1978 Army Cadets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–6–1
Head coach
CaptainClennie Brundidge, Chuck Schott
Home stadiumMichie Stadium
1978 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Penn State   –  – 11 –1 –0
North Texas State   –  – 9 –2 –0
East Carolina   –  – 9 –3 –0
Navy   –  – 9 –3 –0
No. 7 Notre Dame   –  – 9 –3 –0
Rutgers   –  – 9 –3 –0
Florida State   –  – 8 –3 –0
Temple   –  – 7 –3 –1
Pittsburgh   –  – 8 –4 –0
Holy Cross   –  – 7 –4 –0
Louisville   –  – 7 –4 –0
UNLV   –  – 7 –4 –0
Southern Miss   –  – 7 –4 –0
Northeast Louisiana   –  – 6 –4 –1
Georgia Tech   –  – 7 –5 –0
Hawaii   –  – 6 –5 –0
Miami (FL)   –  – 6 –5 –0
South Carolina   –  – 5 –5 –1
William & Mary   –  – 5 –5 –1
Cincinnati   –  – 5 –6 –0
Villanova   –  – 5 –6 –0
Army   –  – 4 –6 –1
Memphis State   –  – 4 –7 –0
Tulane   –  – 4 –7 –0
Virginia Tech   –  – 4 –7 –0
Air Force   –  – 3 –8 –0
Colgate   –  – 3 –8 –0
Richmond   –  – 3 –8 –0
Syracuse   –  – 3 –8 –0
Illinois State   –  – 2 –9 –0
West Virginia   –  – 2 –9 –0
Boston College   –  – 0 –11 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth and final year under head coach Homer Smith, the Cadets compiled a 4–6–1 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 255 to 188.[1] In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets lost to the Midshipmen by a 28 to 0 score.[2]

No Army players were selected as first-team players on the 1978 College Football All-America Team.

The team had 13 starters back from the 1977 season, though were without their quarterback Leamon Hall.[3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16LafayetteW 24–14
September 23Virginia
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
L 17–2126,473
September 30Washington State
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
T 21–2131,612
October 7at TennesseeL 13–3181,887[4]
October 14Holy Cross
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
L 0–3140,815[5]
October 21at FloridaL 7–3157,625[6]
October 28Colgate
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 28–330,673[7]
November 4Air Force
W 28–14
November 11Boston College
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 29–2628,049[8]
November 181:30 p.m.at No. 18 PittsburghL 17–3545,297
December 2vs. NavyL 0–2879,026

Roster

  • Clennie Brundidge, Sr.

References

  1. ↑ "Army Yearly Results (1975-1979)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  2. ↑ "1978 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  3. ↑ Pitt Strong Again; Lions Up in Air, web: The Sacramento Bee, 1978, retrieved March 13, 2023
  4. ↑ "Tennessee dumps Army 31–13". The Herald Statesman. October 8, 1978. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Craig, Jack (October 15, 1978). "Reborn Holy Cross Belts Army, 31-0". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 56 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Florida blasts Cadets by 31–7". St. Lucie News Tribune. October 22, 1978. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Army Bombs Colgate, 28-3". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. October 29, 1978. p. 5B – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Army 29, Boston College 26". Fort Lauderdale News and Sun Sentinel. November 12, 1978. p. 11C – via Newspapers.com.


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