1970 Army Cadets football team

1970 Army Cadets football
Conference	Independent
Record	1–9–1
Head coach	Tom Cahill (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Richard S. Lyon (4th season)
Home stadium	Michie Stadium

1970 NCAA University Division independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Notre Dame			–					10	–	1	–	0
Villanova			–					9	–	2	–	0
No. 16 Air Force			–					9	–	3	–	0
No. 13 Georgia Tech			–					9	–	3	–	0
Boston College			–					8	–	2	–	0
No. 19 Houston			–					8	–	3	–	0
West Virginia			–					8	–	3	–	0
No. 17 Tulane			–					8	–	4	–	0
No. 18 Penn State			–					7	–	3	–	0
West Texas State			–					7	–	3	–	0
Cincinnati			–					7	–	4	–	0
Florida State			–					7	–	4	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					5	–	6	–	0
Syracuse			–					6	–	4	–	0
Dayton			–					5	–	4	–	1
Pittsburgh			–					5	–	5	–	0
Rutgers			–					5	–	5	–	0
Utah State			–					5	–	5	–	0
Colgate			–					5	–	6	–	0
Southern Miss			–					5	–	6	–	0
New Mexico State			–					4	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					3	–	8	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					3	–	7	–	0
Marshall			–					3	–	6	–	0
Buffalo			–					2	–	9	–	0
Navy			–					2	–	9	–	0
Army			–					1	–	9	–	1
Xavier			–					1	–	9	–	0
Holy Cross			–					0	–	10	–	1
Rankings from AP Poll

The Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. In their fifth year under head coach Tom Cahill, the Cadets compiled a 1–9–1 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 281 to 151. In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets were defeated by the Midshipmen by an 11 to 7 score. The Cadets' only victory came in the season opener, a 26 to 0 victory over Holy Cross.

No Army players were selected as first-team players on the 1970 College Football All-America Team.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 12	Holy Cross	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 26–0
September 19	Baylor	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 7–10
September 26	at Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	L 0–28
October 3	at Tennessee	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	L 3–48
October 10	at Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN (rivalry)	L 10–51
October 17	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	L 20–21
October 24	Penn State	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 14–38
October 31	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	L 13–21
November 7	Syracuse	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 29–31
November 14	Oregon	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	T 22–22
November 28	vs. Navy	JFK Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	L 7–11