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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 <-- 1990 <- 1991 -> 1992 --> 2024

1991 Season Highlights

Bob Sutton enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Army.

1991 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 14	vs. Colgate	51	22	W
Sat., Sep. 21	vs. North Carolina	12	20	L
Sat., Sep. 28	vs. Harvard	21	20	W
Sat., Oct. 5	@ Rutgers	12	14	L	@ East Rutherford, NJ
Sat., Oct. 12	vs. Citadel	14	20	L
Sat., Oct. 19	@ Louisville	37	12	W
Sat., Oct. 26	vs. Boston College	17	28	L
Sat., Nov. 2	vs. Vanderbilt	10	41	L
Sat., Nov. 9	@ Air Force	0	25	L
Sat., Nov. 16	vs. Akron	19	0	W
Sat., Dec. 7	@ Navy	3	24	L	@ Philadelphia, PA

1991 Season Totals
Record	4-7
Points Scored	196
Scoring Average	17.8
Points Allowed	226
Defense Average	20.5
Opponents Record	40-50
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	3-4
Away Record	1-3

1991 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1991 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
East Carolina	11-1	409	277	Won 37-34				Bill Lewis
Florida State	11-2	449	188	Won 10-2				Bobby Bowden
Penn State	11-2	474	184	Won 42-17				Joe Paterno
Notre Dame	10-3	465	289	Won 39-28				Lou Holtz
Tulsa	10-2	333	225	Won 28-17				Dave Rader
James Madison	9-4	414	343					Rip Scherer
Louisiana Tech	8-1-2	280	194					Joe Peace
Georgia Southern	7-4	257	160					Tim Stowers
Central Florida	6-5	278	230					Gene McDowell
Memphis	5-6	228	229					Charles R. Chuck Stobart
Troy	5-6	230	200					Larry Blakeney
Alabama Birmingham	4-3-2	170	196					Jim Hilyer
Army	4-7	196	226					Bob Sutton
Cincinnati	4-7	201	323					Timothy Tim Murphy
Liberty	4-7	233	248					Sam Rutigliano
Southern Mississippi	4-7	212	225					Jeff Bower
Buffalo	3-7	231	304					Sam Sanders
South Carolina	3-6-2	250	268					Sparky Woods
Western Kentucky	3-8	235	301					Jack Harbaugh
Louisiana	2-8-1	148	269					Nelson Stokley
Louisville	2-9	135	335					Howard Schnellenberger
Northern Illinois	2-9	143	364					Charlie Sadler
Arkansas State	1-10	189	361					Al Kincaid
Navy	1-10	160	321					George Chaump
Tulane	1-10	146	384					Greg Davis

1991 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1991 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.