1993 Army Cadets football team

The 1993 Army Cadets football team was an American football team that represented the United States Military Academy in the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Bob Sutton, the Cadets compiled a 6–5 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 289 to 243.^[1] In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets defeated Navy, 16–14.^[2]

1993 Army Cadets football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–5
Head coach	Bob Sutton (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Triple option
Defensive coordinator	Denny Doornbos (3rd season)
Base defense	4–3
Captain	Kevin Czarnecki, Mark Escobedo, John Lane, Jason Sutton
Home stadium	Michie Stadium
Seasons ← 1992 1994 →

1993 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Notre Dame			–					11	–	1	–	0
No. 24 Louisville			–					9	–	3	–	0
Cincinnati			–					8	–	3	–	0
Army			–					6	–	5	–	0
Memphis State			–					6	–	5	–	0
Tulsa			–					4	–	6	–	1
Navy			–					4	–	7	–	0
Tulane			–					3	–	9	–	0
Southern Miss			–					2	–	8	–	1
East Carolina			–					2	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	Colgate	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 30–0	26,398	[3]
September 18	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	L 21–42	21,300	[4]
September 25	VMI	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 31–9	32,441	[5]
October 2	Akron	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 35–14
October 9	at Temple	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 56–21
October 16	Rutgers	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 38–45	40,759
October 23	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	L 14–41	33,298
October 30	Western Michigan	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 7–20
November 6	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	L 6–25
November 13	Lafayette	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 35–12	32,701	[6]
December 4	vs. Navy	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ (Army-Navy game)	W 16–14

Game summaries

vs Navy

See also: Army–Navy Game

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Navy	0	0	0	14	14
Army	0	9	7	0	16

Game information
First quarter No scoring Second quarter ARMY – John Lane 2-yard run (kick failed). Army 6–0. Drive: 98 yards. ARMY – Rocco Wicks 20-yard field goal. Army 9–0. Third quarter ARMY – Rick Roper 9-yard run (Rocco Wicks kick), 3:50. Army 16–0. Fourth quarter NAVY – Jim Kubiak 3-yard run (pass good). Army 16–8. NAVY – Jim Mill 8-yard pass from Jim Kubiak (run failed). Army 16–14.

Army Cadets (5–5) vs. Navy Midshipmen (4–6)

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Date: December 4, 1993
• Game attendance: 67,852
• TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger, Dick Vermeil, and Jack Arute
• Recap, Recap

Navy kicker Ryan Bucchianeri missed an 18-yard field goal wide right in the closing seconds to preserve the Army win.

External videos
Game highlights

Personnel

1993 Army Black Knights football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR Paul Andrzejewski OL Bill Blair RB John Conroy OL Mark Conway RB Chad Davis RB James Duncan OT Mark Escobedo OL Josh Freeman WR Leon Gantt RB Lee Gibson WR Dondra Jolly FB Akili King OL Mike Krause HB John Lane Sr QB Phil Lenz WR Rob Leshinski QB Mike Makovec QB Jay Martin RB Mark Molinar QB Abdullah Muhammad OL Kevin Muir OL Troy Prehar RB Mike Robinson QB Rick Roper RB Joe Ross OL Ed Stover RB Kevin Vaughn RB Dave Wojczynski RB Abel Young	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE Anthony Bianchi Fr LB Thomas Burrell So S Jim Cantelupe DB James Chun LB Kevin Czarnecki DL Joel Davis DB Garland Gay DL Gary Graves LB Bob Heckathorne DL Colin Kearns LB Ben Kotwica Fr DB Landis Maddox LB Jason Miller DL Aaron Mitchell LB Eric Oliver DB Brett Rice DL Jim Slomka CB Jason Sutton DB Jami Wolocko LB Pat Work	Special teams Pos. # Name Class LS J.R. West K Rocco Wicks	Head coach Bob Sutton Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

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. "1993 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
3. Ferro, John (September 12, 1993). "Army's Opening Salvo Has King-Sized Effort". Poughkeepsie Journal. Poughkeepsie, N.Y. pp. 1G, 6G – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Duke pounds Cadets". The Herald Statesman. September 19, 1993. Retrieved February 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Cadets take advantage of VMI mistakes". The Daily Times. September 26, 1993. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Army Grounds Lafayette with 320 Rushing Yards". Poughkeepsie Journal. Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Associated Press. November 14, 1993. pp. 7G, 2G – via Newspapers.com.