1996 Army Cadets football team

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1996 Army Cadets football
Independence Bowl, L 32–29 vs. Auburn
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 24
APNo. 25
Record10–2
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGreg Gregory (8th as OC; 15th overall season)
Offensive schemeTriple option
Defensive coordinatorDenny Doornbos (6th season)
Base defense4–3
Captains
Home stadiumMichie Stadium
1996 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 25 Army –  10–2 
Navy –  9–3 
No. 19 Notre Dame –  8–3 
East Carolina –  8–3 
Louisiana Tech –  6–5 
UAB –  5–6 
UCF –  5–6 
Southwestern Louisiana –  5–6 
Northeast Louisiana –  5–6 
Arkansas State –  4–7 
Northern Illinois –  1–10 
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 Army Cadets football team was an American football team that represented the United States Military Academy in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth season under head coach Bob Sutton, the Cadets compiled a 10–2 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 379 to 224.[1] In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets defeated Navy, 28–24. They also lost to Auburn, 32–29, in the 1996 Independence Bowl.[2] This was Army's last winning season until 2010.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 141:30 p.m.Ohio
W 37–2030,500
September 2112:00 p.m.Duke
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
HTSW 35–1736,049[3]
September 282:00 p.m.vs. North Texas
W 27–1020,413
October 51:30 p.m.Yale
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 39–1340,776[4]
October 121:00 p.m.at Rutgers
W 42–2119,101
October 191:30 p.m.Tulane
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 34–1035,971[5]
October 261:00 p.m.at Miami (OH)
W 27–716,543
November 21:30 p.m.Lafayette
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 41–2139,269[6]
November 93:30 p.m.Air Force
ABCW 23–741,251
November 166:00 p.m.at No. 19 SyracuseNo. 22
ESPNL 17–4249,257[7]
December 712:00 p.m.vs. NavyNo. 23
CBSW 28–2469,238
December 313:30 p.m.vs. AuburnNo. 24
ESPNL 29–3241,366[8]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AP————————————22—24232425
Coaches———————————23—24232424

Game summaries

Ohio

Duke

At North Texas

Yale

Vs. Rutgers

Tulane

At Miami (OH)

Lafayette

Air Force


At Syracuse

Vs. Navy

Army Cadets vs. Navy Midshipmen
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Army 3 10 12328
Navy 0 21 3024

at Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Game information
Army
  • McAda
    5/10, 116 Yds
    15 Rush, 134 Yds, TD
  • Williams
    1 Rec, 43 Yds
Navy
  • McCoy
    6/14, 107 Yds, TD, INT
  • Nelson
    18 Rush, 74 Yds
  • Heaven
    2 Rec, 67 Yds

President Bill Clinton became the first sitting U.S. president to attend game since 1974.

Vs. Auburn

1 2 3 4 Total
#24 Cadets 0 7 0 22 29
Tigers 10 10 12 0 32

Roster

1996 Army Cadets football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OT 79 Ed Bloom So
OT 52 Tim Booth Sr
QB 7 Ronnie McAda Sr
SE 82 Craig Mikolajchak Jr
SE 5 Brad Miller Jr
RB/FB 33 Joseph Hewitt So
RB 49 Bobby Williams So
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DE 92 Anthony Bianchi Sr
CB Tony Coaxum Fr
CB 19 Garland Gay Sr
LB 44 Ben Kotwica Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 8 Joseph Parker Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Radio

Flagship stationPlay–by–playColor commentatorSideline reporterStudio host
WABC–AM 770

Some games were broadcast on WPLJ–FM 95.5 because of broadcast conflict with the New York Yankees.

References

  1. "Army Yearly Results (1995-1999)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 10, 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
  2. "1996 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
  3. "Army QB carries Cadets past Duke". Poughkeepsie Journal. September 22, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Berlet, Bruce (October 6, 1996). "An Inspired Effort Falls Short for Yale". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. E10 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Army is now 6–0". Poughkeepsie Journal. October 20, 1996. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Meixell, Ted (November 3, 1996). "Lafayette Doesn't Go Down Easily Against Army". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C3 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "McNabb regrets salute". The Sentinel. Syracuse, New York. Associated Press. November 20, 1996. p. 20. Retrieved January 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. "Auburn pulls rank on Army". The Shreveport Times. January 1, 1997. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Gainesville Sun. 1996 Dec 08. Retrieved 2019-Jan-17.