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1980 Army Cadets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–7–1
Head coach
CaptainStan March
Home stadiumMichie Stadium
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
1980 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Pittsburgh   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
Tennessee State   –   –   9 – 1 – 0
No. 5 Florida State   –   –   10 – 2 – 0
No. 8 Penn State   –   –   10 – 2 – 0
No. 9 Notre Dame   –   –   9 – 2 – 1
No. 18 Miami (FL)   –   –   9 – 3 – 0
Southern Miss   –   –   9 – 3 – 0
Navy   –   –   8 – 4 – 0
South Carolina   –   –   8 – 4 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   –   8 – 4 – 0
Boston College   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Northeast Louisiana   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Rutgers   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
UNLV   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Tulane   –   –   7 – 5 – 0
Colgate   –   –   5 – 4 – 1
North Texas State   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Villanova   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
West Virginia   –   –   6 – 6 – 0
Louisville   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Richmond   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Syracuse   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
East Carolina   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Illinois State   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Temple   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Army   –   –   3 – 7 – 1
Holy Cross   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Cincinnati   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
Memphis State   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
William & Mary   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   –   1 – 9 – 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 Army Cadets football team was an American football team that represented the United States Military Academy in the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Ed Cavanaugh, the Cadets compiled a 3–7–1 record and were outscored by their opponents 295 to 204.[1] In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets lost to Navy, 33 to 6.[2]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 13Holy Cross
W 28–728,043[3]
September 20California
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 26–1932,575[4]
September 27at Washington State
L 18–3124,213[5]
October 4Harvard
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
L 10–1538,479[6]
October 11Lehigh
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
T 24–2432,850[7]
October 18at No. 5 Notre Dame
L 3–3059,075[8]
October 25at Boston College
L 14–3023,000[9]
November 1Rutgers
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
L 21–3734,441[10]
November 8Air Force
W 47–2437,653[11]
November 151:30 p.m.No. 8 Pittsburgh
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
L 7–4531,150[12]
November 293:45 p.m.vs. Navy
ABCL 6–3370,338[13][14]

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Personnel

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1980 Army Cadets football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB Brian Allem
RB Rob Bauder
QB 16 Jerryl Bennett Jr
OT 77 Steve Carter Sr
RB Andre Cuerington
QB 11 T.D. Decker Sr
C 52 Dan Enright Jr
WR 88 Mike Fahnestock Sr
RB 45 Dino Harris Jr
FB 39 Rob Heather Jr
G 62 Matt Herholtz Sr
WR 37 Glenn Hoy So
WR 38 Kevin Kullander Jr
TE 85 Mark McKearn Sr
OT 76 Jay Meyer Jr
WR 82 Larry Pruitt So
G 73 Jim Sharman Jr
TE 90 Gene Skinner Jr
FB 32 Bobby Vicci Sr
G 79 Rick Waddell So
FB 33 Warren Waldorff So
RB 40 Gerald Walker So
OT 71 Bill Wilhelm Sr
RB Todd Williams
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE 89 Larry Carroll
DB 23 Jeff Cook Sr
DT 69 Kevin Dodson Jr
LB 53 John Garrison
LB Steve Gerras
LB 51 Dan Kessler So
DE 87 Mark Lingo So
DB 19 Dale Love Jr
DT 72 Stan March Sr
LB 44 Al Mazyck Sr
DB 27 Tom Morgan So
DB 24 Kevin Murphy So
DL Kevin Streets
LB Pat Sweeney
DB 18 Mike Williams So
LB 86 Bob Wood So
DB 28 Chris Zawie So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 95 Dave Aucoin Jr
P 97 Joe Sartiano
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

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  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. ^ "1980 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
  3. ^ Concannon, Joe (September 14, 1980). "Army Rolls Over HC". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 86 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Army surprises California, 26–19". The Salisbury Post. September 21, 1980. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Washington State routs Army, 31–18". South Idaho Press. September 28, 1980. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Concannon, Joe (October 5, 1980). "Harvard surprises Army". Boston Sunday Globe. p. 60. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Army ties Lehigh on record FG". The Sunday Record. October 12, 1980. p. C-3. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "No. 5 Irish smother Army, 30–3". The Des Moines Register. October 19, 1980. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Boston College 30, Army 14". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 26, 1980. p. D9. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Rutgers comes alive to beat Army, 37–21". Poughkeepsie Journal. November 2, 1980. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Air Force surrenders to Army". The Anniston Star. Associated Press. November 9, 1980. p. 7B. Retrieved January 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "No. 8 Pitt powers past hapless Cadets, 45–7". Mount Vernon Argus. November 16, 1980. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Pothier, Dick (November 28, 1981). "Army-Navy game: It's a party for 72,000". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. p. D3. Retrieved July 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. ^ "Navy wins annual mismatch, takes series lead over Army". Press of Atlantic City. November 30, 1980. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "1980 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
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