1972 Army Cadets football team

The 1972 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy as an independent during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Tom Cahill, the Cadets compiled a record of 6–4. Army played home games at Michie Stadium in West Point, New York.

1972 Army Cadets football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–4
Head coach	Tom Cahill (7th season)
Defensive coordinator	Richard S. Lyon (6th season)
Captain	Steve Bogosian
Home stadium	Michie Stadium
Seasons ← 1971 1973 →

1972 NCAA University Division independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 10 Penn State			–					10	–	2	–	0
No. 14 Notre Dame			–					8	–	3	–	0
Utah State			–					8	–	3	–	0
West Virginia			–					8	–	4	–	0
Florida State			–					7	–	4	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					7	–	4	–	0
Rutgers			–					7	–	4	–	0
No. 20 Georgia Tech			–					7	–	4	–	1
Air Force			–					6	–	4	–	0
Army			–					6	–	4	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					6	–	4	–	1
Houston			–					6	–	4	–	1
Tulane			–					6	–	5	–	0
Temple			–					5	–	4	–	0
Colgate			–					5	–	4	–	1
Holy Cross			–					5	–	4	–	1
Syracuse			–					5	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					5	–	6	–	0
Dayton			–					4	–	6	–	1
Boston College			–					4	–	7	–	0
Navy			–					4	–	7	–	0
South Carolina			–					4	–	7	–	0
Southern Miss			–					3	–	7	–	1
Xavier			–					3	–	8	–	0
Marshall			–					2	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati			–					2	–	9	–	0
Villanova			–					2	–	9	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	1:58 p.m.	No. 9 Nebraska	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	ABC	L 7–77	42,239
September 30		at Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX		W 24–14	46,680	[1]
October 7		Lehigh	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		W 26–21	36,000–36,310	[2][3]
October 14	1:59 p.m.	No. 15 Penn State	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		L 0–45	42,352
October 21	2:00 p.m.	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium New Brunswick, NJ		W 35–28	20,000	[4]
October 28	1:50 p.m.	Miami (FL)	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		L 7–28	42,050
November 4	1:29 p.m.	No. 19 Air Force	Michie Stadium West Point, NY (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)		W 17–14	42,399
November 11		at Syracuse	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY		L 6–27	19,525
November 18	1:30 p.m.	Holy Cross	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		W 15–13	39,441	[5]
December 2	12:55 p.m.	vs. Navy	John F. Kennedy Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	ABC	W 23–15
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Game summaries

Navy

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Army	0	0	13	10	23
Navy	12	0	0	3	15

• Date: December 2
• Location: JFK Stadium, Philadelphia, PA
• Game attendance: 95,774

Scoring summary

1		NAVY	Cleveland Cooper 1 yard run (pass failed)	NAVY 6-0
1	0:00	NAVY	Howard 11 yard pass from Glenny (run failed)	NAVY 12-0
3		ARMY	Hines 43 yard run (Barclay kick)	NAVY 12-7
3		ARMY	Bealy 83 yard blocked field goal return (pass failed)	ARMY 13-12
4		ARMY	Simpson 21 yard run (Barclay kick)	ARMY 20-12
4		NAVY	Lanning 37 yard field goal	ARMY 20-15
4		ARMY	Barclay 23 yard field goal	ARMY 23-15

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Roster

• DE No. 86 Steve Bogosian (C), Sr.