1974 Army Cadets football team

1974 Army Cadets football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–8
Head coach	Homer Smith (1st season)
Home stadium	Michie Stadium

1974 NCAA Division I independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 Notre Dame			–					10	–	2	–	0
No. 7 Penn State			–					10	–	2	–	0
Temple			–					8	–	2	–	0
Boston College			–					8	–	3	–	0
Utah State			–					8	–	3	–	0
No. 19 Houston			–					8	–	3	–	1
Rutgers			–					7	–	3	–	1
Cincinnati			–					7	–	4	–	0
Memphis State			–					7	–	4	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					7	–	4	–	0
Georgia Tech			–					6	–	5	–	0
Hawaii			–					6	–	5	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					6	–	5	–	0
Southern Miss			–					6	–	5	–	0
Tampa			–					6	–	5	–	0
Holy Cross			–					5	–	5	–	1
Tulane			–					5	–	6	–	0
Colgate			–					4	–	6	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					4	–	7	–	0
Navy			–					4	–	7	–	0
South Carolina			–					4	–	7	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					4	–	7	–	0
West Virginia			–					4	–	7	–	0
Army			–					3	–	8	–	0
Dayton			–					3	–	8	–	0
Villanova			–					3	–	8	–	0
Air Force			–					2	–	9	–	0
Southern Illinois			–					2	–	9	–	0
Syracuse			–					2	–	9	–	0
Florida State			–					1	–	10	–	0
Marshall			–					1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1974 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. In their first year under head coach Homer Smith, the Cadets compiled a 3–8 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 306 to 156. In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets lost to the Midshipmen by a 19 to 0 score.

No Army players were selected as first-team players on the 1974 College Football All-America Team.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 14	Lafayette	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 14–7
September 21	Tulane	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 14–31
September 28	at California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 14–27
October 5	Penn State	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 14–21
October 12	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	L 14–33
October 19	at Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN (rivalry)	L 0–48
October 26	Holy Cross	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 13–10
November 2	Vanderbilt	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 14–38
November 9	Air Force	Michie Stadium West Point, NY (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	W 17–16
November 16	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	L 42–56
November 30	vs. Navy	JFK Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy/Army–Navy Game)	L 0–19

Roster

1974 Army Black Knights football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB Scott Gillogly QB Leamon Hall Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class   Dave Duncavage	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Homer Smith Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

• Not listed (missing number/class/position): Gary Smithey