1996 Army Cadets football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1996 Army Cadets football Independent 24 25 10–2 Bob Sutton 6th Greg Gregory 8th as OC; 15th overall Triple option Denny Doornbos 6th 4–3 Ben Kotwica Ron Leshinski Michie Stadium Independence Bowl L 32–29 vs. Auburn The 1996 Army Cadets football team was an American football team that represented the United States Military Academy as an independent during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth season under head coach Bob Sutton, the Cadets compiled a 10–2 record, won their first eight games of the season for the first time since 1950, were ranked in consecutive weeks in the AP Poll for the first time since 1959, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 379 to 224.Army Yearly Results (1995-1999) David DeLassus College Football Data Warehouse December 9, 2015 http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/a/army/1995-1999_yearly_results.php December 10, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151210222421/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/a/army/1995-1999_yearly_results.php dead In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets defeated Navy, 28–24. They also lost to Auburn, 32–29, in the 1996 Independence Bowl.1996 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football December 9, 2015 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/army/1996-schedule.html This was Army's last winning season until 2010. Schedule 1996 AP Eastern September 14 1:30 p.m. w Ohio Michie Stadium West Point, NY 37–20 30,500 September 21 12:00 p.m. w Duke Michie Stadium West Point, NY HTS 35–17 36,049 https://www.newspapers.com/article/poughkeepsie-journal-army-qb-carries-cad/140680752/ Poughkeepsie Journal Army QB carries Cadets past Duke September 22, 1996 February 10, 2024 Newspapers.com September 28 2:00 p.m. w y North Texas Texas Stadium Irving, TX 27–10 20,413 October 5 1:30 p.m. w Yale Michie Stadium West Point, NY 39–13 40,776 An Inspired Effort Falls Short for Yale Bruce Berlet October 6, 1996 E10 The Hartford Courant Hartford, Conn. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59169830/1996-yale-army/ October 12 1:00 p.m. w y Rutgers Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ 42–21 19,101 October 19 1:30 p.m. w Tulane Michie Stadium West Point, NY 34–10 35,971 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94619779/army-is-now-60/ Poughkeepsie Journal Army is now 6–0 October 20, 1996 February 9, 2022 Newspapers.com October 26 1:00 p.m. w y Miami (OH) Yager Stadium Oxford, OH 27–7 16,543 November 2 1:30 p.m. w Lafayette Michie Stadium West Point, NY 41–21 39,269 Lafayette Doesn't Go Down Easily Against Army Ted Meixell November 3, 1996 C3 The Morning Call Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59184269/1996-lafayette-army/ November 9 3:30 p.m. w Air Force Michie Stadium West Point, NY Commander-in-Chief's Trophy ABC 23–7 41,251 November 16 6:00 p.m. l y 22 Syracuse 19 Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY ESPN 17–42 49,257 McNabb regrets salute https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sentinel-donovan-mcnabb-syracuse-ora/67801224/ The Sentinel Syracuse, New York Associated Press November 20, 1996 20 January 17, 2021 Newspapers.com December 7 12:00 p.m. w y 23 Navy Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA Army–Navy Game CBS 28–24 69,238 December 31 3:30 p.m. l y 24 Auburn Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA Independence Bowl ESPN 29–32 41,366 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-auburn-pulls-rank-on-army/140648160/ The Shreveport Times Auburn pulls rank on Army January 1, 1997 February 10, 2024 Newspapers.com Rankings 1996 NCAA Division I-A football rankings AP 0 17 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 22 NR 24 23 24 25 Coaches 0 17 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 23 NR 24 23 24 24 Game summaries Ohio Duke At North Texas Yale Vs. Rutgers Tulane At Miami (OH) Lafayette Air Force January 2023 At Syracuse January 2023 Vs. Navy Army Black Knights 2; text-align:center collapsed Army Cadets vs. Navy Midshipmen December 7 12:00 p.m. EDT Army 3 10 12 3 Navy 0 21 3 0 Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 69,238 Rain CBS Sean McDonough, Terry Donahue, and Michele Tafoya Gainesville Sun. 1996 Dec 08. Retrieved 2019-Jan-17. Army McAda5/10, 116 Yds15 Rush, 134 Yds, TD Williams1 Rec, 43 Yds Navy McCoy6/14, 107 Yds, TD, INT Nelson18 Rush, 74 Yds Heaven2 Rec, 67 Yds President Bill Clinton became the first sitting U.S. president to attend game since 1974. ARMY NAVY collapsed 1 0:00 Army FG 22 Parker 3 0 2 9:33 Navy RushTD McGrew 7 good Vanderhorst run/pass good/failed/incomplete 3 7 2 5:54 Navy RecTD Butts McCoy 7 good Vanderhorst run/pass good/failed/incomplete 3 14 2 5:14 Navy RushTD McCoy 7 good Vanderhorst run/pass good/failed/incomplete 3 21 2 2:39 Army RushTD McAda 44 good Parker run/pass good/failed/incomplete 10 21 2 0:39 Army FG 35 Parker 13 21 3 14:03 Army RushTD Williams 81 run failed 19 21 3 5:43 Army RushTD Perry 3 run failed 25 21 3 0:02 Navy FG 31 Vanderhorst 25 24 4 6:35 Army FG 20 Parker 28 24 28 24 Vs. Auburn #24 Cadets 0 7 0 22 Tigers 10 10 12 0 1996 Auburn Tigers football team 1996 Independence Bowl Roster 1996 Army Cadets f 79 So Ed Bloom OT 52 Sr Tim Booth OT 7 Sr Ronnie McAda QB y 82 Jr Craig Mikolajchak SE 5 Jr Brad Miller SE 33 So Joseph Hewitt RB/FB 49 So Bobby Williams RB 92 Sr Anthony Bianchi DE Fr Tony Coaxum CB y 19 Sr Garland Gay CB 44 Sr Ben Kotwica LB 8 Sr Joseph Parker K https://web.archive.org/web/19961225145558/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/sfc/india/sfck01ra.htm *Bob Sutton Radio Flagship station Play–by–play Color commentator Sideline reporter Studio host WABC–AM 770 Some games were broadcast on WPLJ–FM 95.5 because of broadcast conflict with the New York Yankees. References Army Category:Army Black Knights football seasons Army Cadets football Category:Long stubs with short prose