1995 Army Cadets football team

The 1995 Army Cadets football team was an American football team that represented the United States Military Academy in the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth season under head coach Bob Sutton, the Cadets compiled a 5–5–1 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 325 to 211.^[1] In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets defeated Navy, 14–13.^[2]

1995 Army Cadets football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–5–1
Head coach	Bob Sutton (5th season)
Offensive scheme	Triple option
Defensive coordinator	Denny Doornbos (5th season)
Base defense	4–3
Captain	Jim Cantelupe, Joel Davis
Home stadium	Michie Stadium
Seasons ← 1994 1996 →

1995 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 11 Notre Dame			–					9	–	3	–	0
East Carolina			–					9	–	3	–	0
Louisville			–					7	–	4	–	0
Cincinnati			–					6	–	5	–	0
Southern Miss			–					6	–	5	–	0
Army			–					5	–	5	–	1
Navy			–					5	–	6	–	0
Tulsa			–					4	–	7	–	0
Memphis			–					3	–	8	–	0
Northeast Louisiana			–					2	–	9	–	0
North Texas			–					2	–	9	–	0
Tulane			–					2	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9		Lehigh	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 42–9	25,631	^[3]
September 16		Duke	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 21–23	33,031	^[4]
September 23	3:30 p.m.	at No. 22 Washington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 13–21	76,125
September 30		Rice	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	T 21–21
October 14	12:00 p.m.	No. 17 Notre Dame	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ (rivalry)	L 27–28	74,218
October 21		at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	W 49–7	44,500
October 28		Colgate	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 56–14	37,292	^[5]
November 4	1:30 p.m.	East Carolina	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 25–31	31,743	^[6]
November 11		at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	L 20–38
November 18		Bucknell	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 37–6	30,023	^[7]
December 2		vs. Navy	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	W 14–13
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Navy

Army Cadets vs. Navy Midshipmen

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Navy	7	0	3	3	13
Army	7	0	0	7	14

at Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Date: December 2
• TV announcers (ABC): Mark Jones and Todd Blackledge

Roster

1995 Army Cadets football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 1 Steve Carpenter Sr FB John Conroy WR 88 John Graves TE 84 Ron Leshinski Jr QB 7 Ronnie McAda Jr C 55 Kyle Scott Jr OT 56 Mike Wells Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE Anthony Bianchi Jr LB Thomas Burrell Sr DB Jim Cantelupe (C) DT 95 Scott Eichelberger Jr DB 9 Derek Klein Sr LB Ben Kotwica Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Bob Sutton Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible   Injured   Redshirt

References

1. . College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 10, 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
2. "1995 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
3. McMillan, Ken (September 10, 1995). "Army Pounds Lehigh". Poughkeepsie Journal. Poughkeepsie, N.Y. p. 1G – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Army kicks it away 23–21". Citizen Register. September 17, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Army Squeezes Colgate". Poughkeepsie Journal. Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Associated Press. October 29, 1995. pp. 8H, 2H – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Army coughs up the football in loss to East Carolina". The Record. November 5, 1995. Retrieved March 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Army Gets Lift, Whips Bucknell". The Record. Hackensack, N.J. Associated Press. November 19, 1995. p. S-11 – via Newspapers.com.