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American college football season
The 1977 Army Cadets represented the United States Military Academy during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. They claimed the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy for the second straight season.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 10 | | UMass | | W 34–10 | 22,101 | |
September 17 | | VMI | - Michie Stadium
- West Point, NY
| W 27–14 | 26,664 | [2] |
September 24 | | at Boston College | | L 28–49 | 19,200 | |
October 1 | | No. 7 Colorado | - Michie Stadium
- West Point, NY
| L 0–31 | 34,548 | |
October 8 | | Villanova | - Michie Stadium
- West Point, NY
| W 34–32 | 30,618 | |
October 15 | 1:30 p.m. | vs. No. 11 Notre Dame | | L 0–24 | 72,594 | |
October 22 | | Lafayette | - Michie Stadium
- West Point, NY
| W 42–6 | 28,277–28,322 | [3][4] |
October 29 | | Holy Cross | - Michie Stadium
- West Point, NY
| W 48–7 | 41,376 | [5] |
November 5 | | at Air Force | | W 31–6 | 34,338 | |
November 12 | 1:30 p.m. | vs. No. 10 Pittsburgh | - Giants Stadium
- East Rutherford, NJ
| L 26–52 | 35,387 | |
November 26 | | vs. Navy | | W 17–14 | 81,091 | |
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Army's win over UMass was the 500th in school history. Leamon Hall threw five touchdown passes, including three to freshman Mike Fahnstock.[7]
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Villanova |
14 |
0 | 0 | 18 |
32 |
• Army |
0 |
7 | 7 | 20 |
34 |
- Date: October 8
- Location: Michie Stadium • West Point, New York
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | | VILL | Poleo 1-yard run (Fernandez kick) | Villanova 7-0 |
| 1 | | VILL | Thompson 2-yard run (Fernandez kick) | Villanova 14-0 |
| 2 | | ARMY | Hall 5-yard run (Castelli kick) | Villanova 14-7 |
| 3 | | ARMY | McGlasker 18-yard pass from Hall (Castelli kick) | Tie 14-14 |
| 4 | | ARMY | Brundidge 5-yard pass from Hall (Castelli kick) | Army 21-14 |
| 4 | | VILL | Thompson 1-yard run (Fernandez kick) | Tie 21-21 |
| 4 | | VILL | Fernandez 27-yard field goal | Villanova 24-21 |
| 4 | | ARMY | Hall 2-yard run (Castelli kick) | Army 28-24 |
| 4 | | ARMY | Dwyer 26-yard run (kick failed) | Army 34-24 |
| 4 | | VILL | McCauley 17-yard pass from O'Brien (Hobar pass from O'Brien) | Army 34-32 |
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Army vs. Navy
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Navy |
0 |
7 | 7 | 0 |
14 |
• Army |
7 |
10 | 0 | 0 |
17 |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | | ARMY | Leamon Hall 1-yard run (Mike Castelli kick) | Army 7-0 |
| 2 | | ARMY | Mike Castelli 27-yard field goal | Army 10-0 |
| 2 | | NAVY | John Kurowski 18-yard pass from Bob Leszcynski (Bob Tata kick) | Army 10-7 |
| 3 | 1:09 | ARMY | Greg King 1-yard run (Mike Castelli kick) | Army 17-7 |
| 3 | | NAVY | Joe Gattuso Jr. 2-yard run (Bob Tata kick) | Army 17-14 |
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Army finished with its first winning season since 1972.[9]
1977 Army Black Knights football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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TE
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82
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Clennie Brundidge
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Jr
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OL
|
71
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Tony Dailey
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Sr
|
OL
|
67
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Curt Downs
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Sr
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WR
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47
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George Dunaway
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Sr
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RB
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37
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Jon Dwyer
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So
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WR
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88
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Mike Fahnstock
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Fr
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QB
|
16
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Leamon Hall (C)
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Sr
|
OL
|
63
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Jim Hodge
|
Sr
|
OL
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77
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Jim Hollingsworth
|
Sr
|
OL
|
57
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Chuck Johnston
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Jr
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RB
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43
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Greg King
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Sr
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RB
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32
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Tony Landry
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WR
|
11
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Greg McGlasker
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Sr
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RB
|
40
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Jim Merriken
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Jr
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QB
|
10
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Earle Mulrane
|
So
|
OL
|
78
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Joe Oliver
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Jr
|
RB
|
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Dave Pritchard
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WR
|
29
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Bill Skoda
|
So
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TE
|
22
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Ward Whyte
|
Jr
|
TE
|
85
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Keith Wilson
|
Sr
|
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Defense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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DE
|
64
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Mark Berry
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Sr
|
DB
|
18
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Dave Charest
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DB
|
25
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Ed Clemons
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DT
|
72
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Chuck D'Amico (C)
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Sr
|
DB
|
33
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Bruce Elliott
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DL
|
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Stan Ford
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Sr
|
DL
|
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Duane Fuller
|
DL
|
74
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Bob Groller
|
Jr
|
DL
|
|
Tom Hayden
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LB
|
80
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John Hillard
|
DB
|
20
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Joe LeGasse
|
Jr
|
DB
|
|
Doug Lowery
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DB
|
34
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Phil Macklin
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Jr
|
DL
|
55
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George Mayes
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Fr
|
LB
|
53
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Steve Miller
|
Sr
|
DL
|
84
|
Chuck Schott
|
Jr
|
DL
|
91
|
Tiki Traylor
|
Jr
|
DL
|
69
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Doug Turrell
|
Jr
|
LB
|
58
|
Kirk Thomas
|
Jr
|
DB
|
24
|
Dan Webb
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Special teams
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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K
|
39
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Mike Castelli
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Sr
|
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
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- Homer Smith – Eastern Coach of the Year (New York Football Writers Association) [10]
- QB Leamon Hall – 151/265 for 1,944 yards with 15 TD vs 17 INT[11]
- RB Greg King – 177 carries for 961 yards with 7 TD
- RB Jim Merriken – 99 carries for 447 yards with 4 TD. 35 catches for 350 yards with 2 TD
- TE Clennie Brundridge – 51 catches for 842 yards with 4 TD
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