1948 Army Cadets football team

1948 Army Cadets football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 6
Record8–0–1
Head coach
CaptainBill Yeoman
Home stadiumMichie Stadium
Seasons
← 1947
1949 →
1948 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Army   –   8 – 0 – 1
Penn State   –   7 – 1 – 1
Buffalo   –   6 – 1 – 1
Villanova   –   8 – 2 – 1
Boston University   –   6 – 2 – 0
Boston College   –   5 – 2 – 2
Pittsburgh   –   6 – 3 – 0
Franklin & Marshall   –   5 – 3 – 1
CCNY   –   3 – 4 – 1
Tufts   –   3 – 4 – 1
Colgate   –   3 – 6 – 0
Fordham   –   3 – 6 – 0
NYU   –   3 – 6 – 0
Temple   –   2 – 6 – 1
Duquesne   –   2 – 7 – 0
Carnegie Tech   –   1 – 7 – 0
Hofstra   –   0 – 6 – 2
Bucknell   –   1 – 8 – 0
Syracuse   –   1 – 8 – 0
Drexel   –   0 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1948 college football season. Led by head coach Earl Blaik, the Cadets offense scored 294 points while the defense allowed 89 points. At season’s end, Army was ranked sixth in the nation.[1]

Coaching staff

Head coach Earl Blaik implemented a two-platoon system, using specialists strictly for offense and defense.[2] Offensive coach Sid Gillman left Army after the season to become the head coach at the University of Cincinnati.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Villanova
W 28–0
October 2Lafayette
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 54–720,123[4]
October 9at IllinoisNo. 5
W 26–2171,119
October 16HarvardNo. 5
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 20–726,921[5]
October 23at No. 12 CornellNo. 5
W 27–635,000[6]
October 30VPINo. 5
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 49–727,000[7]
November 6StanfordNo. 4
W 43–0
November 13at No. 17 PennNo. 3
W 26–2078,205[8]
November 27vs. NavyNo. 3
T 21–21
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

See also: 1948 NCAA football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
Poll12345678Final
AP5 (7)5 (5)5 (1)5 (4)4 (5)3 (14)3 (3)3 (5)6

References

  1. ^ When Pride Still Mattered, David Maraniss, p.99, Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, New York, NY, 1999, ISBN 978-0-684-84418-3
  2. ^ When Pride Still Mattered, David Maraniss, p.105, Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, New York, NY, 1999, ISBN 978-0-684-84418-3
  3. ^ When Pride Still Mattered, David Maraniss, p.97, Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, New York, NY, 1999, ISBN 978-0-684-84418-3
  4. ^ Mozley, Dana (October 3, 1948). "Blaik Unlimbers Big Guns: Army 54, Leopards 7". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. C37 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Young, Dick (October 17, 1948). "Army's Stephenson Rips Harvard, 20-7". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. C44 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Ward, Gene (October 24, 1948). "Army Ground Attack Crushes Cornell, 27-6". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. C36 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Cadets wreck Virginia Tech for 6th win". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 31, 1948. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Trimble, Joe (November 14, 1948). "Army Edges Penn in Final Seconds, 26-20". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 94 – via Newspapers.com.


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