American college football season
The 1973 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1973 NCAA Division I football season . In their eighth and final year under head coach Tom Cahill , the Cadets compiled an 0–10 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 382 to 67.[ 1] In the annual Army–Navy Game , the Cadets lost to the Midshipmen by a 53 to 0 score and also lost to Notre Dame by a 62 to 3 score.[ 2]
No Army players were selected as first-team players on the 1973 College Football All-America Team .
Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 22 No. 10 Tennessee L 18–3739,942 [ 3] September 29 California Michie Stadium West Point, NY L 6–5140,982 October 6 at Georgia Tech L 10–1450,111 [ 4] October 13 at No. 7 Penn State L 3–5458,194 October 20 2:00 p.m. No. 11 Notre Dame Michie Stadium West Point, NY (rivalry ) L 3–6242,503 October 27 Holy Cross Michie Stadium West Point, NY L 10–1742,267 [ 5] November 3 at Air Force L 10–43 November 10 Miami (FL) Michie Stadium West Point, NY L 7–1941,047 November 17 1:30 p.m. Pittsburgh Michie Stadium West Point, NY L 0–3433,264 December 1 vs. Navy L 0–51
1973 Army Black Knights football team roster Players Coaches Offense Pos. # Name Class WR Barry Armstrong OL Neil Begley OL Bob Caslen OL Ted Davis QB Kinglsey Fink RB Marcus Hardy OL Ted Krawczyk OL Pete Martin TE Joe Miller RB Dan Spangler RB Willie Thigpen TE Robbie Van Deusen WR Jim Ward (C) OL Bernie Wrezinski
Defense Pos. # Name Class LB Chuck Baker DL Ernie Cachere LB Jim Cisek DL Sal Colatarci DL Rick Conniff LB Dave Duncavage LB Greg Dyson DB Scott Gillogly DL Bob Johnson DB Gary May LB Dave Molten DL Kerry Parker DB Robby Richards DB Al Staerkel LB Jim Waechter LB Skip Whitman (C)
Special teams Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt
^ "Army Yearly Results (1970-1974)" . College Football Data Warehouse . David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2015 . ^ "1973 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2015 . ^ "Vols march to 37–18 triumph over Cadets" . The Atlanta Constitution . September 23, 1973. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Ga. Tech holds off Cadets" . The Miami Herald . October 7, 1973. Retrieved July 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com . ^ Ward, Gene (October 28, 1973). "Give-and-Take Army Bobbles to HC, 17-10" . Sunday News . New York, N.Y. p. 140 – via Newspapers.com .
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