1948 Army Cadets football team

1948 Army Cadets football
Eastern champion
Conference	Independent
Ranking
AP	No. 6
Record	8–0–1
Head coach	Earl Blaik (8th season)
Captain	Bill Yeoman
Home stadium	Michie Stadium

1948 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 Army			–					8	–	0	–	1
Penn State			–					7	–	1	–	1
Buffalo			–					6	–	1	–	1
Villanova			–					8	–	2	–	1
Boston University			–					6	–	2	–	0
Boston College			–					5	–	2	–	2
Pittsburgh			–					6	–	3	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					5	–	3	–	1
CCNY			–					3	–	4	–	1
Tufts			–					3	–	4	–	1
Colgate			–					3	–	6	–	0
Fordham			–					3	–	6	–	0
NYU			–					3	–	6	–	0
Temple			–					2	–	6	–	1
Duquesne			–					2	–	7	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					1	–	7	–	0
Hofstra			–					0	–	6	–	2
Bucknell			–					1	–	8	–	0
Syracuse			–					1	–	8	–	0
Drexel			–					0	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

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	Attendance	Source
September 25	Villanova		Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 28–0
October 2	Lafayette		Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 54–7	20,123	[4]
October 9	at Illinois	No. 5	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	W 26–21	71,119
October 16	Harvard	No. 5	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 20–7	26,921	[5]
October 23	at No. 12 Cornell	No. 5	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 27–6	35,000	[6]
October 30	VPI	No. 5	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 49–7	27,000	[7]
November 6	Stanford	No. 4	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY	W 43–0
November 13	at No. 17 Penn	No. 3	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 26–20	78,205	[8]
November 27	vs. Navy	No. 3	Philadelphia Municipal Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	T 21–21
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

See also: 1948 NCAA football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes

	Week
Poll	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
AP	5 (7)	5 (5)	5 (1)	5 (4)	4 (5)	3 (14)	3 (3)	3 (5)	6

References

1. When Pride Still Mattered, David Maraniss, p.99, Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, New York, NY, 1999, ISBN 978-0-684-84418-3
2. When Pride Still Mattered, David Maraniss, p.105, Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, New York, NY, 1999, ISBN 978-0-684-84418-3
3. When Pride Still Mattered, David Maraniss, p.97, Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, New York, NY, 1999, ISBN 978-0-684-84418-3
4. Mozley, Dana (October 3, 1948). "Blaik Unlimbers Big Guns: Army 54, Leopards 7". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. C37 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Young, Dick (October 17, 1948). "Army's Stephenson Rips Harvard, 20-7". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. C44 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Ward, Gene (October 24, 1948). "Army Ground Attack Crushes Cornell, 27-6". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. C36 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Cadets wreck Virginia Tech for 6th win". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 31, 1948. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Trimble, Joe (November 14, 1948). "Army Edges Penn in Final Seconds, 26-20". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 94 – via Newspapers.com.