1976 Army Cadets football team

1976 Army Cadets football
Conference	Independent
1976 record	5–6
Head coach	Homer Smith (3rd season)
Home stadium	Michie Stadium
Seasons

1976 NCAA Division I Independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Pittsburgh			–					12	–	0	–	0
No. 17 Rutgers			–					11	–	0	–	0
San Diego State			–					10	–	1	–	0
No. 12 Notre Dame			–					9	–	3	–	0
Colgate			–					8	–	2	–	0
Boston College			–					8	–	3	–	0
Cincinnati			–					8	–	3	–	0
Memphis State			–					7	–	4	–	0
North Texas State			–					7	–	4	–	0
Penn State			–					7	–	5	–	0
Villanova			–					6	–	4	–	1
South Carolina			–					6	–	5	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					6	–	5	–	0
Army			–					5	–	6	–	0
Florida State			–					5	–	6	–	0
Illinois State			–					5	–	6	–	0
Richmond			–					5	–	6	–	0
West Virginia			–					5	–	6	–	0
Georgia Tech			–					4	–	6	–	1
Temple			–					4	–	6	–	0
Air Force			–					4	–	7	–	0
Dayton			–					4	–	7	–	0
Louisville			–					4	–	7	–	0
Navy			–					4	–	7	–	0
Indiana State			–					3	–	7	–	0
Hawaii			–					3	–	8	–	0
Holy Cross			–					3	–	8	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					3	–	8	–	0
Syracuse			–					3	–	8	–	0
Utah State			–					3	–	8	–	0
Northeast Louisiana			–					2	–	9	–	0
Southern Miss			–					2	–	9	–	0
Tulane			–					2	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 11	Lafayette	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 16–6
September 18	Holy Cross	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 26–24
September 25	No. 16 North Carolina	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 32–34
October 2	Stanford	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 21–20
October 9	at Penn State	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	L 16–38
October 16	at Tulane	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	L 10–23
October 23	Boston College	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 10–27
October 30	Air Force	Michie Stadium West Point, NY (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	W 24–7
November 6	at No. 2 Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	L 7–37
November 13	Colgate	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 29–13
November 27	vs. Navy	JFK Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy/Army–Navy Game)	L 10–38
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

• Clennie Brundidge, So.
• QB Leamon Hall, Jr.

Game summaries

Stanford

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Stanford 3 7 10 0 20 • Army 0 0 7 14 21 Date: October 2 Location: Michie Stadium • West Point, New York Scoring summary 1 STAN Michel 27 yard field goal Stanford 3-0 2 STAN Lofton 51 yard pass from Cordova (Michel kick) Stanford 10-0 3 STAN Michel 52 yard field goal Stanford 13-0 3 STAN Mulroy 19 yard pass from Cordova (Michel kick) Stanford 20-0 3 ARMY Dwyer 4 yard run (Castelli kick) Stanford 20-7 4 ARMY Kuchar 11 yard pass from Hall (kick failed) Stanford 20-13 4 ARMY Hall 1 yard run (Brundidge pass from Hall) Army 21-20