1954 Army Cadets football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 7
Record7–2
Head coach
CaptainBob Farris
Home stadiumMichie Stadium
Seasons
← 1953
1955 →
1954 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Hobart   –   8 – 0 – 0
Juniata   –   8 – 0 – 0
Trinity (CT)   –   7 – 0 – 0
Worcester Tech   –   6 – 0 – 0
Carnegie Tech   –   7 – 0 – 1
Boston College   –   8 – 1 – 0
Boston University   –   7 – 2 – 0
Hofstra   –   7 – 2 – 0
No. 20 Penn State   –   7 – 2 – 0
Tufts   –   6 – 2 – 0
Brown   –   6 – 2 – 1
Drexel   –   5 – 2 – 0
Bucknell   –   6 – 3 – 0
Colgate   –   5 – 2 – 2
Princeton   –   5 – 3 – 1
Yale   –   5 – 3 – 1
Cornell   –   5 – 4 – 0
Harvard   –   4 – 3 – 1
Syracuse   –   4 – 4 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   4 – 5 – 0
Franklin & Marshall   –   3 – 5 – 0
Temple   –   3 – 5 – 0
Dartmouth   –   3 – 6 – 0
Holy Cross   –   3 – 7 – 0
Buffalo   –   2 – 7 – 0
Fordham   –   1 – 7 – 1
Columbia   –   1 – 8 – 0
Villanova   –   1 – 9 – 0
Penn   –   0 – 9 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

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

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25South CarolinaNo. 18
L 20–3412,000[3]
October 2at Michigan
W 26–769,161
October 9Dartmouth
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 60–623,250[4]
October 16at No. 6 DukeNo. 18
W 28–1442,500[5]
October 23at ColumbiaNo. 8
W 67–1230,000[6]
October 30VirginiaNo. 5
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 21–2020,500[7]
November 6at YaleNo. 7
W 48–773,600[8]
November 13at PennNo. 6
W 35–034,477[9]
November 27vs. No. 6 NavyNo. 5
L 20–27102,000
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "Army Yearly Results (1950-1954)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
  2. ^ "1954 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
  3. ^ "South Carolina shocks favored Army 34 to 20". St. Petersburg Times. September 26, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Sheehan, Joseph M. (October 10, 1954). "Army Team Trims Dartmouth, 60-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  5. ^ "Army Cadets conquer Duke in 28–14 upset". The Greenville News. October 17, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Danzig, Allison (October 24, 1954). "Army Routs Columbia, 67-12; Cadets Run Hard". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  7. ^ "Cadets pushed to win over inspired Virginia, 21 to 0". The Jackson Sun. October 31, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Nason, Jerry (November 7, 1954). "Army Crushes Yale, 48-7, Before 73,600". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 60 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ 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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