1966 Army Cadets football team

1966 Army Cadets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–2
Head coach
CaptainTownsend Clarke
Home stadiumMichie Stadium
1966 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Notre Dame   –   –   9 – 0 – 1
Colgate   –   –   8 – 1 – 1
No. 8 Georgia Tech   –   –   9 – 2 – 0
Army   –   –   8 – 2 – 0
Dayton   –   –   8 – 2 – 0
Houston   –   –   8 – 2 – 0
Memphis State   –   –   7 – 2 – 0
No. 9 Miami (FL)   –   –   8 – 2 – 1
Virginia Tech   –   –   8 – 2 – 1
Syracuse   –   –   8 – 3 – 0
Colorado State   –   –   7 – 3 – 0
New Mexico State   –   –   7 – 3 – 0
West Texas State   –   –   7 – 3 – 0
Villanova   –   –   6 – 3 – 0
Holy Cross   –   –   6 – 3 – 1
Southern Miss   –   –   6 – 4 – 0
Texas Western   –   –   6 – 4 – 0
Tulane   –   –   5 – 4 – 1
Florida State   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Buffalo   –   –   5 – 5 – 0
Penn State   –   –   5 – 5 – 0
Air Force   –   –   4 – 6 – 0
Boston College   –   –   4 – 6 – 0
Navy   –   –   4 – 6 – 0
Utah State   –   –   4 – 6 – 0
Xavier   –   –   4 – 6 – 0
Pacific (CA)   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
San Jose State   –   –   3 – 7 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   –   1 – 9 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1966 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. In their first year under head coach Tom Cahill, the Cadets compiled an 8–2 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 141 to 105. In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets defeated the Midshipmen by a 20 to 7 score. The Cadets lost only to Notre Dame by a 35 to 0 score and to Tennessee by a 38 to 7 score.[1]

Army linebacker Townsend Clarke was selected by the Central Press Association as a first-team player on the 1966 College Football All-America Team. Tom Cahill was voted Coach of the Year by his fellow coaches and the football writers.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17Kansas State
W 21–621,000[3]
September 24Holy Cross
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 14–028,000[4]
October 1Penn State
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 11–018,000[5]
October 8at Notre Dame
L 0–3559,075[6]
October 15Rutgers
W 14–930,000[7]
October 22Pittsburgh
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 28–032,000[8]
October 29vs. Tennessee
L 7–3848,646[9]
November 5George Washington
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 20–730,000[10]
November 12at California
W 6–331,000[11]
November 26vs. Navy
W 20–7102,000[12]

[13]

Game summaries

Penn State

Rain

George Washington

  • Charlie Jarvis 104 Rush Yds[14]

At California

vs Navy

1 2 3 4 Total
Army 7 0 0 13 20
Navy 0 7 0 0 7

[15]

Roster

1966 Army Cadets football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB Charlie Jarvis So
QB Steve Lindell So
  Gary Steele
  Terry Young
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
  Jim Bevans
LB 56 Townsend Clarke (C) Sr
  Henry Uberecken
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P Ron Wasilewski
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Awards and honors

  • Tom Cahill – "Coach of the Year" by American Football Coaches, Football Writers and Touchdown Club of Washington, D.C.[16]

References

  1. ^ "1966 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  2. ^ "Tom Cahill, 73, Football Coach At Army During the Vietnam War". The New York Times. October 31, 1992. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
  3. ^ "Staunton boy leads Army to win over Kansas State". The Roanoke Times. September 18, 1966. Retrieved November 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Strauss, Michael (September 25, 1966). "Army 14–0 Victor Over Holy Cross". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  5. ^ "Army captures third win by upsetting Penn State". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 2, 1966. Retrieved November 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Irish passes click again, 35–0". The Des Moines Register. October 9, 1966. Retrieved November 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Fleming, Jimmie (October 16, 1966). "Army Ekes Out 14–9 Win over Valiant Rutgers". The Sunday Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Army Cadets shoot down Panthers". News Journal. October 23, 1966. Retrieved November 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Warren sparkles as Vols spank Army in 38–7 game". The Shreveport Times. October 30, 1966. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Lindell and Army halt George Washington, 20–7". Daily News. November 6, 1966. Retrieved February 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Cal upset by Army". The Houston Post. November 13, 1966. Retrieved November 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Soph triggers Army past Navy". Tulsa World. November 27, 1966. Retrieved November 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Schedule/Results (1966 Army)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  14. ^ 2022 Army Football Media Guide. Retrieved 2023-Jan-04.
  15. ^ Army-Navy Through the Years. Retrieved 2023-Jan-04.
  16. ^ 2022 Army Football Media Guide. Retrieved 2023-Jan-04.
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