1968 Army Cadets football team

1968 Army Cadets football
Conference Independent
1968 record 7–3
Head coach Tom Cahill (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator Richard S. Lyon (2nd season)
Home stadium Michie Stadium
1968 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 Penn State   –    11 –0 –0
Rutgers   –    8 –2 –0
West Texas State   –    8 –2 –0
No. 5 Notre Dame   –    7 –2 –1
Florida State   –    8 –3 –0
Air Force   –    7 –3 –0
Army   –    7 –3 –0
Buffalo   –    7 –3 –0
No. 18 Houston   –    6 –2 –2
Utah State   –    7 –3 –0
Boston College   –    7 –3 –0
VPI   –    7 –4 –0
Pacific   –    6 –4 –0
Syracuse   –    6 –4 –0
Villanova   –    6 –4 –0
Xavier   –    6 –4 –0
Colgate   –    5 –5 –0
Dayton   –    5 –5 –0
Miami (FL)   –    5 –5 –0
New Mexico State   –    5 –5 –0
Georgia Tech   –    4 –6 –0
Southern Miss   –    4 –6 –0
Holy Cross   –    3 –6 –1
San Jose State   –    3 –7 –0
Navy   –    2 –8 –0
Tulane   –    2 –8 –0
Pittsburgh   –    1 –9 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1968 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1968 college 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 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.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 21 2:00 pm The Citadel Michie Stadium • West Point, New York W 34–14   23,000
September 28 2:00 pm Vanderbilt Michie Stadium • West Point, New York L 13–17   23,000
October 5 2:30 pm at Missouri Memorial Stadium • Columbia, Missouri L 3–7   58,576
October 12 2:00 pm California Michie Stadium • West Point, New York W 10–7   32,000
October 19 2:00 pm at Rutgers Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, New Jersey W 24–0   28,000
October 26 2:00 pm Duke Michie Stadium • West Point, New York W 57–25   32,000
November 2 1:00 pm at Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, Pennsylvania L 24–28   49,122
November 9 1:00 pm Boston College Michie Stadium • West Point, New York W 58–25   32,000
November 16 1:30 pm at Pittsburgh Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh W 26–0   28,072
November 30 1:30 pm vs. Navy JFK Stadium • Philadelphia (Army–Navy Game) ABC W 21–14   102,000
daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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

  1. ↑ "Army Yearly Results (1965-1969)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  2. ↑ "1968 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
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