1967 Army Cadets football team

The 1967 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. In their second year under head coach Tom Cahill, the Cadets compiled an 8–2 record and outscored their opponents 183 to 94.[1]

1967 Army Cadets football
ConferenceIndependent
1967 record8–2
Head coachTom Cahill (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorRichard Lyon (1st season)
Home stadiumMichie Stadium
1967 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Army      8 2 0
No. 5 Notre Dame      8 2 0
Syracuse      8 2 0
No. 10 Penn State      8 2 1
New Mexico State      7 2 1
UTEP      7 2 1
Utah State      7 2 1
Florida State      7 2 2
West Texas State      8 3 0
Houston      7 3 0
VPI      7 3 0
Memphis State      6 3 0
Southern Miss      6 3 0
Dayton      6 3 1
Xavier      6 3 1
Miami (FL)      7 4 0
Buffalo      6 4 0
Navy      5 4 1
Holy Cross      5 5 0
Colorado State      4 5 1
Rutgers      4 5 0
Boston College      4 6 0
Georgia Tech      4 6 0
Villanova      4 6 0
Air Force      2 6 2
Tulane      3 7 0
San Jose State      2 7 0
Colgate      2 8 0
Pittsburgh      1 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

In the annual Army–Navy Game in December, the Cadets lost 19–14 to the Midshipmen.[2] Army's other loss was to underdog Duke, by three points in early October;[3][4] the Blue Devils also defeated Navy, by nineteen in November.[5]

After their final home game, a 22–0 shutout of Utah on Veterans Day,[6][7] the Cadets were 7–1 and prime candidates for the academy's first-ever bowl invitation. In the midst of the Vietnam War, Pentagon officials decided against it, citing the "heavy demands on the players' time" as well as an emphasis on football being "not consistent with the academy's basic mission: to produce career Army officers."[8][9]

No Army players received first-team honors on the All-America team.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 23VirginiaW 26–7
September 30at Boston CollegeW 21–10
October 7Duke
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
L 7–10
October 13at SMUW 24–6
October 21Rutgers
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 14–3
October 28Stanford
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 24–20
November 4at Air ForceW 10–7
November 11Utah
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 22–0
November 18at PittsburghW 21–12
December 2vs. NavyL 14–19

Roster

  • Van Evans
  • RB Charles Jarvis, Jr.

References

  1. "Army Yearly Results (1965-1969)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  2. "Army rally falls short". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. December 3, 1967. p. 3B.
  3. "Duke upsets Army". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 8, 1967. p. 4B.
  4. "1967 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  5. "Duke blasts Middies in second half". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). UPI. November 12, 1967. p. 61.
  6. "Army blanks Utah, raises record to 7–1". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). Associated Press. November 12, 1967. p. 61.
  7. Miller, Hack (November 13, 1967). "Tame Utes use same plays". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. C1.
  8. "Army blocked in bid to play in Sugar Bowl". Rome News-Tribune. (Georgia). UPI. November 17, 1967. p. 11.
  9. "No Sugar Bowls for Cadet Corps either". Schenectady Gazette. (New York). Associated Press. November 17, 1967. p. 16.
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