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: Tom Cahill Conference: Independent-
1971 Season Highlights
Tom Cahill enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Army.
1971 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 18 vs.
Stanford
3
38
L
Sat., Sep. 25 @
Georgia Tech
16
13
W
Sat., Oct. 2 vs.
Missouri
22
6
W
Sat., Oct. 9 @
Penn State
0
42
L
Sat., Oct. 16 @
Air Force
7
20
L
Sat., Oct. 23 vs.
Virginia
14
9
W
Fri., Oct. 29 @
Miami
13
24
L
Sat., Nov. 6 vs.
Rutgers
30
17
W
Sat., Nov. 13 vs.
Pittsburgh
17
14
W
Sat., Nov. 27 @
Navy
24
23
W
@ Philadelphia, PA
1971 Season Totals
Record 6-4
Points Scored 146
Scoring Average 14.6
Points Allowed 206
Defense Average 20.6
Opponents Record 50-62
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-1
Away Record 2-3
1971 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1971 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1971 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
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