1954 Army Cadets football team

1954 Army Cadets football
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 →

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 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

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