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. In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets lost to Navy, 33 to 6.

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

1980 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

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

Season summary

at Washington State

Army Cadets (2–0) at Washington State Cougars (1–1)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Army	0	10	2	6	18
Washington St	14	7	7	3	31

at Martin Stadium, Pullman, Washington

• Date: September 27, 1980
• Game attendance: 24,321

Game information

First quarter WSU – Robert Williams 4-yard run (Mike DeSanto kick). Washington St 7–0. Drive: 13 plays, 78 yards. WSU – Samoa Samoa 21-yard run (Mike DeSanto kick). Washington St 14–0. Second quarter WSU – Mike Washington 2-yard run (Mike DeSanto kick). Washington St 21–0. ARMY – Mike Fahnestock 15-yard run (Dave Aucoin kick). Washington St 21–7. ARMY – Dave Aucoin 27-yard field goal. Washington St 21–10. Third quarter WSU – Samoa Samoa 28-yard run (Mike DeSanto kick). Washington St 28–10. ARMY – Safety, Tim Harris tackled in end zone. Washington St 28–12. Fourth quarter WSU – Mike DeSanto 26-yard field goal. Washington St 31–12. ARMY – Bobby Vicci 6-yard run (run failed). Washington St 31–18. Top passers ARMY – Jerryl Bennett – 19/37, 262 yards, 3 INT WSU – Samoa Samoa – 4/10, 80 yards Top rushers ARMY – Gerald Walker – 20 rushes, 122 yards WSU – Tim Harris – 12 rushes, 83 yards Top receivers ARMY – Mike Fahnestock – 6 receptions, 128 yards WSU – Jim Whatley – 2 receptions, 63 yards

Personnel

1980 Army Cadets football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB Brian Allem Fr 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 HB 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 (C) 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

External links

• Game program: Army at Washington State – September 27, 1980