1974 Army Cadets football team

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The 1974 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. In their first year under head coach Homer Smith, the Cadets compiled a 3–8 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 306 to 156. In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets lost to the Midshipmen by a 19 to 0 score.[1]

ConferenceIndependent
Record3–8
Headcoach
OffensivecoordinatorFrank Gansz (1st season)
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1974 Army Cadets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–8
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorFrank Gansz (1st season)
CaptainBob Johnson
Home stadiumMichie Stadium
Seasons
 1973
1975 
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1974 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Notre Dame  1020
No. 7 Penn State  1020
Temple  820
Boston College  830
Utah State  830
No. 19 Houston  831
Rutgers  731
Cincinnati  740
Memphis State  740
Pittsburgh  740
Georgia Tech  650
Hawaii  650
Miami (FL)  650
Southern Miss  650
Tampa  650
Holy Cross  551
Tulane  560
Colgate  460
Northern Illinois  470
Navy  470
South Carolina  470
Virginia Tech  470
West Virginia  470
Army  380
Dayton  380
Villanova  380
Air Force  290
Southern Illinois  290
Syracuse  290
Florida State  1100
Marshall  1100
Rankings from AP Poll
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No Army players were selected as first-team players on the 1974 College Football All-America Team.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14LafayetteW 14–726,838–27,000[2][3]
September 21Tulane
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
L 14–3130,279[4]
September 28at CaliforniaL 14–2722,470[5]
October 5Penn State
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
L 14–2141,221[6]
October 12at DukeL 14–3328,500[7]
October 19at Notre DameL 0–4859,075[8]
October 26Holy Cross
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 13–1039,893[9]
November 2Vanderbilt
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
L 14–3830,109[10]
November 9Air Force
W 17–1642,521[11]
November 16at North CarolinaL 42–5638,900[12]
November 30vs. NavyL 0–1983,247[13]
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Game summaries

Lafayette

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vs Navy

Army Cadets (3–7) vs. Navy Midshipmen (3–7)
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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Army 0 0 000
Navy 10 7 2019
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at JFK Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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75th meeting; President Gerald Ford in attendance

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Roster

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1974 Army Cadets football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OL Jerry Araneo
OL Neil Begley
OL Bob Caslen
TE Tony Dailey
RB Brad Dodrill
OL John Gallagher
QB Scott Gillogly
QB Leamon Hall Fr
RB Marcus Hardy
WR John Hodges
TE Jeff Jancek
OL Ken Liepold
OL Ken Lucas
OL Brett Moritz
RB Bob Simons
RB Dan Spangler
RB Willie Thigpen
WR Howard Williams
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DL Chuck Baker
DL Ray Beverley
LB Jeff Bruckner
DB Joe Clancy
DL Sal Colatard
DL Rick Conniff
LB Dave Duncavage
LB Greg Dyson
DL Stan Ford
DB Vance Herrell
DB Gary May
DB Steve Mellich
DL Mark Smith
DB Al Staerkel
DB Al Stuhlmiller
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt
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  • Not listed (missing number/class/position): Gary Smithey

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