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Army Football Team History


Army Black Knights
United States Military Academy
 West Point, NY
Founded: 1802
Stadium: Michie Stadium
Capacity: 39,929
Colors: Black, Gray & Gold
Coach: Bob Sutton
Conference: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1890  <-- 1995 <- 1996 -> 1997 --> 2024
1996 Season Highlights
 Bob Sutton enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Army.
 
1996 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 14  vs. Ohio  37   20   W       
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. Duke  35   17   W       
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ North Texas  27   10   W    @ Irving, TX   
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Yale  39   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ Rutgers  42   21   W    @ East Rutherford, NJ   
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Tulane  34   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Miami Ohio  27   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. Lafayette  41   21   W       
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Air Force  23   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 16  @ Syracuse  17   42   L       
 Sat., Dec. 7  @ Navy  28   24   W    @ Philadelphia, PA   
 Tue., Dec. 31   Auburn  29   32   L    @ Shreveport, LA   Independence Bowl
 
1996 Season Totals
  Record10-2
  Points Scored379
  Scoring Average31.6
  Points Allowed224
  Defense Average18.7
  Opponents Record53-61
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record4-1
1996 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
25 10-2-0 AP
24 10-2-0 Coaches
24 10-2-0 USA Today/CNN
  
1996 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Louisiana Monroe 5-6192353   Ed Zaunbrecher
Army 10-2379224Lost  29-32  Bob Sutton
Navy 9-3392309Won  42-38  Charlie Weatherbie
Buffalo 8-3271241   Craig Cirbus
East Carolina 8-3316214   Steve Logan
Notre Dame 8-3407181   Lou Holtz
Western Kentucky 7-4304251   Jack Harbaugh
Louisiana Tech 6-5351342   Gary Crowton
Alabama Birmingham 5-6266279   Watson Brown
Central Florida 5-6277261   Gene McDowell
Liberty 5-6250261   Sam Rutigliano
Louisiana 5-6304404   Nelson Stokley
Arkansas State 4-7272365   John Bobo
Northern Illinois 1-10157400   Joe Novak

1996 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1996 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.