American college football season
1954 Army Cadets football |
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Conference | Independent |
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Ranking |
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Coaches | No. 7 |
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AP | No. 7 |
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Record | 7–2 |
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Head coach | |
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Captain | Bob Farris |
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Home stadium | Michie Stadium |
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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
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 25 | South Carolina | No. 18 | | L 20–34 | 12,000 | [3] |
October 2 | at Michigan | | | W 26–7 | 69,161 | |
October 9 | Dartmouth | | - Michie Stadium
- West Point, NY
| W 60–6 | 23,250 | [4] |
October 16 | at No. 6 Duke | No. 18 | | W 28–14 | 42,500 | [5] |
October 23 | at Columbia | No. 8 | | W 67–12 | 30,000 | [6] |
October 30 | Virginia | No. 5 | - Michie Stadium
- West Point, NY
| W 21–20 | 20,500 | [7] |
November 6 | at Yale | No. 7 | | W 48–7 | 73,600 | [8] |
November 13 | at Penn | No. 6 | | W 35–0 | 34,477 | [9] |
November 27 | vs. No. 6 Navy | No. 5 | | L 20–27 | 102,000 | |
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Personnel
1954 Army Black Knights football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense Pos. | # | Name | Class | HB | | Tommy Bell | Sr | G | | Ralph Chesnauskas | Jr | E | | Don Holleder | Jr | FB | | Pat Uebel | Jr | QB | | Pete Vann | Sr | | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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References
- ^ "Army Yearly Results (1950-1954)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
- ^ "1954 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
- ^ "South Carolina shocks favored Army 34 to 20". St. Petersburg Times. September 26, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Sheehan, Joseph M. (October 10, 1954). "Army Team Trims Dartmouth, 60-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ "Army Cadets conquer Duke in 28–14 upset". The Greenville News. October 17, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Danzig, Allison (October 24, 1954). "Army Routs Columbia, 67-12; Cadets Run Hard". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ "Cadets pushed to win over inspired Virginia, 21 to 0". The Jackson Sun. October 31, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Nason, Jerry (November 7, 1954). "Army Crushes Yale, 48-7, Before 73,600". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 60 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ward, Gene (November 14, 1954). "Army's Bell Sounds Knell of Penn, 35-0". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 100 – via Newspapers.com.
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