1942 Army Cadets football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1942 Army Cadets football Independent 6–3 Earl Blaik 2nd Henry Mazur Michie Stadium The 1942 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy as an independent during 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. 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.1942 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football August 1, 2015 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/army/1942-schedule.html 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. Army was ranked at No. 28 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2 Twin City Sentinel Dr. E. E. Litkenhous December 16, 1942 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123106326/litkenhous-rates-georgia-no-1-ohio/ Newspapers.com Schedule 1942 AP Eastern October 3 w Lafayette Michie Stadium West Point, NY 14–0 7,000https://www.newspapers.com/image/976418168/ Oct 04, 1942, page 25 - Buffalo Courier Express at Newspapers.com Newspapers.com October 10 w Cornell Michie Stadium West Point, NY 28–8 October 17 w y 18 Columbia Baker Field New York, NY 34–6 October 24 w y 11 Harvard Harvard Stadium Boston, MA 14–0 October 31 l y 8 Penn 14 Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA 0–19 November 7 l y 19 Notre Dame 4 Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY rivalry 0–13 74,946 November 14 w VPI Michie Stadium West Point, NY 19–7 10,000 November 21 w y Princeton Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY 40–7 November 28 l y Navy Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD Army–Navy Game 0–14 Rankings 1942 college football rankings AP 1 8 18 11 8 (1) 19 NR NR NR NR References Army Category:Army Black Knights football seasons Army Cadets football