1980 Army Cadets football team

The 1980 Army Cadets football team was an American football team that represented the United States Military Academy in the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Ed Cavanaugh, the Cadets compiled a 3–7–1 record and were outscored by their opponents 295 to 204.^[1] In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets lost to Navy, 33 to 6.^[2]

1980 Army Cadets football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–7–1
Head coach	Ed Cavanaugh (1st season)
Captain	Stan March
Home stadium	Michie Stadium
Seasons ← 1979 1981 →

1980 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Pittsburgh		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
Tennessee State		–		–				9	–	1	–	0
No. 5 Florida State		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
No. 8 Penn State		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
No. 9 Notre Dame		–		–				9	–	2	–	1
No. 18 Miami (FL)		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Navy		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
Boston College		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Rutgers		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
UNLV		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Tulane		–		–				7	–	5	–	0
Colgate		–		–				5	–	4	–	1
North Texas State		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Villanova		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
West Virginia		–		–				6	–	6	–	0
Louisville		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Richmond		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
East Carolina		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Illinois State		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Temple		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Army		–		–				3	–	7	–	1
Holy Cross		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Memphis State		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
William & Mary		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		–				1	–	9	–	1
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13		Holy Cross	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		W 28–7	28,043	[3]
September 20		California	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		W 26–19	32,575	[4]
September 27		at Washington State	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA		L 18–31	24,213	[5]
October 4		Harvard	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		L 10–15	38,479	[6]
October 11		Lehigh	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		T 24–24	32,850	[7]
October 18		at No. 5 Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)		L 3–30	59,075	[8]
October 25		at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA		L 14–30	23,000	[9]
November 1		Rutgers	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		L 21–37	34,441	[10]
November 8		Air Force	Michie Stadium West Point, NY (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)		W 47–24	37,653	[11]
November 15	1:30 p.m.	No. 8 Pittsburgh	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		L 7–45	31,150	[12]
November 29	3:45 p.m.	vs. Navy	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	ABC	L 6–33	70,338	[13][14]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

1980 Army Cadets football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB Brian Allem RB Rob Bauder QB 16 Jerryl Bennett Jr OT 77 Steve Carter Sr RB Andre Cuerington QB 11 T.D. Decker Sr C 52 Dan Enright Jr WR 88 Mike Fahnestock Sr RB 45 Dino Harris Jr FB 39 Rob Heather Jr G 62 Matt Herholtz Sr WR 37 Glenn Hoy So WR 38 Kevin Kullander Jr TE 85 Mark McKearn Sr OT 76 Jay Meyer Jr WR 82 Larry Pruitt So G 73 Jim Sharman Jr TE 90 Gene Skinner Jr FB 32 Bobby Vicci Sr G 79 Rick Waddell So FB 33 Warren Waldorff So RB 40 Gerald Walker So OT 71 Bill Wilhelm Sr RB Todd Williams	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 89 Larry Carroll DB 23 Jeff Cook Sr DT 69 Kevin Dodson Jr LB 53 John Garrison LB Steve Gerras LB 51 Dan Kessler So DE 87 Mark Lingo So DB 19 Dale Love Jr DT 72 Stan March Sr LB 44 Al Mazyck Sr DB 27 Tom Morgan So DB 24 Kevin Murphy So DL Kevin Streets LB Pat Sweeney DB 18 Mike Williams So LB 86 Bob Wood So DB 28 Chris Zawie So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 95 Dave Aucoin Jr P 97 Joe Sartiano	Head coach Ed Cavanaugh Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt