1981 Army Cadets football team

1981 Army Cadets football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–7–1
Head coach	Ed Cavanaugh (2nd season)
Captain	Stan March
Home stadium	Michie Stadium

1981 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Pittsburgh		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
No. 3 Penn State		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
No. 8 Miami (FL)		–		–				9	–	2	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–				9	–	2	–	1
No. 17 West Virginia		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Colgate		–		–				7	–	3	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Navy		–		–				7	–	4	–	1
Cincinnati		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Florida State		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Holy Cross		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Tulane		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
UNLV		–		–				6	–	6	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				6	–	6	–	0
Temple		–		–				5	–	5	–	0
Boston College		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
East Carolina		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Louisville		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Rutgers		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
William & Mary		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				4	–	6	–	1
Richmond		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Army		–		–				3	–	7	–	1
North Texas State		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		–				1	–	10	–	0
Memphis State		–		–				1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 Army Cadets football team was an American football team that represented the United States Military Academy in the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Ed Cavanaugh, the Cadets compiled a 3–7–1 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 212 to 126.^[1] In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets played the Midshipmen to a 3–3 tie.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12		at Missouri	Faurot Field Columbia, MO		L 10–24	60,033	[3]
September 19		VMI	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		L 7–14	29,970	[4]
September 26		Brown	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		W 23–17	31,859	[5]
October 3		at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA		W 27–13	16,000	[6]
October 10		Rutgers	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		L 0–17	40,567	[7]
October 17		Princeton	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		W 34–0	39,515	[8]
October 24		Boston College	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		L 6–41	39,357	[9]
October 31		at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)		L 3–7	31,535	[10]
November 7		Holy Cross	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		L 13–28	33,642	[11]
November 14	1:30 p.m.	at No. 1 Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA		L 0–48	53,225	[12]
December 5	3:50 p.m.	vs. Navy	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	ABC	T 3–3	60,470	[13][14][15]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Personnel

1981 Army Black Knights football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB Gerald Walker	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K Dave Aucoin	Head coach Ed Cavanaugh Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "Army Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
2. "1981 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
3. "Missouri upends Army, 24–10". Mount Vernon Argus. September 13, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "VMI ambushes Army, 14–7". The Herald Statesman. September 20, 1981. Retrieved February 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Ward, Gene (September 27, 1981). "Army Too Much, Holds Off Brown Surge". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 78 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Concannon, Joe (October 4, 1981). "Army Belts Harvard". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 84 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Rutgers wins one it needed". The Record. October 11, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Army Shuts Out Princeton, 34–0". Poughkeepsie Journal. Poughkeepsie, N.Y. October 11, 1981. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Boston College 41, Army 6". Sunday News Journal (Wilmington, DE). October 25, 1981. p. D7 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Air Force 7, Army 3". The Tampa Tribune. November 1, 1981. p. 5D. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Shaughnessy, Dan (November 8, 1981). "HC Rally Clinches Winning Season". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 80 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "No. 1 Pitt routs Army". Sunday Telegram. November 15, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
13. Verner, Bill (December 5, 1981). "Army: Our day will come again". The Journal News. White Plains, New York. p. C1. Retrieved July 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
14. Verner, Bill (December 5, 1981). "Army-Navy (continued)". The Journal News. White Plains, New York. p. C5. Retrieved July 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
15. "Army Rises To Occasion Against Navy". The Town Talk. Alexandria, Louisiana. Associated Press. December 6, 1981. p. 22. Retrieved July 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .