Army Football Team History
Army Black Knights
United States Military Academy
West Point, NY
Founded: 1802 Stadium: Michie Stadium Capacity: 39,929 Colors: Black, Gray & Gold Coach: Louis H. Lou Saban Conference: Independent-
1979 Season Highlights
Louis H. Lou Saban enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Army.
1979 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 15 vs.
Connecticut
26
10
W
Sat., Sep. 22 @
Stanford
17
13
W
Sat., Sep. 29 vs.
North Carolina
3
41
L
Sat., Oct. 6 vs.
Duke
17
17
T
Sat., Oct. 13 @
Penn State
3
24
L
Sat., Oct. 20 vs.
Baylor
0
55
L
Sat., Oct. 27 vs.
Boston College
16
29
L
Sat., Nov. 3 @
Air Force
7
28
L
Sat., Nov. 10 @
Rutgers
0
20
L
@ East Rutherford, NJ
Sat., Nov. 17 vs.
Pittsburgh
0
40
L
Sat., Dec. 1 @
Navy
7
31
L
@ Philadelphia, PA
1979 Season Totals
Record 2-8
-1
Points Scored 96
Scoring Average 8.7
Points Allowed 308
Defense Average 28.0
Opponents Record 67-53
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 1-4
-1
Away Record 1-4
1979 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1979 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1979 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
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