1981 Army Cadets football team

The 1981 Army Cadets football team was an American football team that represented the United States Military Academy in the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Ed Cavanaugh, the Cadets compiled a 3–7–1 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 212 to 126. In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets played the Midshipmen to a 3–3 tie.

1981 Army Cadets football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–7–1
Head coach	Ed Cavanaugh (2nd season)
Captain	Stan March
Home stadium	Michie Stadium

1981 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Pittsburgh		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
No. 3 Penn State		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
No. 8 Miami (FL)		–		–				9	–	2	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–				9	–	2	–	1
No. 17 West Virginia		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Colgate		–		–				7	–	3	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Navy		–		–				7	–	4	–	1
Cincinnati		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Florida State		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Holy Cross		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Tulane		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
UNLV		–		–				6	–	6	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				6	–	6	–	0
Temple		–		–				5	–	5	–	0
Boston College		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
East Carolina		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Louisville		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Rutgers		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
William & Mary		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				4	–	6	–	1
Richmond		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Army		–		–				3	–	7	–	1
North Texas State		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		–				1	–	10	–	0
Memphis State		–		–				1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12		at Missouri	Faurot Field Columbia, MO		L 10–24	60,033
September 19		VMI	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		L 7–14	29,970
September 26		Brown	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		W 23–17	31,859
October 3		at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA		W 27–13	16,000
October 10		Rutgers	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		L 0–17	40,567
October 17		Princeton	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		W 34–0	39,515
October 24		Boston College	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		L 6–41	39,357
October 31		at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)		L 3–7	31,535
November 7		Holy Cross	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		L 13–28	33,642
November 14	1:30 p.m.	at No. 1 Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA		L 0–48	53,225
December 5	3:50 p.m.	vs. Navy	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	ABC	T 3–3	60,470
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Personnel

1981 Army Black Knights football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB Gerald Walker	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K Dave Aucoin	Head coach Ed Cavanaugh Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt