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American college football season

1981 Army Cadets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–7–1
Head coach
CaptainStan March
Home stadiumMichie Stadium
Seasons← 19801982 →
1981 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Pittsburgh   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
No. 3 Penn State   –   –   10 – 2 – 0
No. 8 Miami (FL)   –   –   9 – 2 – 0
Southern Miss   –   –   9 – 2 – 1
No. 17 West Virginia   –   –   9 – 3 – 0
Colgate   –   –   7 – 3 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Navy   –   –   7 – 4 – 1
Cincinnati   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Florida State   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Holy Cross   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Tulane   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
UNLV   –   –   6 – 6 – 0
South Carolina   –   –   6 – 6 – 0
Temple   –   –   5 – 5 – 0
Boston College   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
East Carolina   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Northeast Louisiana   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Louisville   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Notre Dame   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Rutgers   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
William & Mary   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Syracuse   –   –   4 – 6 – 1
Richmond   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Army   –   –   3 – 7 – 1
North Texas State   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   –   1 – 10 – 0
Memphis State   –   –   1 – 10 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 Army Cadets football team was an American football team that represented the United States Military Academy in the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Ed Cavanaugh, the Cadets compiled a 3–7–1 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 212 to 126. In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets played the Midshipmen to a 3–3 tie.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 12at MissouriL 10–2460,033
September 19VMIL 7–1429,970
September 26Brown
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 23–1731,859
October 3at HarvardW 27–1316,000
October 10Rutgers
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
L 0–1740,567
October 17Princeton
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 34–039,515
October 24Boston College
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
L 6–4139,357
October 31at Air ForceL 3–731,535
November 7Holy Cross
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
L 13–2833,642
November 141:30 p.m.at No. 1 PittsburghL 0–4853,225
December 53:50 p.m.vs. NavyABCT 3–360,470

Personnel

1981 Army Black Knights football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB Gerald Walker
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K Dave Aucoin
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. "Army Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  2. "1981 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
  3. "Missouri upends Army, 24–10". Mount Vernon Argus. September 13, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "VMI ambushes Army, 14–7". The Herald Statesman. September 20, 1981. Retrieved February 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Ward, Gene (September 27, 1981). "Army Too Much, Holds Off Brown Surge". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 78 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Concannon, Joe (October 4, 1981). "Army Belts Harvard". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 84 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Rutgers wins one it needed". The Record. October 11, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Army Shuts Out Princeton, 34–0". Poughkeepsie Journal. Poughkeepsie, N.Y. October 11, 1981. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Boston College 41, Army 6". Sunday News Journal (Wilmington, DE). October 25, 1981. p. D7 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Air Force 7, Army 3". The Tampa Tribune. November 1, 1981. p. 5D. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Shaughnessy, Dan (November 8, 1981). "HC Rally Clinches Winning Season". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 80 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "No. 1 Pitt routs Army". Sunday Telegram. November 15, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. Verner, Bill (December 5, 1981). "Army: Our day will come again". The Journal News. White Plains, New York. p. C1. Retrieved July 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com [REDACTED] .
  14. Verner, Bill (December 5, 1981). "Army-Navy (continued)". The Journal News. White Plains, New York. p. C5. Retrieved July 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com [REDACTED] .
  15. "Army Rises To Occasion Against Navy". The Town Talk. Alexandria, Louisiana. Associated Press. December 6, 1981. p. 22. Retrieved July 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com [REDACTED] .
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