1948 Army Cadets football team

1948 Army Black Knights football

Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy

Conference

Independent

1948 record

8-0-1

Head coach

Red Blaik

Offensive coordinator

Sid Gillman

Home stadium

Michie Stadium

Seasons

« 1947

1949 »

Led by head coach Colonel Red 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]

1 Coaching staff
2 Regular season
- 2.1 Schedule
3 References

Coaching staff

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

Regular season

Schedule

Date	Site
September 25	at Villanova	Michie Stadium • West Point, New York	W 28-0
October 9	at Illinois			W 26-21
October 16	at Harvard			W 20-7
October 23	at Cornell			W 27-6
October 30	at Virginia Tech	Michie Stadium • West Point, New York		W 49-7
November 6	at Stanford	Michie Stadium • West Point, New York		W 43-0
November 13	at University of Pennsylvania			W 26-20
November 27	vs. Navy			T 21-21
*Non-conference game.

^[4]

References

^ When Pride Still Mattered, David Maraniss, p.99, Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, New York, NY, 1999, ISBN 978-0-684-84418-3
^ When Pride Still Mattered, David Maraniss, p.105, Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, New York, NY, 1999, ISBN 978-0-684-84418-3
^ When Pride Still Mattered, David Maraniss, p.97, Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, New York, NY, 1999, ISBN 978-0-684-84418-3
^ http://cfrreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=82&season=1948

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

Seasons	1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

National championship seasons in bold

1948 Army Cadets football team

Contents

Coaching staff

Regular season

Schedule

References