1990 Army Cadets football team

American college football season

1990 Army Cadets football

Conference| Independent
Record| 6–5
Head coach|

* Jim Young (8th season)

Offensive scheme| Triple option
Defensive coordinator| Bob Sutton (8th season)
Base defense| 4–3
Captains|

* Mike Mayweather
* John Robb

Home stadium| Michie Stadium

Seasons

<- 1989

1991 ->

1990 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 14 Louisville |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 1  | - | 1
No. 3 Miami (FL) |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 2  | - | 0
No. 4 Florida State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 2  | - | 0
No. 6 Notre Dame |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 3  | - | 0
No. 11 Penn State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 3  | - | 0
Louisiana Tech |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  | - | 1
Southern Miss |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 4  | - | 0
Temple |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 0
Syracuse |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 2
Army |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
Northern Illinois |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
South Carolina |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
Virginia Tech |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
East Carolina |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  | - | 0
Southwestern Louisiana |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  | - | 0
Navy |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  | - | 0
Memphis State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 1
Boston College |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0
Tulane |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0
West Virginia |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0
Akron |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  | - | 1
Pittsburgh |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  | - | 1
Rutgers |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  | - | 0
Tulsa |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  | - | 0
Cincinnati |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 10  | - | 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990 Army Cadets football team was an American football team that represented the United States Military Academy in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their eighth season under head coach Jim Young, the Cadets compiled a 6–5 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 295 to 264.[1] In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets defeated Navy, 30–20.[2]

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Site| TV| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 15| | No. 4 Holy Cross|

* Michie Stadium
* West Point, NY

| | W 24–7| 30,880| [3]
September 22| | VMI|

* Michie Stadium
* West Point, NY

| | W 41–17| 33,839| [4]
September 29| 1:00 p.m.| at Wake Forest|

* Groves Stadium
* Winston-Salem, NC

| | L 14–52| 20,117| [5]
October 6| | Duke|

* Michie Stadium
* West Point, NY

| | L 16–17| 41,014| [6]
October 13| | at Boston College|

* Alumni Stadium
* Chestnut Hill, MA

| | L 20–41| 25,463|
October 20| | Lafayette|

* Michie Stadium
* West Point, NY

| | W 56–0| 38,947| [7]
October 27| 12:00 p.m.| Syracuse|

* Michie Stadium
* West Point, NY

| JPS| L 14–26| 41,153|
November 3| | Rutgers|

* Michie Stadium
* West Point, NY

| | W 35–31| |
November 10| | Air Force|

* Michie Stadium
* West Point, NY (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)

| | L 3–15| |
November 17| | at Vanderbilt|

* Vanderbilt Stadium
* Nashville, TN

| | W 42–38| 30,941| [8]
December 8| | vs. Navy|

* Veterans Stadium
* Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)

| | W 30–20| |

* Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Eastern time

## Game summaries

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### Holy Cross

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### VMI

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### At Wake Forest

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### Duke

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### At Boston College

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### Lafayette

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### Syracuse

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### Rutgers

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Rutgers Scarlet Knights (3–5) at Army Cadets (3–4)

Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total

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Rutgers |  |  | 0
Army |  |  | 0

at Michie Stadium, West Point, New York

* Date: November 3, 1990
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100th anniversary of Army football

External videos

Full game
Scoring summary

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Plays | Yards  | TOP | RU  | ARMY
4  | 0:43  | 10  | 76  |  | Army  | Willie McMillian 4-yard touchdown run, kick good  | 31  | 35
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | 31  | 35

### Air Force

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### At Vanderbilt

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### vs Navy

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See also: Army–Navy Game

Army Cadets (5–5) vs. Navy Midshipmen (5–5)

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Army | 3 | 14 | 0| 13| 30
Navy | 0 | 7 | 7| 6| 20

at Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

* Date: December 8
* TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Tim Brant, and John Dockery
* NY Times

Game information

Army

* Willie McMillian
1/1, 35 Yds, TD
35 Rush, 195 Yds, TD
* Myreon Williams
1 Rec, 35 Yds, TD

Navy

* Alton Grizzard
13/25, TD, 2 INT

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Scoring summary

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Plays | Yards  | TOP | ARMY  | NAVY
2  |  |  |  |  | Army  | McMillian -yard touchdown run, Malcolm kick good  | 17  | 0
2  | 0:26  |  |  |  | Navy  | Dawson 6-yard touchdown reception from Grizzard, kick good  | 17  | 7
3  |  |  |  |  | Navy  | Stramanak 45-yard touchdown run, kick good  | 17  | 14
4  |  |  |  |  | Army  | Williams 35-yard touchdown reception from McMillian, Malcolm kick good  | 24  | 14
4  |  | 5  | 23  |  | Navy  | Grizzard -yard touchdown run, kick no good  | 24  | 20
4  |  |  |  |  | Army  | -yard field goal by Malcolm  | 27  | 20
4  |  |  |  |  | Army  | -yard field goal by Malcolm  | 30  | 20
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | 30  | 20

90th meeting

## Personnel

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1990 Army Black Knights football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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OL | `` | Doug Baker
RB | `` | Calvin Cass | Sr
OL | `` | Steve Chalout
OL | `` | Greg Cleveland
WR | `` | Mark Dawkins
RB | `` | Phil Fant
RB | `` | Tom Hansbarger
RB | `` | Andy Kudiak
RB | `` | Corbett Leatherwood
QB | `` | Otto Leone
RB | `` | Rob Martinez
RB | `` | Mike Mayweather | Sr
QB | `` | Willie McMillian | Jr
QB | `` | Bryan McWilliams
RB | `` | Ken Miller
WR | `` | Edrian Oliver
OL | `` | Bret Petkus
RB | `` | John Ring
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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WR | `` | Chris Shaw
RB | `` | Arlen Smith
OL | `` | Bill Speier
RB | `` | Callian Thomas
RB | `` | Steve Weber
WR | `` | Myreon Williams
defensive_players=
DB | `` | Rick Angle
DL | `` | Lance Chambers
DL | `` | Tod Childs
DB | `` | Jerry Farnsworth
DB | `` | Ed Givens
DL | `` | Terry Hill
DB | `` | Mike McElrath
DL | `` | Greg Mogavero
LB | `` | Chet Nadolski
LB | `` | Anthony Noto
LB | `` | Rone Reed
LB | `` | John Robb
DL | `` | Wade Smith
special_teams_players=
P | `` | Jason Brocke
P | `` | Todd Hawkins
K | `` | Patmon Malcolm
K | `` | Chance Mercure

Head coach

* Jim Young

Coordinators/assistant coaches

* Bob Sutton (DC)

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

## References

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1. ^ "Army Yearly Results (1990-1994)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 10, 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
2. ^ "1990 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
3. ^ Ferro, John (September 17, 1990). "Army's McPlan a Success; Two QBs, No Huddle Overwhelm Holy Cross". Poughkeepsie Journal. Poughkeepsie, N.Y. p. 1D - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Mayweather leads Army over VMI, 41–17". The Daily Times. September 23, 1990. Retrieved February 5, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Wake Forest tortures Army, 52–14". The Daily Item. September 30, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Duke's late rally tips Army, 17–16". Poughkeepsie Journal. October 7, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ Meixell, Ted (October 21, 1990). "Army Trounces Lafayette 56-0". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Army marches by VU". The Tennessean. November 18, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Army 35, Rutgers 31". UPI Archives. November 3, 1990. Retrieved December 25, 2022.

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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)
* Notre Dame

Culture & lore|

* Army Mules
* Black Death Award
* "On, Brave Old Army Team"
* "The Army Goes Rolling Along"
* 1946 "Game of the Century"
* West Point
* Salute
* Touchdown, Army
* Code Breakers

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* Head coaches
* Statistical leaders
* NFL draftees

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