1991 Army Cadets football team

1991 Army Cadets football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–7
Head coach	Bob Sutton (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Triple option
Defensive coordinator	Denny Doornbos (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Captain	Lance Chambers, Willie McMillian, Myreon Williams
Home stadium	Michie Stadium

1991 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 9 East Carolina			–					11	–	1	–	0
No. 4 Florida State			–					11	–	2	–	0
No. 3 Penn State			–					11	–	2	–	0
No. 21 Tulsa			–					10	–	2	–	0
Louisiana Tech			–					8	–	1	–	2
No. 13 Notre Dame			–					10	–	3	–	0
Akron			–					5	–	6	–	0
Memphis State			–					5	–	6	–	0
Army			–					4	–	7	–	0
Cincinnati			–					4	–	7	–	0
Southern Miss			–					4	–	7	–	0
South Carolina			–					3	–	6	–	2
Southwestern Louisiana			–					2	–	8	–	1
Louisville			–					2	–	9	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					2	–	9	–	0
Tulane			–					1	–	10	–	0
Navy			–					1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1991 Army Cadets football team was an American football team that represented the United States Military Academy in the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Bob Sutton, the Cadets compiled a 4–7 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 226 to 196.^[1] In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets lost to Navy, 24–3.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	Colgate	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 51–22	29,924	[3]
September 21	North Carolina	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 12–20	36,609	[4]
September 28	Harvard	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 21–20	35,881	[5]
October 5	vs. Rutgers	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ	L 12–14
October 12	The Citadel	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 14–20	40,459
October 19	at Louisville	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	W 37–12
October 26	Boston College	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 17–28	41,209
November 2	Vanderbilt	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 10–41	35,112	[6]
November 9	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	L 0–25	49,203
November 16	Akron	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 19–0
December 7	vs. Navy	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	L 3–24

Game summaries

Navy

See also: 1991 Navy Midshipmen football team and Army–Navy Game

Army Cadets (4–6) vs. Navy Midshipmen (0–10)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Navy	0	14	0	10	24
Army	3	0	0	0	3

at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Date: December 7, 1991
• Game weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 67,858
• TV announcers (ABC): Keith Jackson, Bob Griese, and Jack Arute
• New York Times. 1991 Dec 08.

Game information

First quarter ARMY – Patmon Malcolm 39-yard field goal. Army 3–0. Drive: 43 yards. Second quarter NAVY – Jason Van Matre 3-yard run (kick good). Navy 7–3. Drive: 76 yards. NAVY – Billy James 5-yard run (kick good). Navy 14–3. Drive: 8 plays, 25 yards. Fourth quarter NAVY – Kevin Hickman 12-yard pass from Jason Van Matre (kick good). Navy 21–3. Drive: NAVY – Tim Rogers 31-yard field goal. Navy 24–3. Drive: Top passers NAVY – Jim Kubiak – 13/16, 157 yards ARMY Top rushers NAVY – Jason Van Matre – 25 rushes, 89 yards, TD ARMY Top receivers NAVY ARMY

Personnel

1991 Army Black Knights football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB Boris Barlatier QB Peter Carey OL Steve Chalout TE Bill Currence RB 33 Chad Davis TE Mark Dawkins OL Mark Escobedo RB Phil Fant OL Jason Giles QB Devin Hatfield OL Kaylan Kennel RB John Lane RB Corbett Leatherwood RB Rob Martinez QB Willie McMillian OL Dan Menendez RB Edrian Oliver OL John Pirog RB Joe Ross OL Aaron Scott WR Chris Shaw RB Arlen Smith RB Callian Thomas WR Monte Tomasino RB Steve Weber QB Myreon Williams	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB John Beatty DL Lance Chambers LB Tony Cima LB Kevin Czarnecki DL Dan Davis LB Aaron Fogelsong DB Chuck Gibbs LB Trey Gilmore DL Gary Graves DB Duncan Johnson LB Chris Knox S Mike McElrath LB Jason Miller DB Kyle Peavler LB Rick Pressel DB Kevin Vaughn DL Kevin Walker DL Sean Gladieux	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P Todd Hawkins K Patmon Malcolm	Head coach Bob Sutton Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "Army Yearly Results (1990-1994)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 10, 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
2. "1991 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
3. Ferro, John (September 15, 1991). "Army Pastes Colgate, 51-22". Poughkeepsie Journal. Poughkeepsie, N.Y. p. 1F – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Army aced 20–12". The Daily Item. September 22, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Monahan, Bob (September 29, 1991). "Army Eludes Harvard". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 69 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Cadets defenseless in loss to Vanderbilt". The Standard-Star. November 3, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.