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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: Bob Sutton
Conference: Independent-

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1890 <-- 1995 <- 1996 -> 1997 --> 2024

1996 Season Highlights

Bob Sutton enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Army.

1996 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 14	vs. Ohio	37	20	W
Sat., Sep. 21	vs. Duke	35	17	W
Sat., Sep. 28	@ North Texas	27	10	W	@ Irving, TX
Sat., Oct. 5	vs. Yale	39	13	W
Sat., Oct. 12	@ Rutgers	42	21	W	@ East Rutherford, NJ
Sat., Oct. 19	vs. Tulane	34	10	W
Sat., Oct. 26	@ Miami Ohio	27	7	W
Sat., Nov. 2	vs. Lafayette	41	21	W
Sat., Nov. 9	vs. Air Force	23	7	W
Sat., Nov. 16	@ Syracuse	17	42	L
Sat., Dec. 7	@ Navy	28	24	W	@ Philadelphia, PA
Tue., Dec. 31	Auburn	29	32	L	@ Shreveport, LA	Independence Bowl

1996 Season Totals
Record	10-2
Points Scored	379
Scoring Average	31.6
Points Allowed	224
Defense Average	18.7
Opponents Record	53-61
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	6-0
Away Record	4-1

1996 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
25	10-2-0	AP
24	10-2-0	Coaches
24	10-2-0	USA Today/CNN

1996 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Louisiana Monroe	5-6	192	353					Ed Zaunbrecher
Army	10-2	379	224	Lost 29-32				Bob Sutton
Navy	9-3	392	309	Won 42-38				Charlie Weatherbie
Buffalo	8-3	271	241					Craig Cirbus
East Carolina	8-3	316	214					Steve Logan
Notre Dame	8-3	407	181					Lou Holtz
Western Kentucky	7-4	304	251					Jack Harbaugh
Louisiana Tech	6-5	351	342					Gary Crowton
Alabama Birmingham	5-6	266	279					Watson Brown
Central Florida	5-6	277	261					Gene McDowell
Liberty	5-6	250	261					Sam Rutigliano
Louisiana	5-6	304	404					Nelson Stokley
Arkansas State	4-7	272	365					John Bobo
Northern Illinois	1-10	157	400					Joe Novak

1996 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1996 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.