1996 Army Cadets football team

1996 Army Cadets football
Independence Bowl, L 32–29 vs. Auburn
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 24
AP	No. 25
1996 record	10–2
Head coach	Bob Sutton (6th year)
Home stadium	Michie Stadium

1996 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#25 Army			–			10	–	2
Navy			–			9	–	3
#19 Notre Dame			–			9	–	3
East Carolina			–			8	–	3
Louisiana Tech			–			6	–	5
UAB			–			5	–	6
UCF			–			5	–	6
Southwestern Louisiana			–			5	–	6
Northeast Louisiana			–			5	–	6
Arkansas State			–			4	–	7
Northern Illinois			–			1	–	10

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 Army Cadets football team was an American football team that represented the United States Military Academy in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth season under head coach Bob Sutton, the Cadets compiled a 10–2 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 379 to 224.^[1] In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets defeated Navy, 28–24. They also lost to Auburn, 32–29, in the 1996 Independence Bowl.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 14	1:30 p.m.	Ohio		Michie Stadium • West Point, NY		W 37–20	30,500
September 21	12:00 p.m.	Duke		Michie Stadium • West Point, NY	Prime	W 35–17	36,049
September 28	2:00 p.m.	at North Texas		Texas Stadium • Irving, TX		W 27–10	20,413
October 5	1:30 p.m.	Yale		Michie Stadium • West Point, NY		W 39–13	40,476
October 12	1:00 p.m.	vs. Rutgers		Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, NJ		W 42–21	19,101
October 19	1:30 p.m.	Tulane		Michie Stadium • West Point, NY		W 34–10	35,971
October 26	1:00 p.m.	at Miami (OH)		Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH		W 27–7	16,543
November 2	1:30 p.m.	Lafayette		Michie Stadium • West Point, NY		W 41–21	39,269
November 9	3:30 p.m.	Air Force		Michie Stadium • West Point, NY (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	ABC	W 23–7	41,251
November 16	6:00 p.m.	at No. 19 Syracuse	No. 22	Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY	ESPN	L 17–42	49,257
December 7	12:00 p.m.	vs. Navy	No. 23	Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia, PA (97th Army–Navy Game/Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	CBS	W 28–24	69,238
December 31	3:30 p.m.	vs. Auburn	No. 24	Independence Stadium • Shreveport, LA (Independence Bowl)	ESPN	L 29–32	41,366
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

	1	2	3	4	Total
#24 Cadets	0	7	0	22	29
Tigers	10	10	12	0	32

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–0–0	1923	ARMY, 28–6

Flagship station	Play–by–play	Color commentator	Sideline reporter	Studio host
WABC–AM 770

Some games broadcast on WPLJ–FM 95.5 because of broadcast conflict with the New York Yankees

Army Black Knights football

Venues	The Plain (1890–1923) Michie Stadium (1924–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Air Force (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) Navy: Army–Navy Game (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy; Thompson Cup) Notre Dame

Culture & lore	Army Mule Black Death Award "On, Brave Old Army Team" "The Army Goes Rolling Along" 1946 "Game of the Century"

People	Head coaches Statistical leaders

Seasons	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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