1974 Army Cadets football team

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.[1] In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets lost to the Midshipmen by a 19 to 0 score.[2]

1974 Army Cadets football
ConferenceIndependent
1974 record3–8
Head coach
CaptainBob Johnson
Home stadiumMichie Stadium
1974 NCAA Division I independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14LafayetteW 14–726,838[3]
September 21Tulane
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
L 14–3130,279[4]
September 28at CaliforniaL 14–27
October 5Penn State
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
L 14–2141,221
October 12at DukeL 14–3328,500
October 19at Notre DameL 0–4859,075
October 26Holy Cross
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 13–1039,893[5]
November 2Vanderbilt
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
L 14–38
November 9Air Force
W 17–16
November 16at North CarolinaL 42–56
November 30vs. NavyL 0–19

Roster

1974 Army Black Knights football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB Scott Gillogly
QB Leamon Hall Fr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
  Dave Duncavage
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured
    • Redshirt
    • Not listed (missing number/class/position): Gary Smithey

    References

    1. "Army Yearly Results (1970-1974)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
    2. "1974 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
    3. Reinhard, Paul (September 15, 1974). "Lafayette Rally Falls Short at Army". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 via Newspapers.com.
    4. "Tulane stops Cadets, 31–14". The Palm Beach Post. September 22, 1974. Retrieved October 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
    5. Miller, Norm (October 28, 1974). "Army, 13-10, on FG at :18". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 165 via Newspapers.com.
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