1996 Army Cadets football team
American college football season
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The 1996 Army Cadets football team was an American football team that represented the United States Military Academy in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth season under head coach Bob Sutton, the Cadets compiled a 10–2 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 379 to 224.[1] In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets defeated Navy, 28–24. They also lost to Auburn, 32–29, in the 1996 Independence Bowl.[2] This was Army's last winning season until 2010.
ConferenceIndependent
CoachesNo. 24
APNo. 25
Record10–2
| 1996 Army Cadets football | |
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Independence Bowl, L 32–29 vs. Auburn | |
| Conference | Independent |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 24 |
| AP | No. 25 |
| Record | 10–2 |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Greg Gregory (8th as OC; 15th overall season) |
| Offensive scheme | Triple option |
| Defensive coordinator | Denny Doornbos (6th season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Captains | |
| Home stadium | Michie Stadium |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 25 Army | – | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Navy | – | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Notre Dame | – | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Carolina | – | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | – | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UAB | – | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCF | – | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwestern Louisiana | – | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeast Louisiana | – | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas State | – | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois | – | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 14 | 1:30 p.m. | Ohio | W 37–20 | 30,500 | ||||
| September 21 | 12:00 p.m. | Duke |
| HTS | W 35–17 | 36,049 | [3] | |
| September 28 | 2:00 p.m. | vs. North Texas | W 27–10 | 20,413 | ||||
| October 5 | 1:30 p.m. | Yale |
| W 39–13 | 40,776 | [4] | ||
| October 12 | 1:00 p.m. | at Rutgers | W 42–21 | 19,101 | ||||
| October 19 | 1:30 p.m. | Tulane |
| W 34–10 | 35,971 | [5] | ||
| October 26 | 1:00 p.m. | at Miami (OH) | W 27–7 | 16,543 | ||||
| November 2 | 1:30 p.m. | Lafayette |
| W 41–21 | 39,269 | [6] | ||
| November 9 | 3:30 p.m. | Air Force |
| ABC | W 23–7 | 41,251 | ||
| November 16 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 19 Syracuse | No. 22 | ESPN | L 17–42 | 49,257 | [7] | |
| December 7 | 12:00 p.m. | vs. Navy | No. 23 | CBS | W 28–24 | 69,238 | ||
| December 31 | 3:30 p.m. | vs. Auburn | No. 24 | ESPN | L 29–32 | 41,366 | [8] | |
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Rankings
Game summaries
Ohio
Duke
At North Texas
Yale
Vs. Rutgers
Tulane
At Miami (OH)
Lafayette
Air Force
At Syracuse
Vs. Navy
Army Cadets vs. Navy Midshipmen
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Army | 3 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 28 |
| Navy | 0 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 24 |
at Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Date: December 7
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Rain
- Game attendance: 69,238
- TV announcers (CBS): Sean McDonough, Terry Donahue, and Michele Tafoya
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President Bill Clinton became the first sitting U.S. president to attend game since 1974.
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Vs. Auburn
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #24 Cadets | 0 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 29 |
| Tigers | 10 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 32 |
Roster
| 1996 Army Cadets football team roster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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Radio
| Flagship station | Play–by–play | Color commentator | Sideline reporter | Studio host |
| WABC–AM 770 |
Some games were broadcast on WPLJ–FM 95.5 because of broadcast conflict with the New York Yankees.
