1972 Army Cadets football team

1972 Army Cadets football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–4
Head coach	Tom Cahill (7th season)
Defensive coordinator	Richard S. Lyon (6th season)
Captain	Steve Bogosian
Home stadium	Michie Stadium

1972 NCAA University Division independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 10 Penn State			–					10	–	2	–	0
No. 14 Notre Dame			–					8	–	3	–	0
Utah State			–					8	–	3	–	0
West Virginia			–					8	–	4	–	0
Florida State			–					7	–	4	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					7	–	4	–	0
Rutgers			–					7	–	4	–	0
No. 20 Georgia Tech			–					7	–	4	–	1
Air Force			–					6	–	4	–	0
Army			–					6	–	4	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					6	–	4	–	1
Houston			–					6	–	4	–	1
Tulane			–					6	–	5	–	0
Temple			–					5	–	4	–	0
Colgate			–					5	–	4	–	1
Holy Cross			–					5	–	4	–	1
Syracuse			–					5	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					5	–	6	–	0
Dayton			–					4	–	6	–	1
Boston College			–					4	–	7	–	0
Navy			–					4	–	7	–	0
South Carolina			–					4	–	7	–	0
Southern Miss			–					3	–	7	–	1
Xavier			–					3	–	8	–	0
Marshall			–					2	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati			–					2	–	9	–	0
Villanova			–					2	–	9	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1972 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	1:50 p.m.	No. 9 Nebraska	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	ABC	L 7–77	42,239
September 30		at Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX		W 24–14	46,680
October 7		Lehigh	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		W 26–21	36,000–36,310
October 14		No. 15 Penn State	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		L 0–45	42,352
October 21		at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium New Brunswick, NJ		W 35–28	20,000
October 28		Miami (FL)	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		L 7–28	42,500
November 4		No. 19 Air Force	Michie Stadium West Point, NY (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)		W 17–14
November 11		at Syracuse	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY		L 6–27	19,525
November 18		Holy Cross	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		W 15–13	39,441
December 2		vs. Navy	John F. Kennedy Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	ABC	W 23–15
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Game summaries

Navy

1 2 3 4 Total • Army 0 0 13 10 23 Navy 12 0 0 3 15 Date: December 2 Location: JFK Stadium, Philadelphia, PA Game attendance: 95,774

Scoring summary 1 NAVY Cleveland Cooper 1 yard run (pass failed) NAVY 6-0 1 0:00 NAVY Howard 11 yard pass from Glenny (run failed) NAVY 12-0 3 ARMY Hines 43 yard run (Barclay kick) NAVY 12-7 3 ARMY Bealy 83 yard blocked field goal return (pass failed) ARMY 13-12 4 ARMY Simpson 21 yard run (Barclay kick) ARMY 20-12 4 NAVY Lanning 37 yard field goal ARMY 20-15 4 ARMY Barclay 23 yard field goal ARMY 23-15

Personnel

• DE #86 Steve Bogosian (C), Sr.