1954 Army Cadets football team

The 1954 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1954 college football season. In their 14th year under head coach Earl Blaik, the Cadets compiled a 7–2 record and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 325 to 127.^[1] In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets lost to the Midshipmen by a 27 to 20 score. The Cadets also lost to South Carolina by a 34 to 20 score.^[2]

1954 Army Cadets football
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 7
AP	No. 7
Record	7–2
Head coach	Earl Blaik (14th season)
Captain	Bob Farris
Home stadium	Michie Stadium
Seasons ← 1953 1955 →

1954 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Hobart			–					8	–	0	–	0
Juniata			–					8	–	0	–	0
Pennsylvania Military			–					7	–	0	–	0
Trinity (CT)			–					7	–	0	–	0
Worcester Tech			–					6	–	0	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					7	–	0	–	1
Boston College			–					8	–	1	–	0
Boston University			–					7	–	2	–	0
Hofstra			–					7	–	2	–	0
No. 20 Penn State			–					7	–	2	–	0
Tufts			–					6	–	2	–	0
Brown			–					6	–	2	–	1
Drexel			–					5	–	2	–	0
Bucknell			–					6	–	3	–	0
Colgate			–					5	–	2	–	2
Princeton			–					5	–	3	–	1
Yale			–					5	–	3	–	1
Cornell			–					5	–	4	–	0
Harvard			–					4	–	3	–	1
Syracuse			–					4	–	4	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					4	–	5	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					3	–	5	–	0
Temple			–					3	–	5	–	0
Dartmouth			–					3	–	6	–	0
Holy Cross			–					3	–	7	–	0
Buffalo			–					2	–	7	–	0
Fordham			–					1	–	7	–	1
Columbia			–					1	–	8	–	0
Villanova			–					1	–	9	–	0
Penn			–					0	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Four Army players were honored on the 1954 College Football All-America Team: halfback Tommy Bell (FWAA, INS-1, NEA-2); end Don Holleder (AFCA, INS-2, NEA-1, UP-1, CP-1); guard Ralph Chesnauskas (AP-1, UP-3); and quarterback Pete Vann (INS-2, UP-3, CP-2).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	South Carolina	No. 18	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 20–34	12,000	^[3]
October 2	at Michigan		Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	W 26–7	69,161
October 9	Dartmouth		Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 60–6	23,250	^[4]
October 16	at No. 6 Duke	No. 18	Duke Stadium Durham, NC	W 28–14	42,500	^[5]
October 23	at Columbia	No. 8	Baker Field New York, NY	W 67–12	30,000	^[6]
October 30	Virginia	No. 5	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 21–20	20,500	^[7]
November 6	at Yale	No. 7	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 48–7	73,600	^[8]
November 13	at Penn	No. 6	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 35–0	34,477	^[9]
November 27	vs. No. 6 Navy	No. 5	Philadelphia Municipal Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	L 20–27	102,000
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1954 Army Black Knights football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class HB Tommy Bell Sr G Ralph Chesnauskas Jr E Don Holleder Jr FB Pat Uebel Jr QB Pete Vann Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Earl Blaik Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible   Injured   Redshirt

References

1. . College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
2. "1954 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
3. "South Carolina shocks favored Army 34 to 20". St. Petersburg Times. September 26, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Sheehan, Joseph M. (October 10, 1954). "Army Team Trims Dartmouth, 60-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
5. "Army Cadets conquer Duke in 28–14 upset". The Greenville News. October 17, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Danzig, Allison (October 24, 1954). "Army Routs Columbia, 67-12; Cadets Run Hard". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
7. "Cadets pushed to win over inspired Virginia, 21 to 0". The Jackson Sun. October 31, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Nason, Jerry (November 7, 1954). "Army Crushes Yale, 48-7, Before 73,600". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 60 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Ward, Gene (November 14, 1954). "Army's Bell Sounds Knell of Penn, 35-0". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 100 – via Newspapers.com.