American college football season
The 1979 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Lou Saban in his first and only season as head coach, Army finished the season with a record of 2–8–1.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 15 | | Connecticut | | W 26–10 | | |
September 22 | | at Stanford | | W 17–13 | 43,345 | |
September 29 | | North Carolina | - Michie Stadium
- West Point, NY
| L 3–41 | | |
October 6 | | Duke | - Michie Stadium
- West Point, NY
| T 17–17 | 33,874 | [1] |
October 13 | | at Penn State | | L 3–24 | 77,157 | |
October 20 | | Baylor | - Michie Stadium
- West Point, NY
| L 0–55 | 32,591 | |
October 27 | | Boston College | - Michie Stadium
- West Point, NY
| L 16–29 | 40,162 | [2] |
November 3 | | at Air Force | | L 7–28 | 30,334 | |
November 10 | | vs. Rutgers | | L 0–20 | | |
November 17 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 11 Pittsburgh | - Michie Stadium
- West Point, NY
| L 0–40 | 31,689 | |
December 1 | | vs. Navy | | L 7–31 | | |
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Game information |
First quarter - PSU – Booker Moore 1-yard run (Herb Menhardt kick). Penn State 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 38 yards.
Second quarter - PSU – Matt Suhey 17-yard run (Herb Menhardt kick), 7:06. Penn State 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 57 yards.
- PSU – Herb Menhardt 24-yard field goal, 2:36. Penn State 17–0. Drive:
Third quarter - ARMY – Dave Aucoin 44-yard field goal. Penn State 17–3. Drive:
Fourth quarter - PSU – Matt Suhey 61-yard run (Herb Menhardt kick). Penn State 24–3. Drive:
| - Top passers
- ARMY – Jerryl Bennett – 7/26, 120 yards, INT
- PSU – Dayle Tate – 6/14, 51 yards, 3 INT
- Top rushers
- ARMY – Jimmy Hill – 23 rushes, 43 yards
- PSU – Matt Suhey – 23 carries, 225 yards, 2 TD
- Top receivers
- ARMY – Kevin Kullander – 3 receptions, 89 yards
- PSU – Booker Moore – 3 receptions, 28 yards
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Game information |
First quarter - NAVY – Steve Fehr 36-yard field goal. Navy 3–0. Drive:
- NAVY – Troy Mitchell 12-yard pass from Bob Powers (Steve Fehr kick). Navy 10–0. Drive:
Second quarter - NAVY – Eddie Meyers 1-yard run (Steve Fehr kick). Navy 17–0. Drive:
- ARMY – Bobby Crumpton 8-yard run (Dave Aucoin kick). Navy 17–7. Drive:
Third quarter - NAVY – Eddie Meyers 5-yard run (Steve Fehr kick). Navy 24–7. Drive:
Fourth quarter - NAVY – Eddie Meyers 31-yard run (Steve Fehr kick). Navy 31–7. Drive:
| - Top passers
- NAVY – Bob Powers – 6/15, 85 yards, TD
- ARMY – T.D. Decker – 2/5, 15 yards, INT
- Top rushers
- NAVY – Eddie Meyers – 43 rushes, 279 yards, 3 TD
- ARMY – Bobby Vicci – 12 rushes, 66 yards
- Top receivers
- NAVY – Steve Callahan – 3 receptions, 40 yards
- ARMY – Bill Skoda – 1 reception, 13 yards
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1979 Army Black Knights football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense Pos. | # | Name | Class | QB | | Rob Bauder | QB | | Jerryl Bennett | RB | | mike Bristol | OL | | Chuck Boucher | OL | | Steve Carter | RB | | Bobby Crumpton | QB | | T.D. Decker | WR | | Mike Fahnstock | RB | | Robbie Hall | RB | | Dino Harris | RB | | Rob Heather | OL | | Matt Herholtz | RB | | Jimmy Hill | WR | | Glenn Hoy | OL | | Mike Bristol | TE | | Kevin Kullander | RB | | Doug Lenhoff | TE | | Mark McKearn | QB | | Earle Mulrane | OL | | Ed Perkins | WR | | Larry Pruitt | QB | | Bob Ryan | OL | | Jim Sharman | RB | | Bobby Shields | TE | | Gene Skinner | WR | | Bill Skoda | OL | | Cliff Triplett | RB | | Bobby Vicci | RB | | Gerald Walker | OL | | Bill Wilhelm | WR | | Chris Zawie | | Defense Pos. | # | Name | Class | DB | | Dave Charest | DL | | Kevin Dodson | DB | | Bruce Elliott | LB | | John Garrison | DB | | Jon Hallingstad | LB | | John Hilliard | DB | | Dale Love | DL | | Stan March | DL | | George Mayes | LB | | Willie Nattiel | LB | | Len Sbrocco | DL | | Kevin Streets | LB | | Larry Trumbore | DB | | Dan Webb | | Special teams Pos. | # | Name | Class | P | | Charlie Adams | K | | Dave Aucoin | | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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- ^ "Army, Duke tie". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 7, 1979. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Boston College 29, Army 16". The Tampa Tribune-Times. October 28, 1979. p. 5D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Penn State unleashes infantry on Army." Eugene Register-Guard. 1979 Oct 14. Pg. 8B. Retrieved 2020-Dec-15.
- ^ "Middies even series on Meyers' running." Eugene Register-Guard. 1979 Dec 02. Pg. 7E. Retrieved 2020-Dec-11.
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