1950 Army Cadets football team

1950 Army Cadets football
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	#5
AP	#2
1950 record	8–1
Head coach	Earl Blaik
Home stadium	Michie Stadium

The 1950 Army Cadets football team team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1950 college football season. Led by head coach Earl Blaik, the team finished with an 8–1 record. The Cadets offense scored 267 points, while the defense allowed 40 points. Bob Blaik was the starting quarterback.

Season

Tom Lombardo, the captain of the 1944 Army team, was killed in action in Korea.^[1] Two weeks before the Army–Navy Game, Johnny Trent, the captain of the 1949 Army team, was killed in action. Trent, and Arnold Galiffa, the starting quarterback of the 1949 Army team, were sent with the Eighth Army to Korea.^[2] Navy beat Army by a score of 14–2. It was the first time Navy had beaten Army since 1943.^[3]

Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Black Knights points	Opponents	Record
1	Sept. 30	Colgate	Win	28	0	1–0
2	Oct. 7	Penn State	Win	41	7	2–0
3	Oct. 14	Michigan	Win	27	6	3–0
4	Oct. 21	@ Harvard	Win	49	0	4–0
5	Oct. 28	@ Columbia	Win	34	0	5–0
6	Nov. 4	@ Penn	Win	28	13	6–0
7	Nov. 11	New Mexico	Win	51	0	7–0
8	Nov. 18	@ Stanford	Win	7	0	8–0
9	Dec. 2	@ Navy	Loss	2	14	8–1

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Army–Navy Game

On December 2, with President Harry S. Truman in attendance, Navy upset undefeated Army by a score of 14–2.

Team players in the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Al Pollard	Back	21	251	New York Yanks
Dan Foldberg	End	22	261	Detroit Lions

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References

↑ Maraniss, David. When Pride Still Mattered. Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, New York, NY, 1999, ISBN 978-0-684-84418-3. p. 113
↑ Maraniss, p. 114
↑ David Maraniss, p. 116
↑ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=82&season=1950
↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1951.htm

Army Black Knights football

Venues	The Plain (1890–1923) Michie Stadium (1924–present)

Bowls and rivalries	Bowl games Air Force (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) Navy: Army–Navy Game (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy; Thompson Cup) Notre Dame

Culture and lore	Army Mule Black Death Award "On Brave Old Army Team" "The Army Goes Rolling Along" 1946 "Game of the Century"

People	Head coaches Statistical leaders

Seasons	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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