1943 Army Cadets football team
1943 Army Cadets football | |
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Conference | Independent |
Ranking | |
AP | No. 11 |
1943 record | 7–2–1 |
Head coach | Earl Blaik (3rd year) |
The 1943 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1943 college football season. In their third year under head coach Earl Blaik, the Cadets compiled a 7–2–1 record, shut out five of their ten opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 299 to 66.[1] In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets lost to the Midshipmen by a 13 to 0 score. The Cadets also lost to Notre Dame by a 26 to 0 score, but won convincing victories over Colgate (42-0), Temple (51-0), Columbia (52-0), and Brown (59-0).[2]
Two Army players were honored on the 1943 College Football All-America Team. Center Cas Myslinski was a consensus first-team honoree,[3] and tackle Francis E. Merritt was selected as a first-team player by Football News and a second-team player by the Associated Press.[4][5]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | Attendance | |||
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September 25 | Villanova | Michie Stadium • West Point, NY | W 27–0 | ||||||
October 2 | Colgate | Michie Stadium • West Point, NY | W 42–0 | ||||||
October 9 | Temple | Michie Stadium • West Point, NY | W 51–0 | ||||||
October 16 | at Columbia | Baker Field • New York, NY | W 52–0 | ||||||
October 23 | at Yale | Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT | W 39–7 | ||||||
October 30 | at Penn | Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA | T 13–13 | ||||||
November 6 | vs. No. 1 Notre Dame | No. 3 | Yankee Stadium • New York, NY (Rivalry) | L 0-26 | 75,121 | ||||
November 13 | USNTS Sampson | Michie Stadium • West Point, NY | W 16–7 | ||||||
November 20 | Brown | Michie Stadium • West Point, NY | W 59–0 | ||||||
November 27 | at No. 6 Navy | No. 7 | Michie Stadium • West Point, NY (Army–Navy Game) | L 0–13 | |||||
All times are in Eastern Time. |
References
- ↑ "Army Yearly Results (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
- ↑ "1943 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
- ↑ "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 6. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
- ↑ ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. ESPN Books. 2005. p. 1192. ISBN 1401337031.
- ↑ "Miller and White of Notre Dame Gain All-America Football Posts". The New York Times. December 8, 1943. (AP)