1972 Army Cadets football team

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The 1972 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season.

1972 Army Cadets football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–4
Head coach	Tom Cahill (7th season)
Defensive coordinator	Richard S. Lyon (6th season)
Captain	Steve Bogosian
Home stadium	Michie Stadium
Seasons ← 1971 1973 →

1972 NCAA University Division independents football records
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 10 Penn State			–					10	–	2	–	0
No. 14 Notre Dame			–					8	–	3	–	0
Utah State			–					8	–	3	–	0
West Virginia			–					8	–	4	–	0
Florida State			–					7	–	4	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					7	–	4	–	0
Rutgers			–					7	–	4	–	0
No. 20 Georgia Tech			–					7	–	4	–	1
Air Force			–					6	–	4	–	0
Army			–					6	–	4	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					6	–	4	–	1
Houston			–					6	–	4	–	1
Tulane			–					6	–	5	–	0
Temple			–					5	–	4	–	0
Colgate			–					5	–	4	–	1
Holy Cross			–					5	–	4	–	1
Syracuse			–					5	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					5	–	6	–	0
Dayton			–					4	–	6	–	1
Boston College			–					4	–	7	–	0
Navy			–					4	–	7	–	0
South Carolina			–					4	–	7	–	0
Southern Miss			–					3	–	7	–	1
Xavier			–					3	–	8	–	0
Marshall			–					2	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati			–					2	–	9	–	0
Villanova			–					2	–	9	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					1	–	10	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule edit

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	1:50 p.m.	No. 9 Nebraska	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	ABC	L 7–77	42,239
September 30		at Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX		W 24–14	46,680
October 7		Lehigh	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		W 26–21	36,310	^[1]
October 14		No. 15 Penn State	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		L 0–45	42,352
October 21		at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium New Brunswick, NJ		W 35–28	20,000	^[2]
October 28		Miami (FL)	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		L 7–28	42,500
November 4		No. 19 Air Force	Michie Stadium West Point, NY (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)		W 17–14
November 11		at Syracuse	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY		L 6–27	19,525
November 18		Holy Cross	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		W 15–13	39,441	^[3]
December 2		vs. Navy	John F. Kennedy Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	ABC	W 23–15
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Game summaries edit

Navy edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Army	0	0	13	10	23
Navy	12	0	0	3	15

Date: December 2
Location: JFK Stadium, Philadelphia, PA
Game attendance: 95,774

Scoring summary

1		NAVY	Cleveland Cooper 1 yard run (pass failed)	NAVY 6-0

1	0:00	NAVY	Howard 11 yard pass from Glenny (run failed)	NAVY 12-0

3		ARMY	Hines 43 yard run (Barclay kick)	NAVY 12-7

3		ARMY	Bealy 83 yard blocked field goal return (pass failed)	ARMY 13-12

4		ARMY	Simpson 21 yard run (Barclay kick)	ARMY 20-12

4		NAVY	Lanning 37 yard field goal	ARMY 20-15

4		ARMY	Barclay 23 yard field goal	ARMY 23-15

Personnel edit

DE #86 Steve Bogosian (C), Sr.

References edit

^ Kurland, Bob (October 8, 1972). "Army Hard-Pressed to Turn Back Lehigh". The Sunday Record. Hackensack, N.J. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Di Trani, Vinny (October 22, 1972). "Rutgers Scares Army Before Bowing, 35-28". The Sunday Record. Hackensack, N.J. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Ward, Gene (November 19, 1972). "Army Nips Holy Cross, 15-13". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 144 – via Newspapers.com.
^ 2011 Army football media guide
^ "Late Army Barrage Sinks Navy." Palm Beach Post. p. 92. 1972 Dec 3.

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