1968 Army Cadets football team

1968 Army Cadets football
Conference	Independent
1968 record	7–3
Head coach	Tom Cahill (3rd season)
Home stadium	Michie Stadium

1968 NCAA University Division independents football records
	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 2 Penn State		–		11	–	0	–	0
Rutgers		–		8	–	2	–	0
West Texas State		–		8	–	2	–	0
No. 5 Notre Dame		–		7	–	2	–	1
Florida State		–		8	–	3	–	0
Air Force		–		7	–	3	–	0
Army		–		7	–	3	–	0
Buffalo		–		7	–	3	–	0
No. 18 Houston		–		6	–	2	–	2
Utah State		–		7	–	3	–	0
Boston College		–		7	–	3	–	0
VPI		–		7	–	4	–	0
Pacific		–		6	–	4	–	0
Syracuse		–		6	–	4	–	0
Villanova		–		6	–	4	–	0
Xavier		–		6	–	4	–	0
Colgate		–		5	–	5	–	0
Dayton		–		5	–	5	–	0
Miami (FL)		–		5	–	5	–	0
New Mexico State		–		5	–	5	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		4	–	6	–	0
Southern Miss		–		4	–	6	–	0
Holy Cross		–		3	–	6	–	1
San Jose State		–		3	–	7	–	0
Navy		–		2	–	8	–	0
Tulane		–		2	–	8	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		1	–	9	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1968 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1968 college football season. In their third year under head coach Tom Cahill, the Cadets compiled a 7–3 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 270 to 137.^[1] In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets defeated the Midshipmen by a 21 to 14 score. The Cadets lost to Vanderbilt by a 17 to 13 score and to Missouri by a 7 to 3 score.^[2]

Army linebacker Ken Johnson was selected by the American Football Coaches Association as a first-team player on the 1968 College Football All-America Team.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 21	2:00 pm	The Citadel	Michie Stadium • West Point, NY		W 34–14	23,000
September 28	2:00 pm	Vanderbilt	Michie Stadium • West Point, NY		L 13–17	23,000
October 5	2:30 pm	at Missouri	Memorial Stadium • Columbia, MO		L 3–7	58,576
October 12	2:00 pm	California	Michie Stadium • West Point, NY		W 10–7	32,000
October 19	2:00 pm	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ		W 24–0	28,000
October 26	2:00 pm	Duke	Michie Stadium • West Point, NY		W 57–25	32,000
November 2	1:00 pm	at Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA		L 24–28	49,122
November 9	1:00 pm	Boston College	Michie Stadium • West Point, NY		W 58–25	32,000
November 16	1:30 pm	at Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA		W 26–0	28,072
November 30	1:30 pm	vs. Navy	JFK Stadium • Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	ABC	W 21–14	102,000
Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Game summaries

vs. The Citadel

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs					0
Cadets					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–0	1964	ARMY, 34–0

vs. Vanderbilt

	1	2	3	4	Total
Commodores	0	17	0	0	17
Cadets	7	0	6	0	13

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
	First meeting

@ Missouri

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cadets	0	0	0	3	3
Tigers	7	0	0	0	7

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
	First meeting

vs. California

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Bears					0
Cadets					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–0	1966	ARMY, 6–3

@ Rutgers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cadets	14	3	0	7	24
Scarlet Knights	0	0	0	0	0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–1	1967	ARMY, 14–3

vs. Duke

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils					0
Cadets					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–2	1967	DUKE, 10–7

@ Penn State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cadets	0	7	0	17	24
Nittany Lions	9	0	7	12	28

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–4–2	1966	ARMY, 11–0

vs. Boston College

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles					0
Cadets					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–0	1967	ARMY, 21–10

@ Pittsburgh

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cadets	0	6	7	13	26
Panthers	0	0	0	0	0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–8–2	1967	ARMY, 21–12

vs. Navy

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cadets	7	7	7	0	21
Midshipmen	0	7	7	0	14

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
32–29–6	1967	NAVY, 19–14

References

↑ "Army Yearly Results (1965-1969)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
↑ "1968 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2015.

Army Black Knights football
Venues	The Plain (1890–1923) Michie Stadium (1924–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Air Force (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) Navy: Army–Navy Game (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy; Thompson Cup) Notre Dame
Culture & lore	Army Mule Black Death Award "On, Brave Old Army Team" "The Army Goes Rolling Along" 1946 "Game of the Century"
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
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