1968 Army Cadets football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1968

| team = Army Cadets

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Independent

| record = 7–3

| head_coach = Tom Cahill

| hc_year = 3rd

| off_coach =

| oc_year =

| off_scheme =

| def_coach = Richard S. Lyon

| dc_year = 2nd

| def_scheme =

| captain = Ken Johnson

| stadium = Michie Stadium

}}

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.{{cite web|title=1968 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=August 2, 2015|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/army/1968-schedule.html}}

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.{{Cite web|url=https://forwhattheygave.com/tag/1968/|title = 1968}}

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1968

| poll = AP

| timezone = Eastern

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 21

| time = 2:00{{nbsp}}p.m.

| w/l = w

| opponent = The Citadel

| site_stadium = Michie Stadium

| site_cityst = West Point, NY

| score = 34–14

| attend = 23,000–25,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-shreveporter-sparks-upset-by-v/133833086/|work=The Shreveport Times|title=Shreveporter sparks upset by Vanderbilt|date=September 29, 1968|accessdate=October 21, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 28

| time = 2:00{{nbsp}}p.m.

| w/l = l

| opponent = Vanderbilt

| site_stadium = Michie Stadium

| site_cityst = West Point, NY

| score = 13–17

| attend = 23,000

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 5

| time = 2:30{{nbsp}}p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Missouri

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Columbia, MO

| score = 3–7

| attend = 58,576

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 12

| time = 2:00{{nbsp}}p.m.

| w/l = w

| opponent = California

| opprank = 16

| site_stadium = Michie Stadium

| site_cityst = West Point, NY

| score = 10–7

| attend = 32,000

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 19

| time = 2:00{{nbsp}}p.m.

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Rutgers

| site_stadium = Rutgers Stadium

| site_cityst = Piscataway, NJ

| score = 24–0

| attend = 28,000

| source = {{cite news |title=Army Interceptions Rout Rutgers, 24-0 |first=Dick |last=Young |date=October 20, 1968 |page=147 |newspaper=Sunday News |location=New York, N.Y.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69396107/1968-rutgers-army/ }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 26

| time = 2:00{{nbsp}}p.m.

| w/l = w

| opponent = Duke

| site_stadium = Michie Stadium

| site_cityst = West Point, NY

| score = 57–25

| attend = 32,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-roanoke-times-armys-big-guns-blast/139285302/|newspaper=The Roanoke Times|title=Army's big guns blast Duke, 57–25|date=October 27, 1968|accessdate=January 21, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 2

| time = 1:00{{nbsp}}p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Penn State

| site_stadium = Beaver Stadium

| site_cityst = University Park, PA

| score = 24–28

| attend = 49,122

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 9

| time = 1:00{{nbsp}}p.m.

| w/l = w

| opponent = Boston College

| site_stadium = Michie Stadium

| site_cityst = West Point, NY

| score = 58–25

| attend = 32,000

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 16

| time = 1:30{{nbsp}}p.m.

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Pittsburgh

| site_stadium = Pitt Stadium

| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA

| score = 26–0

| attend = 28,072

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 30

| time = 1:30{{nbsp}}p.m.

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Cadets

|R1= 7

|R2= 7

|R3= 7

|R4= 0

|Home=Midshipmen

|H1= 0

|H2= 7

|H3= 7

|H4= 0

}}

{{see also|1968 Navy Midshipmen football team|Army–Navy Game|Commander-in-Chief's Trophy}}

Roster

{{American football roster/Header|year=1968|team=Army Cadets|teamcolors=y

|offensive_players=

{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=Sr|first=Charlie|last=Jarvis|pos=RB}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=Sr|first=Steve|last=Lindell|pos=QB}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=Jr|first=Lynn|last=Moore|pos=FB}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=|first=Jimmy|last=O'Toole|pos=QB}}

|defensive_players=

|special_teams_players=

}}

{{American football roster/Footer|roster_url=|accessdate=

|head_coach=

Tom Cahill

|asst_coach=

}}

References

Army

Category:Army Black Knights football seasons

Army Cadets football