1950 Army Cadets football team

1950 Army Black Knights football
Conference Independent
Ranking
Coaches #5
AP #2
1950 record 8-1
Head coach Red Blaik

The 1950 Army Black Knights football team represented the United States Military Academy. Led by head coach Red Blaik, the team finished with an 8-1 record. The Black Knights offense scored 267 points, while the defense allowed 40 points. Bob Blaik was the starting quarterback. Tom Lombardo, the captain of the 1944 Army team was killed in action in Korea. [1]

Regular season

Two weeks before the Army-Navy game, Johnny Trent, the captain of the 1949 Army team was killed in action. Trent, and Arnold Galiffa, the starting quarterback of the 1949 Army team, were sent with the Eighth Army to Korea.[2] Navy would beat Army by a score of 14-2. It was the first time Navy had beaten Army since 1943. [3]

Schedule

Game Date Opponent Result Black Knights points Opponents Record
1 Sept. 30 Colgate Win 28 0 1-0
2 Oct. 7 Penn State Win 417 2-0
3 Oct. 14 Michigan Win 27 6 3-0
4 Oct. 21 @ Harvard Win 49 0 4-0
5 Oct. 28@ Columbia Win 340 5-0
6 Nov. 4 @ Penn Win 2813 6-0
7 Nov. 11 New Mexico Win 510 7-0
8 Nov. 18 @ Stanford Win 7 0 8-0
9 Dec. 2 @ Navy Loss 214 8-1

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Army - Navy Game

On December 2, with US President Harry S. Truman in attendance, Navy upset undefeated Army by a score of 14-2.

Team players in the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Al PollardBack21 251 New York Yanks
Dan Foldberg End 22 261 Detroit Lions

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References

  1. ↑ When Pride Still Mattered, David Maraniss, p.113, Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, New York, NY, 1999, ISBN 978-0-684-84418-3
  2. ↑ When Pride Still Mattered, David Maraniss, p.114, Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, New York, NY, 1999, ISBN 978-0-684-84418-3
  3. ↑ When Pride Still Mattered, David Maraniss, p.116, Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, New York, NY, 1999, ISBN 978-0-684-84418-3
  4. ↑ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=82&season=1950
  5. ↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1951.htm