1946 Army Cadets football team

1946 Army Cadets football
National Champions Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy
Conference	Independent
Ranking
AP	#2
1946 record	9–0–1
Head coach	Earl Blaik
Home stadium	Michie Stadium

The 1946 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1946 college football season. The Cadets were coached by Earl Blaik in his sixth year and finished the season undefeated with a record of nine wins, zero losses and one tie (9–0–1). The squad was also recognized as national champions for the 1946 season by several selectors.^[1] The Cadets' offense scored 263 points, while the defense allowed 80 points.

The 1946 Army vs. Notre Dame football game at Yankee Stadium is regarded as one of college football's Games of the Century.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result
September 21	Villanova		Michie Stadium • West Point, NY	W 35–0
September 28	Oklahoma		Michie Stadium • West Point, NY	W 21–7
October 5	Cornell		Michie Stadium • West Point, NY	W 46–21
October 12	at #4 Michigan	#2	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	W 20–13
October 19	Columbia	#1	Michie Stadium • West Point, NY	W 48–14
October 26	#13 Duke	#1	Polo Grounds • New York, NY	W 19–0
November 2	West Virginia	#1	Michie Stadium • West Point, NY	W 19–0
November 9	#2 Notre Dame	#1	Yankee Stadium • New York, NY (Rivalry)	T 0–0
November 16	at #5 Penn	#1	Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA	W 34–7
November 30	vs. Navy	#1	Philadelphia Municipal Stadium • Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	W 21–18
Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

*Schedule Source:^[3]

Team players drafted into 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

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Awards and honors

Glenn Davis, Heisman Trophy^[5]
Y. Arnold Tucker, James E. Sullivan Award^[6]

References

↑ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). "Football Bowl Subdivision Records: Consensus National Champions" (PDF). 2012 NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA.org. p. 72. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
↑ 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
↑ DeLassus, David. "Army Yearly Results: 1945–1949". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
↑ 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	The Plain (1890–1923) Michie Stadium (1924–present)

Bowls and rivalries	Bowl games Air Force (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) Navy: Army–Navy Game (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy; Thompson Cup) Notre Dame

Culture and lore	Army Mule Black Death Award "On Brave Old Army Team" "The Army Goes Rolling Along" 1946 "Game of the Century"

People	Head coaches Statistical leaders

Seasons	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 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

College football national champions (poll era)

1936–1949	1936: Minnesota (AP, DS) / Pittsburgh (BS, HS) 1937: Pittsburgh (AP, BS, DS, HS) / California 1938: TCU (AP) / Tennessee (BS, HS) / Notre Dame (DS) 1939: Texas A&M (AP, BS, HS) / USC (DS) 1940: Minnesota (AP, BS, DS, HS) / Stanford 1941: Minnesota (AP, BS) / Alabama (HS) 1942: Ohio State (AP, BS) / Georgia (HS) 1943: Notre Dame 1944: Army (AP, BS, HS) / Ohio State 1945: Army 1946: Notre Dame (AP) / Army (BS, HS) 1947: Notre Dame (AP) / Michigan (AP [post-bowl], BS, HS) 1948: Michigan 1949: Notre Dame

1950s	1950: Oklahoma 1951: Tennessee (AP, Coaches) / Michigan State / Maryland / Georgia Tech (BS) / Illinois (BS) 1952: Michigan State (AP, Coaches, BS) / Georgia Tech (INS) 1953: Maryland (AP, Coaches, INS) / Notre Dame (BS) 1954: Ohio State (AP, BS, INS) / UCLA (FWAA, Coaches) 1955: Oklahoma 1956: Oklahoma 1957: Auburn (AP) / Ohio State (Coaches, BS, FWAA, INS) 1958: LSU (AP, Coaches, BS, FN) / Iowa (FWAA) 1959: Syracuse / Ole Miss

1960s	1960: Minnesota (AP, Coaches, FN, NFF) / Ole Miss (FWAA) / Iowa BS) 1961: Alabama (AP, Coaches, FN, NFF) / Ohio State (FWAA) 1962: USC 1963: Texas 1964: Alabama (AP, Coaches) / Arkansas (FWAA) / Notre Dame (FN, NFF) 1965: Alabama (AP, FWAA) / Michigan State (Coaches, FN, FWAA, NFF) 1966: Notre Dame (AP, Coaches, FN, FWAA, NFF) / Michigan State (NFF) 1967: USC 1968: Ohio State 1969: Texas

1970s	1970: Nebraska (AP, FN, FWAA) / Texas (NFF, Coaches) / Ohio State (NFF) 1971: Nebraska 1972: USC 1973: Notre Dame (AP, FN, FWAA, NFF) / Alabama (Coaches) 1974: Oklahoma (AP, FN) / USC (FWAA, NFF, Coaches) 1975: Oklahoma 1976: Pittsburgh 1977: Notre Dame 1978: Alabama (AP, FWAA, NFF) / USC (Coaches, FN) 1979: Alabama

1980–1991	1980: Georgia 1981: Clemson 1982: Penn State 1983: Miami 1984: BYU 1985: Oklahoma 1986: Penn State 1987: Miami 1988: Notre Dame 1989: Miami 1990: Colorado (AP, FN, FWAA, NFF, USAT/CNN) / Georgia Tech (Coaches) 1991: Miami (AP) / Washington (Coaches, FN, FWAA, UPI/NFF)

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