1974 Army Cadets football team

The 1974 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. In their first year under head coach Homer Smith, the Cadets compiled a 3–8 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 306 to 156.[1] In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets lost to the Midshipmen by a 19 to 0 score.[2]

1974 Army Cadets football
ConferenceIndependent
1974 record3–8
Head coach
Home stadiumMichie Stadium
1974 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 6 Notre Dame   –    10 –2 –0
No. 7 Penn State   –    10 –2 –0
Temple   –    8 –2 –0
Boston College   –    8 –3 –0
Utah State   –    8 –3 –0
No. 19 Houston   –    8 –3 –1
Rutgers   –    7 –3 –1
Cincinnati   –    7 –4 –0
Memphis State   –    7 –4 –0
Pittsburgh   –    7 –4 –0
Georgia Tech   –    6 –5 –0
Hawaii   –    6 –5 –0
Miami (FL)   –    6 –5 –0
Southern Miss   –    6 –5 –0
Tampa   –    6 –5 –0
Holy Cross   –    5 –5 –1
Tulane   –    5 –6 –0
Colgate   –    4 –6 –0
Northern Illinois   –    4 –7 –0
Navy   –    4 –7 –0
South Carolina   –    4 –7 –0
Virginia Tech   –    –7 –0
West Virginia   –    4 –7 –0
Army   –    3 –8 –0
Dayton   –    3 –8 –0
Villanova   –    3 –8 –0
Air Force   –    2 –9 –0
Southern Illinois   –    2 –9 –0
Syracuse   –    2 –9 –0
Florida State   –    1 –10 –0
Marshall   –    1 –10 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

No Army players were selected as first-team players on the 1974 College Football All-America Team.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 14LafayetteW 14–7
September 21Tulane
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
L 14–31
September 28at CaliforniaL 14–27
October 5Penn State
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
L 14–21
October 12at DukeL 14–33
October 19at Notre DameL 0–48
October 26Holy Cross
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 13–10
November 2Vanderbilt
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
L 14–38
November 9Air Force
W 17–16
November 16at North CarolinaL 42–56
November 30vs. NavyL 0–19

Roster

1974 Army Black Knights football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB Scott Gillogly
QB Leamon Hall Fr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
  Dave Duncavage
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured
    • Redshirt
    • Not listed (missing number/class/position): Gary Smithey

    References

    1. "Army Yearly Results (1970-1974)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
    2. "1974 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2015.


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