American college football season
The 1943 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in 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.[ 1] 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).[ 2]
Two Army players were honored on the 1943 College Football All-America Team . Center Cas Myslinski was a consensus first-team honoree,[ 3] and tackle Francis E. Merritt was selected as a first-team player by Football News and a second-team player by the Associated Press .[ 4] [ 5]
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 25 Villanova W 27–0
October 2 Colgate Michie Stadium West Point, NY W 42–0
October 9 Temple No. 3 Michie Stadium West Point, NY W 51–0
October 16 at Columbia No. 2 W 52–0
October 23 at Yale No. 2 W 39–7
October 30 at No. 6 Penn No. 2 T 13–1372,000 [ 6]
November 6 vs. No. 1 Notre Dame No. 3 L 0–2675,121
November 13 2:45 p.m. Sampson NTS No. 6 Michie Stadium West Point, NY W 16–78,000 [ 7] [ 8]
November 20 Brown No. 7 Michie Stadium West Point, NY W 59–0
November 27 No. 6 Navy No. 7 L 0–13
Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking ( ) = First-place votes Week Poll 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final AP 3 (4) 2 (1) 2 (5) 2 (5) 3 6 7 7 11
References
^ "Army Yearly Results (1940-1944)" . College Football Data Warehouse . David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 1, 2015 .
^ "1943 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2015 .
^ "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF) . National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2014. Retrieved August 16, 2014 .
^ ESPN College Football Encyclopedia . ESPN Books. 2005. p. 1192. ISBN 1401337031 .
^ "Miller and White of Notre Dame Gain All-America Football Posts" (PDF) . The New York Times . December 8, 1943. (AP)
^ Art Morrow (October 31, 1943). "Penn Ties Army in Upset On 70-Yard Pass Play" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . p. 1S – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Kenna to Start for Army Against Sampson Today" . Democrat and Chronicle . Rochester, New York . Associated Press . November 13, 1943. p. 14. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Smith, Jack (November 14, 1943). "Army Upsets Sampson, 16-7 In Second Half" . Sunday News . New York, New York . p. C40. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
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