1954 Army Cadets football team
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Coaches | No. 7 |
AP | No. 7 |
The 1954 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1954 college football season. In their 14th year under head coach Earl Blaik, the Cadets compiled a 7–2 record and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 325 to 127.[1] In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets lost to the Midshipmen by a 27 to 20 score. The Cadets also lost to South Carolina by a 34 to 20 score.[2]
Four Army players were honored on the 1954 College Football All-America Team: halfback Tommy Bell (FWAA, INS-1, NEA-2); end Don Holleder (AFCA, INS-2, NEA-1, UP-1, CP-1); guard Ralph Chesnauskas (AP-1, UP-3); and quarterback Pete Vann (INS-2, UP-3, CP-2).
Schedule
September 25South Carolina
L 20–34 October 2at Michigan
W 26–7 October 9Dartmouth
- Michie Stadium
- West Point, New York
W 60–6 October 16at Duke
W 28–14 October 23at Columbia
W 67–12 October 30Virginia
- Michie Stadium
- West Point, New York
W 21–20 November 6at Yale
W 48–7 November 13at Penn
W 35–0 November 27vs. No. 6 Navy
- Municipal Stadium
- Philadelphia (Army–Navy Game)
L 20–27
References
- ^ "Army Yearly Results (1950-1954)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
- ^ "1954 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2015.