1946 Army Cadets football team

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 outscored their opponents, 263 to 80.

1946 Army Cadets football
National champion (6 official selectors)
Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 2
1946 record9–0–1
Head coach
Home stadiumMichie Stadium
1946 Eastern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 Army   –    9 –0 –1
Muhlenberg   –    9 –1 –0
Yale   –    7 –1 –1
Buffalo   –    7 –2 –0
Harvard   –    7 –2 –0
Massachusetts State   –    6 –2 –0
No. 13 Penn   –    6 –2 –0
Penn State   –    6 –2 –0
Boston College   –    6 –3 –0
Columbia   –    6 –3 –0
NYU   –    5 –3 –0
Cornell   –    5 –3 –1
Villanova   –    6 –4 –0
Boston College   –    7 –3 –0
Hofstra   –    4 –3 –0
Colgate   –    4 –4 –0
Syracuse   –    4 –5 –0
Drexel   –    3 –4 –0
Franklin & Marshall   –    3 –4 –0
Brown   –    3 –5 –1
Pittsburgh   –    3 –5 –1
Princeton   –    3 –5 –0
Temple   –    2 –4 –2
Bucknell   –    3 –6 –0
Dartmouth   –    3 –6 –0
Tufts   –    1 –6 –0
Carnegie Tech   –    0 –6 –0
Fordham   –    0 –7 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

This season's Notre Dame game at Yankee Stadium, a matchup of the top two in the rankings, is regarded as one of college football's Games of the Century;[2] it was a scoreless tie.

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 21Villanova
W 35–0
September 28Oklahoma
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 21–7
October 5Cornell
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 46–21
October 12at No. 4 MichiganNo. 2
W 20–13
October 19ColumbiaNo. 1
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 48–14
October 26No. 13 DukeNo. 1
W 19–0
November 2West VirginiaNo. 1
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 19–0
November 9vs. No. 2 Notre DameNo. 1
T 0–0
November 16at No. 5 PennNo. 1
W 34–7
November 30vs. NavyNo. 1
W 21–18
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Source:[3]

Roster

NFL Draft
Main article: 1947 NFL Draft

The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Cadets were selected.[4]

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
Glenn DavisHalfback12Detroit Lions
Hank FoldbergEnd528Washington Redskins
Arnold TuckerQuarterback1085Chicago Bears
Herschel "UG" FusonFullback14124New York Giants
Dick PitzerWide Receiver29269Pittsburgh Steelers

Awards and honors

References
  1. 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.
  2. 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
  3. DeLassus, David. "Army Yearly Results: 1945–1949". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
  4. "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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