1977 Army Cadets football team

The 1977 Army Cadets represented the United States Military Academy during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. They claimed the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy for the second straight season.

1977 NCAA Division I independents football records
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Notre Dame		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
No. 5 Penn State		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
Colgate		–		–		10	–	1	–	0
North Texas State *		–		–		10	–	1	–	0
No. 16 San Diego State		–		–		10	–	1	–	0
Tennessee State		–		–		8	–	1	–	1
No. 14 Florida State		–		–		10	–	2	–	0
No. 8 Pittsburgh		–		–		9	–	2	–	1
East Carolina		–		–		8	–	3	–	0
Rutgers		–		–		8	–	3	–	0
Army		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Louisville		–		–		7	–	4	–	1
Boston College		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–		5	–	4	–	2
Georgia Tech		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Memphis State		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Northwestern State		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Syracuse		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
William & Mary		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Temple		–		–		5	–	5	–	1
Hawaii		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Navy		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
West Virginia		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
South Carolina		–		–		5	–	7	–	0
Utah State		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Villanova		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Illinois State		–		–		3	–	7	–	1
Virginia Tech		–		–		3	–	7	–	1
Miami (FL)		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Richmond		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Tulane		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Air Force		–		–		2	–	8	–	1
Holy Cross		–		–		2	–	8	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		–		2	–	9	–	0

North Texas State (originally 9–2) awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player.^[1] Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10		UMass	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 34–10	22,101
September 17		VMI	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 27–14	26,664	^[2]
September 24		at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	L 28–49	19,200
October 1		No. 7 Colorado	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 0–31	34,548
October 8		Villanova	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 34–32	30,618
October 15	1:30 p.m.	vs. No. 11 Notre Dame	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ (rivalry)	L 0–24	72,594
October 22		Lafayette	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 42–6	28,277–28,322	^[3]^[4]
October 29		Holy Cross	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 48–7	41,376	^[5]
November 5		at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	W 31–6	34,338
November 12	1:30 p.m.	vs. No. 10 Pittsburgh	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ	L 26–52	35,387
November 26		vs. Navy	John F. Kennedy Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	W 17–14	81,091
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Army's win over UMass was the 500th in school history. Leamon Hall threw five touchdown passes, including three to freshman Mike Fahnstock.^[7]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Villanova	14	0	0	18	32
• Army	0	7	7	20	34

Army vs. Navy

	1	2	3	4	Total
Navy	0	7	7	0	14
• Army	7	10	0	0	17

Army finished with its first winning season since 1972.^[9]

1977 Army Black Knights football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
TE	`82`	Clennie Brundidge	Jr
OL	`71`	Tony Dailey	Sr
OL	`67`	Curt Downs	Sr
WR	`47`	George Dunaway	Sr
RB	`37`	Jon Dwyer	So
WR	`88`	Mike Fahnstock	Fr
QB	`16`	Leamon Hall (C)	Sr
OL	`63`	Jim Hodge	Sr
OL	`77`	Jim Hollingsworth	Sr
OL	`57`	Chuck Johnston	Jr
RB	`43`	Greg King	Sr
RB	`32`	Tony Landry
WR	`11`	Greg McGlasker	Sr
RB	`40`	Jim Merriken	Jr
QB	`10`	Earle Mulrane	So
OL	`78`	Joe Oliver	Jr
RB		Dave Pritchard
WR	`29`	Bill Skoda	So
TE	`22`	Ward Whyte	Jr
TE	`85`	Keith Wilson	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DE	`64`	Mark Berry	Sr
DB	`18`	Dave Charest
DB	`25`	Ed Clemons
DT	`72`	Chuck D'Amico (C)	Sr
DB	`33`	Bruce Elliott
DL		Stan Ford	Sr
DL		Duane Fuller
DL	`74`	Bob Groller	Jr
DL		Tom Hayden
LB	`80`	John Hillard
DB	`20`	Joe LeGasse	Jr
DB		Doug Lowery
DB	`34`	Phil Macklin	Jr
DL	`55`	George Mayes	Fr
LB	`53`	Steve Miller	Sr
DL	`84`	Chuck Schott	Jr
DL	`91`	Tiki Traylor	Jr
DL	`69`	Doug Turrell	Jr
LB	`58`	Kirk Thomas	Jr
DB	`24`	Dan Webb

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`39`	Mike Castelli	Sr

Homer Smith – Eastern Coach of the Year (New York Football Writers Association) ^[10]

QB Leamon Hall – 151/265 for 1,944 yards with 15 TD vs 17 INT^[11]
RB Greg King – 177 carries for 961 yards with 7 TD
RB Jim Merriken – 99 carries for 447 yards with 4 TD. 35 catches for 350 yards with 2 TD
TE Clennie Brundridge – 51 catches for 842 yards with 4 TD

^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1977-standings.html
^ "Hall directs Army attack past stubborn VMI". The El Past Times. September 18, 1977. Retrieved February 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Hall Directs Army over Lafayette 42-6". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. Associated Press. October 23, 1977. p. D12 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Final 1977 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Lafayette)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
^ Mumpton, Roy (October 30, 1977). "Army Marches over HC, 48-7". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 72 – via Newspapers.com.
^ 2011 Army football media guide
^ 2011 Army football media guide
^ Palm Beach Post. 1977 Oct 9.
^ "Cadets Hold Off Middies." Palm Beach Post. 1977 Nov 27.
^ 2011 Army football media guide.
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