1942 Army Cadets football team

1942 Army Cadets football
Conference Independent
1942 record 6–3
Head coach Earl Blaik (2nd year)

The 1942 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1942 college football season. In their second year under head coach Earl Blaik, the Cadets compiled a 6–3 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 149 to 74.[1] In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets lost to the Midshipmen by a 14 to 0 score. The Cadets also lost to Penn and Notre Dame.[2]

Four Army players were honored on the 1942 College Football All-America Team. Tackle Robin Olds was selected as a first-team player by Grantland Rice for Collier's Weekly. Tackle Francis E. Merritt was selected as a second-team player by both the Central Press Association (CP) and the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA) and was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Halfback Henry Mazur was selected as a second-team player by the International News Service (INS). End James Kelleher was selected as a third-team player by the Sporting News and NEA.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
October 3 Lafayette Michie StadiumWest Point, NY W 14–0    
October 10 Cornell Michie Stadium • West Point, NY W 28–8    
October 10 at Columbia Baker FieldNew York, NY W 34–6    
October 24 at Harvard Harvard StadiumAllston, MA W 14–0    
October 31 at Penn Franklin FieldPhiladelphia, PA L 0–19    
November 7 vs. No. 4 Notre Dame No. 19 Yankee StadiumBronx, NY (Rivalry) L 013   74,946
November 14 VPI Michie Stadium • West Point, NY W 19–7    
November 21 vs. Princeton Yankee StadiumBronx, NY W 40–7    
November 28 at Navy Thompson StadiumAnnapolis, MD (Army–Navy Game) L 0–14    
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. "Army Yearly Results (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
  2. "1942 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
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