1943 Army Cadets football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1943 Army Cadets football Independent 11 7–2–1 Earl Blaik 3rd Cas Myslinski Robin Olds Michie Stadium The 1943 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy as an independent during the 1943 college football season. In their third year under head coach Earl Blaik, the Cadets compiled a 7–2–1 record, shut out five of their ten opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 299 to 66. In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets lost to the Midshipmen by a 13 to 0 score. The Cadets also lost to Notre Dame by a 26 to 0 score, but won convincing victories over Colgate (42–0), Temple (51–0), Columbia (52–0), and Brown (59–0).1943 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football August 1, 2015 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/army/1943-schedule.html Two Army players were honored on the 1943 College Football All-America Team. Center Cas Myslinski was a consensus first-team honoree,2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 2014 August 16, 2014 6 http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2014/Awards.pdf December 22, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141222163944/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2014/Awards.pdf dead and tackle Francis E. Merritt was selected as a first-team player by Football News and a second-team player by the Associated Press.ESPN College Football Encyclopedia 1192 ESPN Books 2005 1401337031Miller and White of Notre Dame Gain All-America Football Posts The New York Times December 8, 1943 https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1943/12/08/85138951.pdf (AP) Schedule 1943 AP Eastern September 25 w Villanova Michie Stadium West Point, NY 27–0 October 2 w Colgate Michie Stadium West Point, NY 42–0 October 9 w 3 Temple Michie Stadium West Point, NY 51–0 October 16 w y 2 Columbia Baker Field New York, NY 52–0 October 23 w y 2 Yale Yale Bowl New Haven, CT 39–7 October 30 t y 2 Penn 6 Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA 13–13 72,000 Penn Ties Army in Upset On 70-Yard Pass Play The Philadelphia Inquirer Art Morrow October 31, 1943 1S https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120903607/penn-ties-army-in-upset-on-70-yard-pass/ Newspapers.com November 6 l y 3 Notre Dame 1 Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY rivalry 0–26 75,121 November 13 2:45 p.m. w 6 Sampson NTS Michie Stadium West Point, NY 16–7 8,000 Kenna to Start for Army Against Sampson Today https://www.newspapers.com/article/democrat-and-chronicle/123309266/ Democrat and Chronicle Rochester, New York Associated Press November 13, 1943 14 April 22, 2023 Newspapers.com Smith Jack Army Upsets Sampson, 16-7 In Second Half https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-news/123309209/ Sunday News New York, New York November 14, 1943 C40 April 22, 2023 Newspapers.com November 20 w 7 Brown Michie Stadium West Point, NY 59–0 November 27 l 7 Navy 6 Michie Stadium West Point, NY Army–Navy Game 0–13 Rankings 1943 college football rankings AP 1 9 3 (4) 2 (1) 2 (5) 2 (5) 3 6 7 7 11 References Army Category:Army Black Knights football seasons Army Cadets football