The 1990 Army Cadets football team was an

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team that represented the

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in the

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. In their eighth season under head coach

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, the Cadets compiled a 6–5 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 295 to 264. In the annual

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, the Cadets defeated

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, 30–20.

Schedule

Personnel

Season summary

Holy Cross

VMI

At Wake Forest

Duke

At Boston College

Lafayette

Syracuse

Rutgers

100th anniversary of Army football

Air Force

At Vanderbilt

vs Navy

90th meeting

References

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Army Black Knights football seasons

Army Cadets football The Army Black Knights football team, previously known as the Army Cadets, represents the United States Military Academy in college football. Army is a Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) member of the NCAA. The Black Knights play home ga ...

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