1973 Army Cadets football team

The 1973 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In their eighth and final year under head coach Tom Cahill, the Cadets compiled an 0–10 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 382 to 67. In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets lost to the Midshipmen by a 53 to 0 score and also lost to Notre Dame by a 62 to 3 score.

1973 Army Cadets football
Conference	Independent
Record	0–10
Head coach	Tom Cahill (8th season)
Captain	Jim Ward, Skip Whitman
Home stadium	Michie Stadium

1973 NCAA Division I independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Notre Dame			–					11	–	0	–	0
No. 5 Penn State			–					12	–	0	–	0
No. 9 Houston			–					11	–	1	–	0
Temple			–					9	–	1	–	0
No. 20 Tulane			–					9	–	3	–	0
Memphis State			–					8	–	3	–	0
Tampa			–					8	–	3	–	0
Boston College			–					7	–	4	–	0
South Carolina			–					7	–	4	–	0
Utah State			–					7	–	4	–	0
Air Force			–					6	–	4	–	0
Southern Miss			–					6	–	4	–	1
Northern Illinois			–					6	–	5	–	0
Rutgers			–					6	–	5	–	0
West Virginia			–					6	–	5	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					6	–	5	–	1
Colgate			–					5	–	5	–	0
Dayton			–					5	–	5	–	1
Xavier			–					5	–	5	–	1
Georgia Tech			–					5	–	6	–	0
Holy Cross			–					5	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					5	–	6	–	0
Cincinnati			–					4	–	7	–	0
Marshall			–					4	–	7	–	0
Navy			–					4	–	7	–	0
Southern Illinois			–					3	–	7	–	1
Villanova			–					3	–	8	–	0
Syracuse			–					2	–	9	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					2	–	9	–	0
Army			–					0	–	10	–	0
Florida State			–					0	–	11	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

No Army players were selected as first-team players on the 1973 College Football All-America Team.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22		No. 10 Tennessee	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 18–37	39,942
September 29		California	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 6–51	40,982
October 6		at Georgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 10–14	50,111
October 13		at No. 7 Penn State	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	L 3–54	58,194
October 20	2:00 p.m.	No. 11 Notre Dame	Michie Stadium West Point, NY (rivalry)	L 3–62	42,503
October 27		Holy Cross	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 10–17	42,267
November 3		at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	L 10–43
November 10		Miami (FL)	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 7–19	41,047
November 17	1:30 p.m.	Pittsburgh	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 0–34	33,264
December 1		vs. Navy	John F. Kennedy Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	L 0–51
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Personnel

1973 Army Black Knights football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR Barry Armstrong OL Neil Begley OL Bob Caslen OL Ted Davis QB Kinglsey Fink RB Marcus Hardy OL Ted Krawczyk OL Pete Martin TE Joe Miller RB Dan Spangler RB Willie Thigpen TE Robbie Van Deusen WR Jim Ward (C) OL Bernie Wrezinski	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB Chuck Baker DL Ernie Cachere LB Jim Cisek DL Sal Colatarci DL Rick Conniff LB Dave Duncavage LB Greg Dyson DB Scott Gillogly DL Bob Johnson DB Gary May LB Dave Molten DL Kerry Parker DB Robby Richards DB Al Staerkel LB Jim Waechter LB Skip Whitman (C)	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Tom Cahill Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt