1948 Army Cadets football team

1948 Army Cadets football
Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy
Conference	Independent
Ranking
AP	No. 6
1948 record	8–0–1
Head coach	Earl Blaik (8th year)
Home stadium	Michie Stadium

The 1948 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1948 college football season. Led by head coach Earl Blaik, the Cadets offense scored 294 points while the defense allowed 89 points. At season’s end, Army was ranked sixth in the nation.^[1]

Coaching staff

Head coach Earl Blaik implemented a two platoon system, using specialists strictly for offense and defense.^[2] Offensive coach Sid Gillman left Army after the season to become the head coach at the University of Cincinnati.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result
September 25	Villanova		Michie Stadium • West Point, NY	W 28–0
October 2	Lafayette		Michie Stadium • West Point, NY	W 54–7
October 9	at Illinois	No. 5	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	W 26–21
October 16	Harvard	No. 5	Michie Stadium • West Point, NY	W 20–7
October 23	at No. 12 Cornell	No. 5	Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY	W 27–6
October 30	VPI	No. 5	Michie Stadium • West Point, NY	W 49–7
November 6	Stanford	No. 4	Yankee Stadium • New York, NY	W 43–0
November 13	at No. 17 Penn	No. 3	Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA	W 26–20
November 27	vs. Navy	No. 3	Philadelphia Municipal Stadium • Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	T 21–21
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

References

↑ When Pride Still Mattered, David Maraniss, p.99, Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, New York, NY, 1999, ISBN 978-0-684-84418-3
↑ When Pride Still Mattered, David Maraniss, p.105, Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, New York, NY, 1999, ISBN 978-0-684-84418-3
↑ When Pride Still Mattered, David Maraniss, p.97, Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, New York, NY, 1999, ISBN 978-0-684-84418-3

Army Black Knights football

Venues	The Plain (1890–1923) Michie Stadium (1924–present)

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

Culture & 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

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