1970 Army Cadets football team

1970 Army Cadets football
Conference	Independent
Record	1–9–1
Head coach	Tom Cahill (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Richard S. Lyon (4th season)
Captain	Ken Wyrick
Home stadium	Michie Stadium

1970 NCAA University Division independents football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Notre Dame			–					10	–	1	–	0
Villanova			–					9	–	2	–	0
No. 16 Air Force			–					9	–	3	–	0
No. 13 Georgia Tech			–					9	–	3	–	0
Boston College			–					8	–	2	–	0
No. 19 Houston			–					8	–	3	–	0
West Virginia			–					8	–	3	–	0
No. 17 Tulane			–					8	–	4	–	0
No. 18 Penn State			–					7	–	3	–	0
West Texas State			–					7	–	3	–	0
Cincinnati			–					7	–	4	–	0
Florida State			–					7	–	4	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					5	–	6	–	0
Syracuse			–					6	–	4	–	0
Dayton			–					5	–	4	–	1
Pittsburgh			–					5	–	5	–	0
Rutgers			–					5	–	5	–	0
Utah State			–					5	–	5	–	0
Colgate			–					5	–	6	–	0
Southern Miss			–					5	–	6	–	0
New Mexico State			–					4	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					3	–	8	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					3	–	7	–	0
Marshall			–					3	–	6	–	0
Buffalo			–					2	–	9	–	0
Navy			–					2	–	9	–	0
Army			–					1	–	9	–	1
Xavier			–					1	–	9	–	0
Holy Cross			–					0	–	10	–	1
Rankings from AP Poll

The Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. In their fifth year under head coach Tom Cahill, the Cadets compiled a 1–9–1 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 281 to 151.^[1] In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets were defeated by the Midshipmen by an 11 to 7 score. The Cadets' only victory came in the season opener, a 26 to 0 victory over Holy Cross.^[2]

No Army players were selected as first-team players on the 1970 College Football All-America Team.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12		Holy Cross	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		W 26–0	31,666	[3]
September 19		Baylor	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		L 7–10	36,539
September 26	2:30 p.m.	at Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE		L 0–28	66,928
October 3		at Tennessee	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN		L 3–48	59,817	[4]
October 10	1:30 p.m.	at Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)		L 10–51	59,075
October 17		at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA		L 20–21	29,100	[5]
October 24		Penn State	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	ABC	L 14–38	41,062
October 31		at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA		L 13–21	25,350
November 7		No. 20 Syracuse	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		L 29–31	41,062
November 14	2:00 p.m.	No. 19 Oregon	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		T 22–22	39,455	[6]
November 28		vs. Navy	John F. Kennedy Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)		L 7–11
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

References

1. "Army Yearly Results (1970-1974)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
2. "1970 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
3. White, Gordon S. Jr. (September 13, 1970). "Crusaders Beaten, 26-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
4. "Tennessee pours it on, tramples Cadets, 48–3". The Record. October 4, 1970. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Cavaliers score late touchdown to slip by Army". The State. October 18, 1970. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Cawood, Neil (November 15, 1970). "Webfoots salvage tie with underdog Army". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.