1972 Army Cadets football team

1972 Army Cadets football
Conference	Independent
1972 record	6–4
Head coach	Tom Cahill (7th year)
Captain	Steve Bogosian
Home stadium	Michie Stadium

The 1972 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy during the 1972 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result
September 23	#9 Nebraska		Michie Stadium • West Point, NY	L 7–77
September 30	at Texas A&M		Kyle Field • College Station	W 24–14
October 7	Lehigh		Michie Stadium • West Point, NY	W 26–21
October 14	#15 Penn State		Michie Stadium • West Point, NY	L 0–45
October 21	at Rutgers		Rutgers Stadium • New Brunswick, NJ	W 35–28
October 28	Miami (FL)		Michie Stadium • West Point, NY	L 7–28
November 4	#19 Air Force		Michie Stadium • West Point, NY	W 17–14
November 11	at Syracuse		Archbold Stadium • Syracuse, NY	L 6–27
November 18	Holy Cross		Michie Stadium • West Point, NY	W 15–13
December 2	vs. Navy		JFK Stadium • Philadelphia, PA (Army-Navy game)	W 23–15
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

Game notes

Navy

	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

References

↑ 2011 Army football media guide
↑ "Late Army Barrage Sinks Navy." Palm Beach Post. p. 92. 1972 Dec 3.

Army Black Knights football

Venues	Michie Stadium (1924–present)

Bowls and rivalries	Bowl games Air Force (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) Navy: Army–Navy Game (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy; Thompson Cup) Notre Dame

Culture and lore	Army Mule "On Brave Old Army Team" "The Army Goes Rolling Along"

People	Head coaches Statistical leaders

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