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-
1981 Season Highlights
Ed Cavanaugh enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Army.
1981 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 12 @
Missouri
10
24
L
Sat., Sep. 19 vs. Virginia Military Institute
7
14
L
Sat., Sep. 26 vs. Brown
23
17
W
Sat., Oct. 3 @ Harvard
27
13
W
Sat., Oct. 10 vs.
Rutgers
0
17
L
Sat., Oct. 17 vs. Princeton
34
0
W
Sat., Oct. 24 vs.
Boston College
6
41
L
Sat., Oct. 31 @
Air Force
3
7
L
Sat., Nov. 7 vs. Holy Cross
13
28
L
Sat., Nov. 14 @
Pittsburgh
0
48
L
Sat., Nov. 28 @
Navy
3
3
T
@ Philadelphia, PA
1981 Season Totals
Record 3-7
-1
Points Scored 126
Scoring Average 11.5
Points Allowed 212
Defense Average 19.3
Opponents Record 40-28
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 2-4
Away Record 1-3
-1
1981 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1981 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1981 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 college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.