1976 Army Cadets football team

American college football season

1976 Army Cadets football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–6
Head coach	Homer Smith (3rd season)
Captain	Jeff Jancek
Home stadium	Michie Stadium
Seasons ← 1975 1977 →

1976 NCAA Division I independents football records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 1 Pittsburgh		–		12	–	0	–	0
No. 17 Rutgers		–		11	–	0	–	0
San Diego State		–		10	–	1	–	0
No. 12 Notre Dame		–		9	–	3	–	0
Colgate		–		8	–	2	–	0
Boston College		–		8	–	3	–	0
Cincinnati		–		8	–	3	–	0
Memphis State		–		7	–	4	–	0
North Texas State *		–		7	–	4	–	0
Southern Illinois		–		7	–	4	–	0
Penn State		–		7	–	5	–	0
Villanova		–		6	–	4	–	1
South Carolina		–		6	–	5	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		6	–	5	–	0
Army		–		5	–	6	–	0
Florida State		–		5	–	6	–	0
Illinois State		–		5	–	6	–	0
Richmond		–		5	–	6	–	0
West Virginia		–		5	–	6	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		4	–	6	–	1
Temple		–		4	–	6	–	0
Air Force		–		4	–	7	–	0
Dayton		–		4	–	7	–	0
Louisville		–		4	–	7	–	0
Marshall		–		4	–	7	–	0
Navy		–		4	–	7	–	0
Indiana State		–		3	–	7	–	0
Hawaii		–		3	–	8	–	0
Holy Cross		–		3	–	8	–	0
Miami (FL)		–		3	–	8	–	0
Syracuse		–		3	–	8	–	0
Utah State		–		3	–	8	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		2	–	9	–	0
Southern Miss		–		2	–	9	–	0
Tulane		–		2	–	9	–	0

North Texas State (originally 6–5) was awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player.^[1] Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11		Lafayette	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 16–6	20,865	^[2]
September 18		Holy Cross	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 26–24	24,176	^[3]
September 25		No. 16 North Carolina	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 32–34	24,694	^[4]
October 2		Stanford	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 21–20	30,382
October 9		at Penn State	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	L 16–38	60,436
October 16		at Tulane	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	L 10–23	25,327	^[5]
October 23		Boston College	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 10–27	32,008
October 30		Air Force	Michie Stadium West Point, NY (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	W 24–7
November 6	1:30 p.m.	at No. 2 Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	L 7–37	45,753
November 13		Colgate	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 29–13	29,637	^[6]
November 27		vs. Navy	John F. Kennedy Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	L 10–38
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

Lafayette

Holy Cross

North Carolina

Stanford

	1	2	3	4	Total
Stanford	3	7	10	0	20
• Army	0	0	7	14	21

Date: October 2
Location: Michie Stadium • West Point, New York

Scoring summary

1	STAN	Michel 27 yard field goal	Stanford 3-0

2	STAN	Lofton 51 yard pass from Cordova (Michel kick)	Stanford 10-0

3	STAN	Michel 52 yard field goal	Stanford 13-0

3	STAN	Mulroy 19 yard pass from Cordova (Michel kick)	Stanford 20-0

3	ARMY	Dwyer 4 yard run (Castelli kick)	Stanford 20-7

4	ARMY	Kuchar 11 yard pass from Hall (kick failed)	Stanford 20-13

4	ARMY	Hall 1 yard run (Brundidge pass from Hall)	Army 21-20

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At Penn State

At Tulane

Boston College

Air Force

At Pittsburgh

Colgate

Vs. Navy

Army Cadets (5–5) vs. Navy Midshipmen (3–7)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Army	0	10	0	0	10
Navy	7	7	17	7	38

at JFK Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Date: November 27
Game weather: Cloudy
Game attendance: 77,612
^[9]

Game information

First quarter

NAVY – Joe Gattuso 2-yard run (Bob Tata kick), 0:15. Navy 7–0. Drive: 51 yards.

Second quarter

ARMY – Greg King 11-yard run (Mike Castelli kick). Tie 7–7. Drive:
NAVY – Phil McConkey 11-yard pass from Bob Leszczynski (Bob Tata kick). Navy 14–7. Drive: 57 yards.
ARMY – Mike Castelli 37-yard field goal. Navy 14–10. Drive:

Third quarter

NAVY – Joe Gattuso 20-yard run (Bob Tata kick). Navy 21–10. Drive: 75 yards.
NAVY – Joe Gattuso 1-yard run (Bob Tata kick). Navy 28–10. Drive: 65 yards.
NAVY – Bob Tata 33-yard field goal. Navy 31–10. Drive:

Fourth quarter

NAVY – Dave King 16-yard pass from Bob Leszczynski (Bob Tata kick). Navy 38–10. Drive: 30 yards.

Top passers

ARMY – Leamon Hall – 13/31, 3 INT
NAVY – Bob Leszczynski – 2 TD

Top rushers

ARMY
NAVY – Joe Gattuso – 29 rushes, 128 yards, 3 TD

Top receivers

ARMY
NAVY

Personnel

1976 Army Black Knights football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	Name	Class
WR	Don Briggs
TE	Clennie Brundidge	So
OL	Curt Downs
QB	Hank Drought
WR	George Dunaway
RB	Jon Dwyer
QB	Leamon Hall	Jr
OL	Jeff Jancek
OL	Chuck Johnston
RB	Greg King
OL	John Kisiel
RB	Devon Maness
WR	Greg McGlasker
OL	Joe Oliver
RB	Tony Pyne
OL	Kirk Thomas

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB		Mark Berry
DL		Ray Beverley
DL		Hal Burton
DB		Dave Charest
LB		Geoff Clark
DL		Chuck D'Amico
DB		Bruce Elliott
DL		Duane Fuller
LB		John Hilliard
DB		Joe LaGasse
DB		Doug Lowery
DB		Phil Macklin
DL	`53`	Steve Miller	Jr
DB		Carlous Pettus
DL		Chuck Schott
DB		Wes Snead

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K		Mike Castelli	Jr

Head coach

Homer Smith

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

References

^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1976-standings.html
^ Muscarella, Leni (September 12, 1976). "Army Posts 16-6 Triumph over Lafayette". Times Herald-Record. Middletown (Orange Co.), N.Y. pp. 120, 114 – via Newspapers.com.
^ McGowen, Deane (September 19, 1976). "Army's Last-Period Rally Defeats Holy Cross". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S6.
^ "Carolina eases past Army". The Rocky Mount Telegram. September 26, 1976. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Green, defense aids Wave roll". The Daily Advertiser. October 17, 1976. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Ward, Gene (November 14, 1976). "Army, 29-13, Gives Colgate First Defeat". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 137 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1976 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
^ "Army Stuns Stanford." Palm Beach Post. 1976 Oct 3.
^ https://www.nytimes.com/1976/11/28/archives/navy-trounces-army-4th-year-in-row-3810-navy-trounces-army-4th-year.html "Navy Trounces Army 4th Year in Row, 38-10." New York Times. 1976 Nov 28. Retrieved 2021-Jan-12.

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