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1996 Army Cadets football
Commander-in-Chief's Trophy champion
Independence Bowl, L 32–29 vs. Auburn
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 24
APNo. 25
Record10–2
Head coach
Home stadiumMichie Stadium
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
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]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 141:30 p.m.Ohio
W 37–2030,500
September 2112:00 p.m.Duke
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
PrimeW 35–1736,049
September 282:00 p.m.at North Texas
W 27–1020,413
October 51:30 p.m.Yale
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 39–1340,476
October 121:00 p.m.vs. Rutgers
W 42–2119,101
October 191:30 p.m.Tulane
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 34–1035,971
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
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
December 712:00 p.m.vs. NavyNo. 23
CBSW 28–2469,238
December 313:30 p.m.vs. AuburnNo. 24
ESPNL 29–3241,366

Personnel

1996 Army Cadets football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense 79 Ed Bloom OT 6-7 277 So. Shoreview, Minn. 52 Tim Booth OT 6-3 268 Sr 82 Craig Mikolajchak SE 5-9 163 Jr. Houston, Texas 5 Brad Miller SE 5-11 192 Jr
Pos. # Name Class
QB 7 Ronnie McAda Sr
RB 49 Bobby Williams So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE 92 Anthony Bianchi Sr
CB 19 Garland Gay Sr
LB 44 Ben Kotwica Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 8 Joseph Parker Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries

Ohio

Duke

at North Texas

Yale

vs. Rutgers

Tulane

at Miami (OH)

Lafayette

Air Force

at #19 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

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
See also: 1996 Auburn Tigers football team and 1996 Independence Bowl
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–0–0 1923 ARMY, 28–6

Radio

Flagship station Play–by–play Color commentator Sideline reporter Studio host
WABC–AM 770

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

Rankings

See also: 1996 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

AP poll

Week Date Ranking
Preseason August 12, 1996 NR
1 August 26, 1996 NR
2 September 2, 1996 NR
3 September 9, 1996 NR
4 September 16, 1996 NR
5 September 23, 1996 NR
6 September 30, 1996 NR
7 October 7, 1996 NR
8 October 14, 1996 NR
9 October 21, 1996 NR
10 October 28, 1996 NR
11 November 4, 1996 NR
12 November 11, 1996 22
13 November 18, 1996 NR
14 November 25, 1996 24
15 December 2, 1996 23
16 December 9, 1996 24
17 January 3, 1997 25

[4]

Coaches' poll

Week Date Ranking
Preseason August 12, 1996 NR
1 September 2, 1996 NR
2 September 9, 1996 NR
3 September 16, 1996 NR
4 September 23, 1996 NR
5 September 30, 1996 NR
6 October 7, 1996 NR
7 October 14, 1996 NR
8 October 21, 1996 NR
9 October 28, 1996 NR
10 November 4, 1996 NR
11 November 11, 1996 22
12 November 18, 1996 NR
13 November 25, 1996 24
14 December 2, 1996 23
15 December 9, 1996 24
16 January 3, 1997 23

[5]

References

  1. ^ "Army Yearly Results (1995-1999)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
  2. ^ "1996 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
  3. ^ Gainesville Sun. 1996 Dec 08. Retrieved 2019-Jan-17.
  4. ^ http://www.collegepollarchive.com/football/ap/seasons.cfm?seasonid=1996
  5. ^ http://homepages.cae.wisc.edu/~dwilson/rfsc/history/CoachPolls.txt


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