American college football season
The 1996 Army Cadets football team was an American football team that represented the United States Military Academy in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season . In their sixth season under head coach Bob Sutton , the Cadets compiled a 10–2 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 379 to 224.[1] In the annual Army–Navy Game , the Cadets defeated Navy , 28–24. They also lost to Auburn , 32–29, in the 1996 Independence Bowl .[2]
Schedule [ edit ] Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 14 1:30 p.m. Ohio W 37–2030,500 September 21 12:00 p.m. Duke Michie Stadium West Point, NY HTS W 35–1736,049 [3] September 28 2:00 p.m. vs. North Texas W 27–1020,413 October 5 1:30 p.m. Yale Michie Stadium West Point, NY W 39–1340,776 [4] October 12 1:00 p.m. at Rutgers W 42–2119,101 October 19 1:30 p.m. Tulane Michie Stadium West Point, NY W 34–1035,971 [5] October 26 1:00 p.m. at Miami (OH) W 27–716,543 November 2 1:30 p.m. Lafayette Michie Stadium West Point, NY W 41–2139,269 [6] November 9 3:30 p.m. Air Force ABC W 23–741,251 November 16 6:00 p.m. at No. 19 Syracuse No. 22 ESPN L 17–4249,257 [7] December 7 12:00 p.m. vs. Navy No. 23 CBS W 28–2469,238 December 31 3:30 p.m. vs. Auburn No. 24 ESPN L 29–3241,366 [8]
Rankings [ edit ] Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Final AP — — — — — — — — — — — — 22 — 24 23 24 25 Coaches — — — — — — — — — — — 23 — 24 23 24 24
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Vs. Navy [ edit ] Game information Army McAda 5/10, 116 Yds 15 Rush, 134 Yds, TD Williams 1 Rec, 43 Yds Navy McCoy 6/14, 107 Yds, TD, INT Nelson 18 Rush, 74 Yds Heaven 2 Rec, 67 Yds
President Bill Clinton became the first sitting U.S. president to attend game since 1974.
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP ARMY NAVY 1 0:00 Army 22-yard field goal by Parker 3 0 2 9:33 Navy McGrew 7-yard touchdown run, Vanderhorst kick good 3 7 2 5:54 Navy Butts 7-yard touchdown reception from McCoy, Vanderhorst kick good 3 14 2 5:14 Navy McCoy 7-yard touchdown run, Vanderhorst kick good 3 21 2 2:39 Army McAda 44-yard touchdown run, Parker kick good 10 21 2 0:39 Army 35-yard field goal by Parker 13 21 3 14:03 Army Williams 81-yard touchdown run, 2-point run failed 19 21 3 5:43 Army Perry 3-yard touchdown run, 2-point run failed 25 21 3 0:02 Navy 31-yard field goal by Vanderhorst 25 24 4 6:35 Army 20-yard field goal by Parker 28 24 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 28 24
Vs. Auburn [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total #24 Cadets 0 7 0 22 29 Tigers 10 10 12 0 32
Personnel [ edit ] 1996 Army Cadets football team roster Players Coaches Offense 79 Ed Bloom OT 6-7 277 So. Shoreview, Minn. 52 Tim Booth OT 6-3 268 Sr 82 Craig Mikolajchak SE 5-9 163 Jr. Houston, Texas 5 Brad Miller SE 5-11 192 Jr Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 92 Anthony Bianchi Sr CB 19 Garland Gay Sr LB 44 Ben Kotwica Sr
Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 8 Joseph Parker Sr
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster
Flagship station Play–by–play Color commentator Sideline reporter Studio host WABC –AM 770
Some games broadcast on WPLJ –FM 95.5 because of broadcast conflict with the New York Yankees
References [ edit ] ^ "Army Yearly Results (1995-1999)" . College Football Data Warehouse . David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 10, 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2015 . ^ "1996 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 9, 2015 . ^ "Army QB carries Cadets past Duke" . Poughkeepsie Journal . September 22, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com . ^ Berlet, Bruce (October 6, 1996). "An Inspired Effort Falls Short for Yale" . The Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. p. E10 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Army is now 6–0" . Poughkeepsie Journal . October 20, 1996. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com . ^ Meixell, Ted (November 3, 1996). "Lafayette Doesn't Go Down Easily Against Army" . The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C3 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "McNabb regrets salute" . The Sentinel . Syracuse, New York . Associated Press . November 20, 1996. p. 20. Retrieved January 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Auburn pulls rank on Army" . The Shreveport Times . January 1, 1997. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com . ^ Gainesville Sun. 1996 Dec 08. Retrieved 2019-Jan-17.
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