1941 Army Cadets football team
American college football season
The 1941 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1941 college football season . In their first year under head coach Earl Blaik , the Cadets compiled a 5–3–1 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 105 to 87.[1]
The season represented a four-game improvement on the prior year's record of 1–7–1. Army opened with four wins,[2] then played a scoreless tie with undefeated Notre Dame at Yankee Stadium .[3] The eleventh-ranked Cadets then lost on the road in consecutive weeks to Harvard and Penn .[4] [5] In the annual Army–Navy Game , the Midshipmen won for the third straight year.[6] [7]
Army halfback Hank Mazur was selected by Life magazine as a third-team player on the All-America team.[8] Mazur was also selected by the Associated Press as a second-team player on the 1941 All-Eastern football team .[9]
Army was ranked at No. 45 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.[10]
Schedule
Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source October 4 The Citadel W 19–67,000 [11]
October 11 VMI Michie Stadium West Point, NY W 27–207,000 [12] [11]
October 18 at Yale W 20–756,000 [13]
October 25 Columbia Michie Stadium West Point, NY W 13–028,000 [14]
November 1 vs. No. 6 Notre Dame No. 14 T 0–076,000 [15]
November 8 at Harvard No. 11 L 6–2053,000 [4]
November 15 at Penn No. 19 L 7–1470,000 [5]
November 22 West Virginia Michie Stadium West Point, NY W 7–625,000 [16]
November 29 vs. No. 11 Navy L 6–1498,924 [17]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
References
^ "Army Yearly Results (1940-1944)" . College Football Data Warehouse . David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 1, 2015 .
^ Guenther, Jack (October 26, 1941). "Cadets trick Columbia in 13-0 win" . Pittsburgh Press . United Press. p. 13, part 3.
^ Ferguson, Harry (November 2, 1941). "Cadets top Irish on muddy gridiron" . Pittsburgh Press . Associated Press. p. 9, part 3.
^ a b "Harvard uncovers scoring punch to kayo Army, 20-7" . Pittsburgh . United Press. November 9, 1941. p. 14, part 3.
^ a b Fraley, Oscar (November 16, 1941). "Penn downs Army, 14 to 7" . Pittsburgh Press . United Press. p. 13, part 3.
^ Guenther, Jack (November 30, 1941). "Navy gives parting coach 14-6 win over Army" . Pittsburgh Press . United Press. p. 11, part 3.
^ "1941 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2015 .
^ "Al DeMao, Rokisky on All-America Teams" . The Pittsburgh Press . November 29, 1941.
^ "MacKinney and Peabody on A.P. Eastern Eleven" . The Boston Daily Globe . December 5, 1941. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 26, 1941). "Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published" . The Courier-Journal . p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com .
^ a b "Army Batters Citadel, 19-6" . New York Daily News . October 5, 1941. p. 92 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Army Nips VMI, 27-20, With 1st Half Drive" . New York Daily News . October 12, 1941. p. 95 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Dick McCann (October 19, 1941). "Army Crushes Yale, 20-7, Grounding Air Attack" . New York Daily News . p. C42 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Jimmy Powers (October 26, 1941). "Army Wins, 13-0; Lion Passes Fail" . New York Daily News . p. C36 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Gene Ward (November 2, 1941). "Army Deflates ND To Gain 0-0 Tie; Mazur Is Star" . New York Daily News . p. 86 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Dick McCann (November 23, 1941). "Army Overtakes West Va., 7-6" . New York Daily News . p. 41C – via Newspapers.com .
^ Gene Ward (November 30, 1941). "Navy Weighs Anchor in 2d Half, Sinks Army, 14-6, Before 98,924" . New York Daily News . p. C36 – via Newspapers.com .
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