1946 Army Cadets football team

1946 Army Black Knights football

National Champions
Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy

Conference

Independent

Ranking

1946 record

9-0-1

Head coach

Red Blaik

Seasons

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The 1946 Army Black Knights football team represents the United States Military Academy. Led by head coach Red Blaik, the team finished with an undefeated 9-0-1 season. The Black Knights offense scored 263 points, while the defense allowed 80 points. At season’s end, the team ranked second in the National standings.

1 Regular season
- 1.1 Schedule
- 1.2 Army - Navy Game
2 Team players drafted into in the NFL
3 Awards and honors
4 References

Regular season

The 1946 Army vs. Notre Dame football game at Yankee stadium is regarded as one of the 20th century college football Games of the Century.^[1]

Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Black Knights points	Opponents	Record
1	Sept. 21	Villanova	Win	32	0	1-0-0
2	Sept. 28	Oklahoma	Win	32	0	2-0-0
3	Oct. 5	Cornell	Win	54	0	3-0-0
4	Oct. 12	Michigan	Win	20	13	4-0-0
5	Oct. 19	Columbia	Win	48	14	5-0-0
6	Oct. 26	Duke	Win	48	13	6-0-0
7	Nov. 2	West Virginia	Win	54	0	7-0-0
8	Nov. 9	Notre Dame	Tie	0	0	7-0-1
9	Nov. 16	@ Penn	Win	34	7	8-0-1
10	Nov. 30	@ Navy	Win	21	18	9-0-1

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Army - Navy Game

The annual contest between the Black Knights of Army and the Midshipmen of the Naval Academy at Annapolis (Navy) is among the most storied rivalries in all of college sports. See Army-Navy Game for historical background.

On November 30, Army beat Navy by a score of 21-18.

Team players drafted into in the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Glenn Davis	Halfback	1	2	Detroit Lions
DeWitt Coulter	Tackle	1	7	Chicago Cardinals
Hank Foldberg	End	5	28	Washington Redskins
Arnold Tucker	Quarterback	10	85	Chicago Bears
Herschel Fuson	End	14	124	New York Giants
Dick Pitzer	Wide Receiver	29	269	Pittsburgh Steelers

^[3]

Awards and honors

Glenn Davis, Heisman Trophy ^[4]
Y. Arnold Tucker, James E. Sullivan Award ^[5]

References

^ Whittingham, Richard (2001). "6". Rites of autumn: the story of college football. New York: The Free Press. pp. 148–183. ISBN 0-7432-2219-9. "It was surely the game of the year, and many have said it was the college football game of the century"
^ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=82&season=1946
^ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1947.htm
^ http://www.heisman.com/winners/hsmn-winners.html
^ http://aausullivan.org/winners_1946.html

Army Black Knights football

Venues	Michie Stadium (1924–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Navy Commander-in-Chief's Trophy (Air Force, Navy) Notre Dame AT&T Corps Classic (Texas A&M)

Culture & lore	"On Brave Old Army Team"

People	Head coaches

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National championship seasons in bold