American college football season
1954 Army Cadets football Conference Independent Coaches No. 7 AP No. 7 1954 record 7–2 Head coach Captain Bob Farris Home stadium Michie Stadium Seasons
The 1954 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1954 college football season . In their 14th year under head coach Earl Blaik , the Cadets compiled a 7–2 record and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 325 to 127.[1] In the annual Army–Navy Game , the Cadets lost to the Midshipmen by a 27 to 20 score. The Cadets also lost to South Carolina by a 34 to 20 score.[2]
Four Army players were honored on the 1954 College Football All-America Team : halfback Tommy Bell (FWAA, INS-1, NEA-2); end Don Holleder (AFCA, INS-2, NEA-1, UP-1, CP-1); guard Ralph Chesnauskas (AP-1, UP-3); and quarterback Pete Vann (INS-2, UP-3, CP-2).
Schedule [ ]
Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 25 South Carolina No. 18 L 20–34
October 2 at Michigan W 26–769,161
October 9 Dartmouth Michie Stadium West Point, NY W 60–623,250 [3]
October 16 at No. 6 Duke No. 18 W 28–1442,500
October 23 at Columbia No. 8 W 67–1230,000 [4]
October 30 Virginia No. 5 Michie Stadium West Point, NY W 21–20
November 6 at Yale No. 7 W 48–773,600 [5]
November 13 at Penn No. 6 W 35–034,477 [6]
November 27 vs. No. 6 Navy No. 5 L 20–27102,000
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Personnel [ ]
1954 Army Black Knights football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
HB
Tommy Bell
Sr
G
Ralph Chesnauskas
Jr
E
Don Holleder
Jr
FB
Pat Uebel
Jr
QB
Pete Vann
Sr
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
References [ ]
^ "Army Yearly Results (1950-1954)" . College Football Data Warehouse . David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 1, 2015 .
^ "1954 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2015 .
^ Sheehan, Joseph M. (October 10, 1954). "Army Team Trims Dartmouth, 60-6". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
^ Danzig, Allison (October 24, 1954). "Army Routs Columbia, 67-12; Cadets Run Hard". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
^ Nason, Jerry (November 7, 1954). "Army Crushes Yale, 48-7, Before 73,600" . The Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 60 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Ward, Gene (November 14, 1954). "Army's Bell Sounds Knell of Penn, 35-0" . Sunday News . New York, N.Y. p. 100 – via Newspapers.com .
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