1980 Army Cadets football team

1980 Army Cadets football
Conference	Independent
1980 record	3–7–1
Head coach	Ed Cavanaugh (1st season)
Home stadium	Michie Stadium
Seasons

1980 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Pittsburgh		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
No. 5 Florida State		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
No. 8 Penn State		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
No. 9 Notre Dame		–		–				9	–	2	–	1
No. 18 Miami		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Navy		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
Boston College		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Rutgers		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
UNLV		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Tulane		–		–				7	–	5	–	0
Colgate		–		–				5	–	4	–	1
North Texas State		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Villanova		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
West Virginia		–		–				6	–	6	–	0
Louisville		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Richmond		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
East Carolina		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Illinois State		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Temple		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Army		–		–				3	–	7	–	1
Holy Cross		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Memphis		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
William & Mary		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		–				1	–	9	–	1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 Army Cadets football team was an American football team that represented the United States Military Academy in the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Ed Cavanaugh, the Cadets compiled a 3–7–1 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 295 to 204. In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets lost to Navy by a 33 to 6 score.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 13	Holy Cross	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 28–7
September 20	California	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 26–19
September 27	at Washington State	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	L 18–31
October 4	Harvard	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 10–15
October 11	Lehigh	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	T 24–24
October 18	at Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN (Rivalry)	L 3–30
October 25	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	L 14–30
November 1	Rutgers	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 21–37
November 8	Air Force	Michie Stadium West Point, NY (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	W 47–24
November 15	Pittsburgh	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 7–45
November 29	vs. Navy	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game/Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	L 6–33

Roster

1980 Army Cadets football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 16 Bennett, JerrylJerryl Bennett 5.0 !Jr T 77 Carter, SteveSteve Carter 7.0 !Sr QB 11 Decker, T. D.T. D. Decker 7.0 !Sr C 52 Enright, DanDan Enright 5.0 !Jr WR 88 Fahnestock, MikeMike Fahnestock 7.0 !Sr RB 45 Harris, DinoDino Harris 5.0 !Jr FB 39 Heather, RobRob Heather 5.0 !Jr G 62 Herholtz, MattMatt Herholtz 7.0 !Sr WR 37 Hoy, GlennGlenn Hoy 3.0 !So WR 38 Kullander, KevinKevin Kullander 5.0 !Jr TE 85 McKearn, MarkMark McKearn 7.0 !Sr T 76 Meyer, JayJay Meyer 5.0 !Jr WR 82 Pruitt, LarryLarry Pruitt 3.0 !So G 73 Sharman, JimJim Sharman 5.0 !Jr TE 90 Skinner, GeneGene Skinner 5.0 !Jr FB 32 Vicci, BobbyBobby Vicci 7.0 !Sr G 79 Waddell, RickRick Waddell 3.0 !So FB 33 Waldorff, WarrenWarren Waldorff 3.0 !So RB 40 Walker, GeraldGerald Walker 3.0 !So T 71 Wilhelm, BillBill Wilhelm 7.0 !Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 89 Carroll, LarryLarry Carroll DB 23 Cook, JeffJeff Cook 7.0 !Sr DT 69 Dodson, KevinKevin Dodson 5.0 !Jr LB 53 Garrison, JohnJohn Garrison LB 51 Kessler, DanDan Kessler 3.0 !So DE 87 Lingo, MarkMark Lingo 3.0 !So DB 19 Love, DaleDale Love 5.0 !Jr DT 72 March, StanStan March 7.0 !Sr LB 44 Mazyck, AlAl Mazyck 7.0 !Sr DB 27 Morgan, TomTom Morgan 3.0 !So DB 24 Murphy, KevinKevin Murphy 3.0 !So DB 18 Williams, MikeMike Williams 3.0 !So LB 86 Wood, BobBob Wood 3.0 !So DB 28 Zawie, ChrisChris Zawie 3.0 !So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 95 Aucoin, DaveDave Aucoin 5.0 !Jr P 97 Sartiano, JoeJoe Sartiano	Head coach Ed Cavanaugh Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt