1982 Army Cadets football team

The 1982 Army Cadets football team was an American football team that represented the United States Military Academy in the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Ed Cavanaugh, the Cadets compiled a 4–7 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 271 to 164.^[1] In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets lost to Navy by a 24–7 score.^[2]

1982 Army Cadets football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–7
Head coach	Ed Cavanaugh (3rd season)
Captains	Gerald Walker Mike Williams
Home stadium	Michie Stadium
Seasons ← 1981 1983 →

1982 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Penn State		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
No. 10 Pittsburgh		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
No. 13 Florida State		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
No. 19 West Virginia		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Boston College		–		–				8	–	3	–	1
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–				7	–	3	–	1
East Carolina		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Miami (FL)		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–				6	–	4	–	1
Cincinnati		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Navy		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Louisville		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Rutgers		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Army		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Temple		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Tulane		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Memphis State		–		–				1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	2:31 p.m.	at Missouri	Faurot Field Columbia, MO		L 10–23	50,233	[3]
September 18	2:02 p.m.	Lafayette	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		W 26–20	30,103–31,103	[4]
September 25	1:00 p.m.	at No. 11 North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC		L 8–62	50,950	[5]
October 2	2:00 p.m.	Harvard	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		W 17–13	39,830	[6]
October 9	2:00 p.m.	vs. Rutgers	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ		L 3–24	28,431	[7]
October 16	1:31 p.m.	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ		W 20–14	21,243	[8]
October 23	2:01 p.m.	Boston College	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		L 17–32	40,397	[9]
October 30	2:00 p.m.	Columbia	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		W 41–8	30,663	[10]
November 6	1:32 p.m.	Air Force	Michie Stadium West Point, NY (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)		L 9–27	40,252	[11]
November 13	1:32 p.m.	No. 8 Pittsburgh	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	ESPN	L 6–24	40,475	[12]
December 4	12:40 p.m.	vs. Navy	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)		L 7–24	67,307	[13]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

• LB Jim Mitroka
• Nate Sassaman