1981 Army Cadets football team

1981 Army Cadets football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–7–1
Head coach	Ed Cavanaugh (2nd season)
Captain	Stan March
Home stadium	Michie Stadium
Seasons ← 1980 1982 →

1981 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
v t e	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

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.^[1] In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets played the Midshipmen to a 3–3 tie.^[2]

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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	^[3]
September 26		Brown	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		W 23–17	31,859	^[4]
October 3		at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA		W 27–10	16,000	^[5]
October 10		Rutgers	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		L 0–17
October 17		Princeton	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		W 34–0	39,515	^[6]
October 24		Boston College	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		L 6–41	39,357	^[7]
October 31		at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)		L 3–7	31,535	^[8]
November 7		Holy Cross	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		L 13–28	33,642	^[9]
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	^[10]^[11]^[12]
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

References

^ "Army Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
^ "1981 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
^ "VMI ambushes Army, 14–7". The Herald Statesman. September 20, 1981. Retrieved February 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Ward, Gene (September 27, 1981). "Army Too Much, Holds Off Brown Surge". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 78 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Concannon, Joe (October 4, 1981). "Army Belts Harvard". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 84 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Army Shuts Out Princeton, 34-0". Poughkeepsie Journal. Poughkeepsie, N.Y. October 11, 1981. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Boston College 41, Army 6". Sunday News Journal (Wilmington, DE). October 25, 1981. p. D7 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Air Force 7, Army 3". The Tampa Tribune. November 1, 1981. p. 5D. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Shaughnessy, Dan (November 8, 1981). "HC Rally Clinches Winning Season". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 80 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Verner, Bill (December 5, 1981). "Army: Our day will come again". The Journal News. White Plains, New York. p. C1. Retrieved July 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Verner, Bill (December 5, 1981). "Army-Navy (continued)". The Journal News. White Plains, New York. p. C5. Retrieved July 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Army Rises To Occasion Against Navy". The Town Talk. Alexandria, Louisiana. Associated Press. December 6, 1981. p. 22. Retrieved July 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .

v t e Army Black Knights football
Venues	The Plain (1890–1923) Michie Stadium (1924–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Air Force (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) Navy: Army–Navy Game (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) Notre Dame
Culture & lore	Army Mules Black Death Award "On, Brave Old Army Team" "The Army Goes Rolling Along" 1946 "Game of the Century" West Point Salute Touchdown, Army Code Breakers
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees
Seasons	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
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