1946 Army Cadets football team

1946 Army Cadets football
1946 Army Cadets football
National champion (6 selectors); Eastern champion
Conference	Independent
Ranking
AP	No. 2
Record	9–0–1
Head coach	Earl Blaik (6th season);
Captains	Doc Blanchard; Glenn Davis;
Home stadium	Michie Stadium
	Seasons ← 1945 1947 →

The 1946 Army Cadets football team was an American football team that represented the United States Military Academy as an independent during the 1946 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Earl Blaik, the Cadets compiled a 9–0–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 263 to 80.^[1] Army's 1946 season was part of a 32-game undefeated streak that included the entire 1944, 1945, and 1946 seasons.

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Army was ranked No. 1 for most of the season in the AP poll. However, in the final poll issued on December 2, Notre Dame jumped to No. 1 with 1,730 points, and Army was bumped to No. 2 with 1,659 points.^[2] Army was recognized as the 1946 national champion by the Billingsley Report, College Football Researchers Association, and Houlgate System, and as co-national champion with Notre Dame by the Boand System, Helms Athletic Foundation, and Poling System.^[3] For the third consecutive year, Army also won the 1946 Lambert Trophy as the best football team in the east.^[4]

The 1946 Army vs. Notre Dame football game at Yankee Stadium, a matchup of the top two in the rankings, is regarded as one of college football's Games of the Century; it ended in a scoreless tie.^[5]

Halfback Glenn Davis won the Heisman Trophy, and three Army players were selected as consensus first-team players on the 1946 All-America college football team: Davis; fullback Doc Blanchard; and end Hank Foldberg.^[6]

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Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	Villanova		Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 35–0	16,500	^[7]
September 28	Oklahoma		Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 21–7	20,000	^[8]
October 5	Cornell		Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 46–21	25,000–26,000	^[9]^[10]
October 12	at No. 4 Michigan	No. 2	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	W 20–13	85,938	^[11]
October 19	No. 11 Columbia	No. 1	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 48–14	25,500	^[12]
October 26	vs. No. 13 Duke	No. 1	Polo Grounds New York, NY	W 19–0	59,031	^[13]
November 2	West Virginia	No. 1	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 19–0	25,000	^[14]
November 9	vs. No. 2 Notre Dame	No. 1	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY (rivalry)	T 0–0	74,121	^[15]
November 16	at No. 5 Penn	No. 1	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 34–7	78,000	^[16]
November 30	vs. Navy	No. 1	Philadelphia Municipal Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	W 21–18	102,000	^[17]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game Source: ^[18]

	Week
Poll	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
AP	2 (21⅓)	1 (63)	1 (112¼)	1 (104)	1 (64)	1 (75)	1 (58)	1 (72)	2 (52½)

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Glenn Davis	Halfback	1	2	Detroit Lions
Hank Foldberg	End	5	28	Washington Redskins
Arnold Tucker	Quarterback	10	85	Chicago Bears
Herschel "UG" Fuson	Fullback	14	124	New York Giants
Dick Pitzer	Wide receiver	29	269	Pittsburgh Steelers

1946 Army Cadets football team

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1946 Eastern major college football independents records
v t e	Conf.			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 2 Army		–		9	–	0	–	1
Rutgers		–		7	–	2	–	0
Penn State		–		6	–	2	–	0
Boston College		–		6	–	3	–	0
Holy Cross		–		5	–	4	–	0
NYU		–		5	–	3	–	0
Villanova		–		6	–	4	–	0
Colgate		–		4	–	4	–	0
Syracuse		–		4	–	5	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		3	–	5	–	1
Temple		–		2	–	4	–	2
Merchant Marine		–		4	–	7	–	0
Bucknell		–		3	–	6	–	0
Lafayette		–		2	–	7	–	0
Fordham		–		0	–	7	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll