1968 Army Cadets football team

1968 Army Cadets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–3
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorRichard S. Lyon (2nd season)
CaptainKen Johnson
Home stadiumMichie Stadium
1968 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Penn State   –   11 – 0 – 0
Rutgers   –   8 – 2 – 0
West Texas State   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 5 Notre Dame   –   7 – 2 – 1
Florida State   –   8 – 3 – 0
Air Force   –   7 – 3 – 0
Army   –   7 – 3 – 0
Buffalo   –   7 – 3 – 0
No. 18 Houston   –   6 – 2 – 2
Utah State   –   7 – 3 – 0
Boston College   –   7 – 3 – 0
West Virginia   –   7 – 3 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   7 – 4 – 0
Syracuse   –   6 – 4 – 0
Villanova   –   6 – 4 – 0
Xavier   –   6 – 4 – 0
Colgate   –   5 – 5 – 0
Dayton   –   5 – 5 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   5 – 5 – 0
New Mexico State   –   5 – 5 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   4 – 6 – 0
Southern Miss   –   4 – 6 – 0
Holy Cross   –   3 – 6 – 1
San Jose State   –   3 – 7 – 0
Navy   –   2 – 8 – 0
Tulane   –   2 – 8 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   1 – 9 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1968 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. In their third year under head coach Tom Cahill, the Cadets compiled a 7–3 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 270 to 137. In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets defeated the Midshipmen by a 21 to 14 score. The Cadets lost to Vanderbilt by a 17 to 13 score, Penn State by 28 to 24, and to Missouri by a 7 to 3 score.[1]

Army linebacker Ken Johnson was selected by the American Football Coaches Association as a first-team player on the 1968 College Football All-America Team.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 212:00 p.m.The Citadel
W 34–1423,000–25,000[3]
September 282:00 p.m.Vanderbilt
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
L 13–1723,000[4]
October 52:30 p.m.at Missouri
L 3–758,576[5]
October 122:00 p.m.No. 16 California
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 10–732,000[6]
October 192:00 p.m.at Rutgers
W 24–028,000[7]
October 262:00 p.m.Duke
W 57–2532,000[8]
November 21:00 p.m.at Penn State
L 24–2849,122[9]
November 91:00 p.m.Boston College
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 58–2532,000[10]
November 161:30 p.m.at Pittsburgh
W 26–028,072[11]
November 301:30 p.m.vs. Navy
ABCW 21–14102,000[12]

[13]

Game summaries

The Citadel

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0
Cadets 0
See also: 1968 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

Vanderbilt

1 2 3 4 Total
Commodores 0 17 0 0 17
Cadets 7 0 6 0 13
See also: 1968 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

At Missouri

1 2 3 4 Total
Cadets 0 0 0 3 3
Tigers 7 0 0 0 7
See also: 1968 Missouri Tigers football team

California

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Bears 0
Cadets 0
See also: 1968 California Golden Bears football team

At Rutgers

1 2 3 4 Total
Cadets 14 3 0 7 24
Scarlet Knights 0 0 0 0 0
See also: 1968 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

Duke

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 0
Cadets 0
See also: 1968 Duke Blue Devils football team

At Penn State

1 2 3 4 Total
Cadets 0 7 0 17 24
Nittany Lions 9 0 7 12 28
See also: 1968 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

Boston College

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0
Cadets 0
See also: 1968 Boston College Eagles football team

At Pittsburgh

1 2 3 4 Total
Cadets 0 6 7 13 26
Panthers 0 0 0 0 0
See also: 1968 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

vs Navy

1 2 3 4 Total
Cadets 7 7 7 0 21
Midshipmen 0 7 7 0 14
See also: 1968 Navy Midshipmen football team, Army–Navy Game, and Commander-in-Chief's Trophy

Roster

1968 Army Cadets football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB Charlie Jarvis Sr
QB Steve Lindell Sr
FB Lynn Moore Jr
QB Jimmy O'Toole
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "1968 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  2. ^ "1968".
  3. ^ "Army roars by Citadel". The Nashville Tennessean. September 22, 1968. Retrieved October 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Shreveporter sparks upset by Vanderbilt". The Shreveport Times. September 29, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Missouri defeats Army for coach's 100th win". The Ironton Tribune. October 6, 1968. Retrieved October 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Army upsets Cal, 10 to 7". The Sunday Oregonian. October 13, 1968. Retrieved October 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Young, Dick (October 20, 1968). "Army Interceptions Rout Rutgers, 24–0". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 147 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Army's big guns blast Duke, 57–25". The Roanoke Times. October 27, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Penn State given scare by Cadets". The Palm Beach Post-Times. November 3, 1968. Retrieved October 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Jarvis-led Army romps". The Sunday Record Call. November 10, 1968. Retrieved October 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Army blanks Panthers, 26–0". The Roanoke Times. November 17, 1968. Retrieved October 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Charlie Jarvis hero of Army win; 102,000 see Navy stay in game". The Patriot-News. December 1, 1968. Retrieved October 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Schedule/Results (1969 Army)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
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