Throwback Thursday: BC 21 Army 13 - October 31, 1970

The 1970 Eagles - CoachJF ArchivesEagles first ever win over Cadets, one of the historical Halloween highlights

As it stands today, beating Army (no offense to Frank Spaziani) is not a big deal, but in 1970, the Eagles had tried nine times previously and never been successful. As most of you know, Army in particular and Navy to a lesser extent, were dominant programs. The Cadets went from 1907-1938 without a losing season and won three consecutive national championships from 1944-46.

At the conclusion of the second world war, the bloom came off the rose a bit and the Army dominance faded slightly, but no matter the situation or venue (although 8 of the first 9 games in the series were played…