			–					6	–	6	–	0
New Mexico State			–					5	–	5	–	1
Northern Illinois			–					5	–	5	–	1
Syracuse			–					5	–	5	–	1
Dayton			–					5	–	6	–	0
Holy Cross			–					4	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					4	–	7	–	0
Rutgers			–					4	–	7	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					4	–	7	–	0
Navy			–					3	–	8	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					3	–	8	–	0
Tulane			–					3	–	8	–	0
Marshall			–					2	–	8	–	0
Xavier			–					1	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. In their sixth year under head coach Tom Cahill, the Cadets compiled a 6–4 record but were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 206 to 146. In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets defeated the Midshipmen by a 24 to 23 score.

No Army players were selected as first-team players on the 1971 College Football All-America Team.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 18	Stanford	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 3–38
September 25	at Georgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	W 16–13
October 2	Missouri	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 22–6
October 9	at Penn State	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	L 0–42
October 16	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)	L 7–20
October 23	Virginia	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 14–9
October 29	at Miami (FL)	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	L 13–24
November 6	Rutgers	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 30–17
November 13	Pittsburgh	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 17–14
November 27	vs. Navy	JFK Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	W 24–23

Personnel

1971 Army Black Knights football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB Kingsley Fink So WR Ed Francis Jr RB Bob Hines   Greg McMuckin TE David Sanders Sr   John Simar	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 86 Steve Bogosian Jr LB 65 Pete Bucha LB 56 Don MacLaren LB 50 Jim Silva   Randy Stein	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K Jim Barclay So P Ron Danhof	Head coach Tom Cahill Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

• Not listed (missing number/class/position): Bill Barker, Mike Gaines, Bob Jarrell

Game summaries

Navy

Army Cadets vs. Navy Midshipmen

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Navy	0	14	7	2	23
Army	16	0	0	8	24

at JFK Stadium • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Date: November 27
• Game weather: Rain
• Game attendance: 97,047
• Referee: Tom Sullivan
• TV announcers (ABC): Keith Jackson and Lee Grosscup
• New York Times

Game information
Navy George Berry 19 Rush, 125 Yds Steve Ogden 5 Rec, 65 Yds Army

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP NAVY ARMY 1 Army 42-yard field goal by Jim Barclay 0 3 1 6:49 4 Army Bob Hines 4-yard touchdown run, Jim Barclay kick good 0 10 1 Army Bob Hines 4-yard touchdown reception from Kingsley Fink, 2-point pass failed 0 16 2 13 48 Navy Fred Stuvek 5-yard touchdown run, Roger Lanning kick good 7 16 2 7 68 Navy Fred Stuvek 1-yard touchdown run, Roger Lanning kick good 14 16 3 8:37 13 69 Navy Steve Ogden 12-yard touchdown reception from Fred Stuvek, Roger Lanning kick good 21 16 4 10:11 6 30 Army Ed Francis 3-yard touchdown reception from Kingsley Fink, 2-point pass good 21 24 4 Navy Safety, Roger Danhof intentionally downed in end zone 23 24 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 23 24