1964 Army Cadets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–6
Head coach
CaptainRollie Stichweh
Home stadiumMichie Stadium
Seasons
← 1963
1965 →
1964 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Notre Dame   –   9 – 1 – 0
Florida State   –   9 – 1 – 1
Colgate   –   7 – 2 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   7 – 3 – 0
Syracuse   –   7 – 4 – 0
Villanova   –   6 – 2 – 0
Boston College   –   6 – 3 – 0
Southern Miss   –   6 – 3 – 0
New Mexico State   –   6 – 4 – 0
Penn State   –   6 – 4 – 0
Memphis State   –   5 – 4 – 0
Utah State   –   5 – 4 – 1
Holy Cross   –   5 – 5 – 0
Buffalo   –   4 – 4 – 1
Colorado State   –   5 – 6 – 0
Air Force   –   4 – 5 – 1
Miami (FL)   –   4 – 5 – 1
Xavier   –   4 – 5 – 1
Army   –   4 – 6 – 0
Idaho   –   4 – 6 – 0
West Texas State   –   4 – 6 – 0
San Jose State   –   4 – 6 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   3 – 5 – 2
Navy   –   3 – 6 – 1
Dayton   –   3 – 7 – 0
Detroit   –   3 – 7 – 0
Boston University   –   2 – 7 – 0
Houston   –   2 – 6 – 1
Texas Western   –   0 – 8 – 2
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1964 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy during the 1964 NCAA University Division football season. Seven players from this team later fought in the Vietnam War.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19The Citadel
W 34–017,500[2]
September 26Boston College
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 19–1327,200
October 3at No. 1 Texas
L 6–1765,700[3]
October 10Penn State
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
L 2–632,268
October 17at Virginia
L 14–3526,500[4]
October 24Duke
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
L 0–631,843[5]
October 31Iowa State
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 9–722,155
November 7Syracuse
L 15–2737,552
November 14Pittsburgh
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
L 8–24
November 28vs. Navy
W 11–8102,000
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[6]

Game summaries

Navy

1 234Total
Navy 0 800 8
• Army 2 603 11
Scoring summary
Q1ARMYSafety, Staubach tackled in end zoneARMY 2–0
Q2ARMYChampi 5 yard pass from Stichweh (pass failed)ARMY 8–0
Q2NAVYLeiser 1 yard run (Norion pass from Staubach)TIED 8–8
Q4ARMYNickerson 30 yard field goalARMY 11–8

[7]

Roster

References

  1. ^ Mills, Nicolaus (September 17, 2017). "The West Point Football Team That Went to War in Vietnam". The Daily Beast.
  2. ^ "Stichweh leads Army's 34–0 charge over The Citadel". The Clarion-Ledger. September 20, 1964. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Longhorns overcome Army, 17–6". Oakland Tribune. October 4, 1964. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Virginia rips Army, 35–14". The Baltimore Sun. October 18, 1964. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Duke blanks Army, 6 to 0 on two FGs". The Arizona Daily Star. October 25, 1964. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
  7. ^ Eugene Register-Guard. November 29, 1964.


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