1975 Army Cadets football team

1975 Army Cadets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–9
Head coach
Captains
  • Scott Gillogly
  • Al Staerke
Home stadiumMichie Stadium
1975 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Rutgers   –   9 – 2 – 0
No. 10 Penn State   –   9 – 3 – 0
No. 20 West Virginia   –   9 – 3 – 0
Notre Dame   –   8 – 3 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   8 – 3 – 0
No. 15 Pittsburgh   –   8 – 4 – 0
Boston College   –   7 – 4 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   7 – 4 – 0
Memphis State   –   7 – 4 – 0
Navy   –   7 – 4 – 0
North Texas State   –   7 – 4 – 0
Southern Miss   –   7 – 4 – 0
South Carolina   –   7 – 5 – 0
Colgate   –   6 – 4 – 0
Cincinnati   –   6 – 5 – 0
Hawaii   –   6 – 5 – 0
Syracuse   –   6 – 5 – 0
Temple   –   6 – 5 – 0
Utah State   –   6 – 5 – 0
Dayton   –   5 – 6 – 0
Northeast Louisiana   –   4 – 6 – 1
Tulane   –   4 – 7 – 0
Villanova   –   4 – 7 – 0
Florida State   –   3 – 8 – 0
Air Force   –   2 – 8 – 1
Houston   –   2 – 8 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   2 – 8 – 0
Army   –   2 – 9 – 0
Marshall   –   2 – 9 – 0
Southern Illinois   –   1 – 9 – 1
Holy Cross   –   1 – 10 – 0
Louisville   –   1 – 10 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. Led by head coach Homer Smith, the team finished with a record of 2–9. The Cadets offense scored 165 points, while the defense allowed 337 points.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13Holy CrossW 44–78,219[1]
September 20Lehigh
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 54–3227,800–27,872[2][3]
September 27Villanova
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
L 0–1030,940[4]
October 4at StanfordL 14–6738,500[5]
October 11Duke
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
L 10–2136,577[6]
October 18Pittsburgh
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
L 20–5241,195[7]
October 25at Penn StateL 0–3159,381[8]
November 1at Air ForceL 3–3337,183[9]
November 8Boston College
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
L 0–3138,863[10]
November 15at VanderbiltL 14–2320,315[11]
November 29vs. NavyL 6–3081,576[12]

Game summaries

On November 29, Navy beat Army by a score of 30–6.

Roster

  • Clennie Brundidge, Fr.
  • QB Leamon Hall, So.
  • RB Jeffery Washington Fr.
  • RB Gregory King So.
  • QB Hank Drought, Fr.

References

  1. ^ Harvin, Al (September 14, 1975). "Holy Cross Loses to Cadets, 44–7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  2. ^ Gaffer, Wes (September 21, 1975). "Army Explodes Again, Blasts Lehigh, 54–32". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 132 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Lehigh)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
  4. ^ "Villanova surprises Army, 10–0". Newsday. September 28, 1975. Retrieved September 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Stanford routs Army, 67–14". The San Francisco Examiner. October 5, 1975. Retrieved September 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Duke capitalizes on Army errors". The Journal News. October 12, 1975. Retrieved September 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Dorsett's school mark rips Cadets". The Patriot-News. October 19, 1975. Retrieved September 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Petchel paces Penn State over Army". Sunday News. October 26, 1975. Retrieved September 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Kick record set in first Cadet win". Omaha World-Herald. November 2, 1975. Retrieved September 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Boston College Rips Hapless Army, 31–0". Daily Press (Newport News). November 9, 1975. p. D8 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Big interception keys Vanderbilt over Army". Hattiesburg American. November 16, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Navy destroys Army 3rd straight time". The Pittsburgh Press. November 30, 1975. Retrieved September 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.