American college football season
1968 Army Cadets football |
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Conference | Independent |
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Record | 7–3 |
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Head coach | |
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Defensive coordinator | Richard S. Lyon (2nd season) |
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Captain | Ken Johnson |
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Home stadium | Michie Stadium |
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The 1968 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1968 NCAA University Division 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, Penn State by 28 to 24, 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.[3]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 21 | 2:00 p.m. | The Citadel | | | W 34–14 | 23,000 | [4] |
September 28 | 2:00 p.m. | Vanderbilt | - Michie Stadium
- West Point, NY
| | L 13–17 | 23,000 | [5] |
October 5 | 2:30 p.m. | at Missouri | | | L 3–7 | 58,576 | |
October 12 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 16 California | - Michie Stadium
- West Point, NY
| | W 10–7 | 32,000 | |
October 19 | 2:00 p.m. | at Rutgers | | | W 24–0 | 28,000 | [6] |
October 26 | 2:00 p.m. | Duke | | | W 57–25 | 32,000 | [7] |
November 2 | 1:00 p.m. | at Penn State | | | L 24–28 | 49,122 | |
November 9 | 1:00 p.m. | Boston College | - Michie Stadium
- West Point, NY
| | W 58–25 | 32,000 | |
November 16 | 1:30 p.m. | at Pittsburgh | | | W 26–0 | 28,072 | |
November 30 | 1:30 p.m. | vs. Navy | | ABC | W 21–14 | 102,000 | |
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Game summaries
The Citadel
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bulldogs | | | | | 0 |
Cadets | | | | | 0 |
Vanderbilt
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Commodores | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Cadets | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
At Missouri
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Cadets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Tigers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
California
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Golden Bears | | | | | 0 |
Cadets | | | | | 0 |
At Rutgers
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Cadets | 14 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
Scarlet Knights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Duke
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Blue Devils | | | | | 0 |
Cadets | | | | | 0 |
At Penn State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Cadets | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 24 |
Nittany Lions | 9 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 28 |
Boston College
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Eagles | | | | | 0 |
Cadets | | | | | 0 |
At Pittsburgh
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Cadets | 0 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 26 |
Panthers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
vs Navy
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Cadets | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
Midshipmen | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
Personnel
1968 Army Black Knights football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense Pos. | # | Name | Class | RB | | Charlie Jarvis | Sr | QB | | Steve Lindell | Sr | FB | | Lynn Moore | Jr | QB | | Jimmy O'Toole | | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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References
- ^ "Army Yearly Results (1965-1969)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
- ^ "1968 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
- ^ "1968".
- ^ "Shreveporter sparks upset by Vanderbilt". The Shreveport Times. September 29, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Shreveporter sparks upset by Vanderbilt". The Shreveport Times. September 29, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Young, Dick (October 20, 1968). "Army Interceptions Rout Rutgers, 24-0". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 147 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Army's big guns blast Duke, 57–25". The Roanoke Times. October 27, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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