1968 Army Cadets football team

1968 Army Cadets football
1968 Army Cadets football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–3
Head coach	Tom Cahill (3rd season);
Defensive coordinator	Richard S. Lyon (2nd season)
Captain	Ken Johnson
Home stadium	Michie Stadium
	Seasons ← 1967 1969 →

The 1968 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. In their third year under head coach Tom Cahill, the Cadets compiled a 7–3 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 270 to 137.^[1] In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets defeated the Midshipmen by a 21 to 14 score. The Cadets lost to Vanderbilt by a 17 to 13 score, Penn State by 28 to 24, and to Missouri by a 7 to 3 score.^[2]

1968 NCAA University Division independents football records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 2 Penn State		–		11	–	0	–	0
Rutgers		–		8	–	2	–	0
West Texas State		–		8	–	2	–	0
No. 5 Notre Dame		–		7	–	2	–	1
Florida State		–		8	–	3	–	0
Air Force		–		7	–	3	–	0
Army		–		7	–	3	–	0
Buffalo		–		7	–	3	–	0
No. 18 Houston		–		6	–	2	–	2
Utah State		–		7	–	3	–	0
Boston College		–		7	–	3	–	0
West Virginia		–		7	–	3	–	0
VPI		–		7	–	4	–	0
Pacific		–		6	–	4	–	0
Syracuse		–		6	–	4	–	0
Villanova		–		6	–	4	–	0
Xavier		–		6	–	4	–	0
Colgate		–		5	–	5	–	0
Dayton		–		5	–	5	–	0
Miami (FL)		–		5	–	5	–	0
New Mexico State		–		5	–	5	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		4	–	6	–	0
Southern Miss		–		4	–	6	–	0
Holy Cross		–		3	–	6	–	1
San Jose State		–		3	–	7	–	0
Navy		–		2	–	8	–	0
Tulane		–		2	–	8	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		1	–	9	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

Army linebacker Ken Johnson was selected by the American Football Coaches Association as a first-team player on the 1968 College Football All-America Team.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	2:00 p.m.	The Citadel	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		W 34–14	23,000	^[4]
September 28	2:00 p.m.	Vanderbilt	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		L 13–17	23,000	^[5]
October 5	2:30 p.m.	at Missouri	Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO		L 3–7	58,576
October 12	2:00 p.m.	No. 16 California	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		W 10–7	32,000
October 19	2:00 p.m.	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ		W 24–0	28,000	^[6]
October 26	2:00 p.m.	Duke	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		W 57–25	32,000	^[7]
November 2	1:00 p.m.	at Penn State	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA		L 24–28	49,122
November 9	1:00 p.m.	Boston College	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		W 58–25	32,000
November 16	1:30 p.m.	at Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA		W 26–0	28,072
November 30	1:30 p.m.	vs. Navy	John F. Kennedy Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	ABC	W 21–14	102,000
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

The Citadel

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs					0
Cadets					0

Vanderbilt

	1	2	3	4	Total
Commodores	0	17	0	0	17
Cadets	7	0	6	0	13

At Missouri

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cadets	0	0	0	3	3
Tigers	7	0	0	0	7

California

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Bears					0
Cadets					0

At Rutgers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cadets	14	3	0	7	24
Scarlet Knights	0	0	0	0	0

Duke

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils					0
Cadets					0

At Penn State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cadets	0	7	0	17	24
Nittany Lions	9	0	7	12	28

Boston College

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles					0
Cadets					0

At Pittsburgh

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cadets	0	6	7	13	26
Panthers	0	0	0	0	0

vs Navy

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cadets	7	7	7	0	21
Midshipmen	0	7	7	0	14

Personnel

1968 Army Black Knights football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	Name	Class
RB	Charlie Jarvis	Sr
QB	Steve Lindell	Sr
FB	Lynn Moore	Jr
QB	Jimmy O'Toole

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Tom Cahill

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

References

^ "Army Yearly Results (1965-1969)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
^ "1968 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
^ "1968".
^ "Shreveporter sparks upset by Vanderbilt". The Shreveport Times. September 29, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Shreveporter sparks upset by Vanderbilt". The Shreveport Times. September 29, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Young, Dick (October 20, 1968). "Army Interceptions Rout Rutgers, 24-0". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 147 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Army's big guns blast Duke, 57–25". The Roanoke Times. October 27, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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[1] "Army Yearly Results (1965-1969)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2015.

[2] "1968 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2015.

[3] "1968".

[4] "Shreveporter sparks upset by Vanderbilt". The Shreveport Times. September 29, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] "Shreveporter sparks upset by Vanderbilt". The Shreveport Times. September 29, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[6] Young, Dick (October 20, 1968). "Army Interceptions Rout Rutgers, 24-0". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 147 – via Newspapers.com.

[7] "Army's big guns blast Duke, 57–25". The Roanoke Times. October 27, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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