# 1971 Army Cadets football team

The 1971 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. In their sixth year under head coach Tom Cahill, the Cadets compiled a 6–4 record but were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 206 to 146. In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets defeated the Midshipmen by a 24 to 23 score.
No Army players were selected as first-team players on the 1971 College Football All-America Team.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 18 | | No. 13 Stanford | Michie StadiumWest Point, NY | L 3–38 | |
| September 25 | | at Georgia Tech | Grant FieldAtlanta, GA | W 16–13 | 40,123 |
| October 2 | | Missouri | Michie StadiumWest Point, NY | W 22–6 | |
| October 9 | | at No. 9 Penn State | Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA | L 0–42 | 49,887 |
| October 16 | | at Air Force | Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO (rivalry) | L 7–20 | |
| October 23 | | Virginia | Michie StadiumWest Point, NY | W 14–9 | 42,535 |
| October 29 | | at Miami (FL) | Miami Orange BowlMiami, FL | L 13–24 | |
| November 6 | | Rutgers | Michie StadiumWest Point, NY | W 30–17 | 39,841 |
| November 13 | 1:30 p.m. | Pittsburgh | Michie StadiumWest Point, NY | W 17–14 | |
| November 27 | | vs. Navy | John F. Kennedy StadiumPhiladelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game) | W 24–23 | |
| Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### Navy

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Navy | 0 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 23 |
| Army | 16 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 24 |
at JFK Stadium • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
* Date: November 27
* Game weather: Rain
* Game attendance: 97,047
* Referee: Tom Sullivan
* TV announcers (ABC): Keith Jackson and Lee Grosscup
* New York Times
Game information :
Navy
George Berry 19 Rush, 125 Yds
Steve Ogden 5 Rec, 65 Yds
Army :
Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | NAVY | ARMY |
| 1 | | | | | Army | 42-yard field goal by Jim Barclay | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | 6:49 | 4 | | | Army | Bob Hines 4-yard touchdown run, Jim Barclay kick good | 0 | 10 |
| 1 | | | | | Army | Bob Hines 4-yard touchdown reception from Kingsley Fink, 2-point pass failed | 0 | 16 |
| 2 | | 13 | 48 | | Navy | Fred Stuvek 5-yard touchdown run, Roger Lanning kick good | 7 | 16 |
| 2 | | 7 | 68 | | Navy | Fred Stuvek 1-yard touchdown run, Roger Lanning kick good | 14 | 16 |
| 3 | 8:37 | 13 | 69 | | Navy | Steve Ogden 12-yard touchdown reception from Fred Stuvek, Roger Lanning kick good | 21 | 16 |
| 4 | 10:11 | 6 | 30 | | Army | Ed Francis 3-yard touchdown reception from Kingsley Fink, 2-point pass good | 21 | 24 |
| 4 | | | | | Navy | Safety, Roger Danhof intentionally downed in end zone | 23 | 24 |
| "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | 23 | 24 |

## Personnel

* Not listed (missing number/class/position): Bill Barker, Mike Gaines, Bob Jarrell