1976 Army Cadets football team

1976 Army Cadets football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–6
Head coach	Homer Smith (3rd season)
Home stadium	Michie Stadium

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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 11	Lafayette	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 16–6
September 18	Holy Cross	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 26–24
September 25	No. 16 North Carolina	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 32–34
October 2	Stanford	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 21–20
October 9	at Penn State	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	L 16–38
October 16	at Tulane	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	L 10–23
October 23	Boston College	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 10–27
October 30	Air Force	Michie Stadium West Point, NY (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	W 24–7
November 6	at No. 2 Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	L 7–37
November 13	Colgate	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 29–13
November 27	vs. Navy	JFK Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy/Army–Navy Game)	L 10–38
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

• Clennie Brundidge, So.
• QB Leamon Hall, Jr.

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