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1952 Army Cadets football team

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1952 Army Cadets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–4–1
Head coach
CaptainAlfred Paulekas
Home stadiumMichie Stadium
Seasons
 1951
1953 
1952 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Rochester  800
Hofstra  810
No. 19 Princeton  810
Franklin & Marshall  710
Villanova  711
Holy Cross  820
Yale  720
Penn State  721
No. 14 Syracuse  730
Bucknell  630
Colgate  630
Pittsburgh  630
Carnegie Tech  430
Harvard  540
Boston University  541
Penn  432
Army  441
Boston College  441
Tufts  341
Drexel  340
Fordham  251
NYU  251
Columbia  261
Brown  270
Cornell  270
Dartmouth  270
Temple  271
Buffalo  170
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1952 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy as an independent during the 1952 college football season. Led by 12th-year head coach Earl Blaik, the Cadets compiled a record of 4–4–1. Army played home games at Michie Stadium in West Point, New York.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 27South CarolinaW 28–723,474[1]
October 4at No. 7 USCL 0–2248,433
October 11Dartmouth
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 37–718,127[2]
October 18Pittsburgh
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY t
L 14–2218,850[3]
October 25at ColumbiaT 14–1431,000[4]
November 1VMI
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 42–14[5]
November 8at No. 3 Georgia TechL 6–4540,000[6]
November 15at PennW 14–1340,000[7]
November 291:00 p.m.NavyNBCL 0–7

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Roster

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1952 Army Cadets football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
HB Tommy Bell So
QB Pete Vann So
G Leroy Lunn Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    References

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    1. "Army football squad romps over favored South Carolina by 28 to 7". The Baltimore Sun. September 28, 1952. Retrieved January 4, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
    2. Sheehan, Joseph M. (October 12, 1952). "Army Trounces Dartmouth; Cadets Score, 37-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
    3. George Kiseda (October 19, 1952). "Cadets Chose Wrong Day to Open Gates". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. p. 2, part 3. Retrieved October 10, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
    4. Danzig, Allison (October 26, 1952). "Columbia Ties Army, 14-14; Pass Saves Lions". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
    5. "Army thumps V.M.I., 42 to 14". The Baltimore Sun. November 2, 1952. Retrieved January 3, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
    6. "Georgia Tech rolls over Army, 45–6". The Commercial Appeal. November 9, 1952. Retrieved October 3, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
    7. Morrow, Art (November 16, 1952). "Army Upsets Penn, 14-13, with TD in Last 44 Secs". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 via Newspapers.com.
    8. College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 21, 2014.