1994 Army Cadets football team

American college football season

1994 Army Cadets football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–7
Head coach	Bob Sutton (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Triple option
Defensive coordinator	Denny Doornbos (4th season)
Base defense	4–3
Captain	Joe Ross, Pat Work
Home stadium	Michie Stadium
Seasons ← 1993 1995 →

1994 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
East Carolina		–		7	–	5	–	0
Louisville		–		6	–	5	–	0
Memphis		–		6	–	5	–	0
Southern Miss		–		6	–	5	–	0
Notre Dame		–		6	–	5	–	1
Army		–		4	–	7	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		3	–	8	–	0
Navy		–		3	–	8	–	0
Tulsa		–		3	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati		–		2	–	8	–	1
Tulane		–		1	–	10	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1994 Army Cadets football team was an American football team that represented the United States Military Academy in the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth season under head coach Bob Sutton, the Cadets compiled a 4–7 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 252 to 215.^[1] In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets defeated Navy, 22–20.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10		Holy Cross	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 49–3	26,535	^[3]
September 15		at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	L 7–43	24,342	^[4]
September 24		Temple	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 20–23
October 1	5:00 p.m.	at Wake Forest	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	L 27–33	17,571	^[5]
October 8		at Rutgers	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ	L 14–16	20,511
October 15		Louisville	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 30–29	32,125
October 22		The Citadel	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 25–24	33,430
October 29		Boston College	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 3–30	39,304
November 5		Air Force	Michie Stadium West Point, NY (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	L 6–10
November 12		No. 7 Boston University	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 12–21
December 3		vs. Navy	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	W 22–20
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

Game summaries

Louisville

External videos
Army highlights

vs Navy

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

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Army	10	0	9	3	22
Navy	14	0	6	0	20

at Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Date: December 3
Game attendance: 65,308
TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger
^[6]

Game information

Army

Ronnie McAda
8 Rush, 127 Yds

Navy

Jim Kubiak
24/34, 361 Yds, 2 TD, 3 INT
Damon Dixon
9 Rec

Kurt Heiss, who suffered from a congenital eye condition and had trouble seeing the goal posts, made the game-winning kick for Army.

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	ARMY	NAVY
1					Army	21-yard field goal by Kurt Heiss	3	0
1			81		Navy	Damon Dixon 27-yard touchdown reception from Jim Kubiak, Ryan Bucchianeri kick good	3	7
1			61		Army	Joe Ross 1-yard touchdown run, Kurt Heiss kick good	10	7
1					Navy	Michael Jefferson 73-yard touchdown run, Ryan Bucchianeri kick good	10	14
3					Army	35-yard field goal by Kurt Heiss	13	14
3					Army	Kevin Vaughn 1-yard touchdown run, 2-point run failed	19	14
3	4:07				Navy	Kevin Hickman 56-yard touchdown reception from Jim Kubiak, 2-point run failed	19	20
4	6:19				Army	52-yard field goal by Kurt Heiss	22	20
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							22	20

External videos
Army highlights

After the season

Army fullback Akili King was stabbed during a street fight in late January 1994.^[7]

Roster

1994 Army Cadets football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
		Steve Carpenter	Jr
RB		Akili King
TE	`84`	Ron Leshinski	So
QB		Mike Mackovec	Sr
QB	`7`	Ronnie McAda	So
QB	`14`	Rick Roper	Sr
FB		Joe Ross
RB		Kevin Vaughn
OT	`56`	Mike Wells	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DE		Anthony Bianchi	So
LB		Thomas Burrell	Jr
CB		Garland Gay
S	`9`	Derek Klein	Jr
LB		Ben Kotwica	So
DB		Jami Wolocko

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`6`	Kurt Heiss	Sr

Head coach

Bob Sutton

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

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

Injured
Redshirt

References

^ "Army Yearly Results (1990-1994)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 10, 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
^ "1994 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
^ Holley, Michael (September 11, 1994). "An Ugly Scene for HC". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 66 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Duke KO's Army". Mount Vernon Argus. September 16, 1994. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Cadets fall short". The Herald Statesman. October 2, 1994. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ UPI
^ Around sports, web: The Naples Daily News, 1994, retrieved March 13, 2023

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