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: Ed Cavanaugh Conference: Independent-
1980 Season Highlights
Ed Cavanaugh enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Army.
1980 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 13 vs. Holy Cross
28
7
W
Sat., Sep. 20 vs.
California
26
19
W
Sat., Sep. 27 @
Washington State
18
31
L
Sat., Oct. 4 vs. Harvard
10
15
L
Sat., Oct. 11 vs. Lehigh
24
24
T
Sat., Oct. 18 @
Notre Dame
3
30
L
Sat., Oct. 25 @
Boston College
14
30
L
Sat., Nov. 1 vs.
Rutgers
21
37
L
Sat., Nov. 8 vs.
Air Force
47
24
W
Sat., Nov. 15 vs.
Pittsburgh
7
45
L
Sat., Nov. 29 @
Navy
6
33
L
@ Philadelphia, PA
1980 Season Totals
Record 3-7
-1
Points Scored 204
Scoring Average 18.5
Points Allowed 295
Defense Average 26.8
Opponents Record 51-39
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-3
-1
Away Record 0-4
1980 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1980 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1980 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.