1947 Army Cadets football team

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1947
Army Cadets football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 11
Record5–2–2
Head coach
CaptainJoe Steffy
Home stadiumMichie Stadium
Seasons
1947 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Penn State   –   9 – 0 – 1
Muhlenberg   –   9 – 1 – 0
Buffalo   –   8 – 1 – 0
No. 11 Army   –   5 – 2 – 2
Villanova   –   6 – 3 – 1
Boston University   –   5 – 3 – 0
Hofstra
   –   5 – 3 – 0
Tufts   –   5 – 3 – 0
Franklin & Marshall   –   4 – 3 – 1
Boston College   –   5 – 4 – 0
Holy Cross   –   4 – 4 – 2
Springfield   –   4 – 4 – 0
Syracuse   –   3 – 6 – 0
CCNY   –   2 – 5 – 1
NYU   –   2 – 5 – 1
Colgate   –   1 – 5 – 2
Temple   –   2 – 6 – 0
Bucknell   –   2 – 7 – 0
Duquesne   –   2 – 8 – 0
Fordham   –   1 – 6 – 1
Merchant Marine   –   2 – 9 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   1 – 8 – 0
Carnegie Tech
   –   0 – 6 – 0
Drexel   –   0 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1947 Army Cadets football team was an

AP Poll, and outscored opponents by a total of 220 to 68.[1] The team played its home games at Michie Stadium in West Point, New York
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Army's loss to Columbia on October 25, 1947, broke the Cadets' 32-game unbeaten streak dating back to November 1943.[2]

Army guard Joe Steffy was selected by the Football Writers Association of America as the 1947 recipient of the Outland Trophy as the best guard or tackle in the country.[3] Steffy was also a consensus first-team pick for the 1947 All-America team,[4] and he was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Steffy and Army fullback Elwyn "Rip" Rowan received first-team honors on the International News Service's 1947 All-East team.[5]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Villanova
W 13–028,000[6]
October 4Colorado
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 47–021,000[7]
October 11vs. IllinoisNo. 5
T 0–065,000[8]
October 18VPINo. 7
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 40–020,000[9]
October 25at ColumbiaNo. 6
L 20–2135,000[2]
November 1Washington & LeeNo. 10
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 65–1321,050[10]
November 8at No. 1 Notre DameNo. 9
L 7–2759,171[11]
November 15at PennNo. 13
T 7–780,000[12]
November 29vs. NavyNo. 12
W 21–0103,000[13]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

See also: 1947 NCAA football rankings
Ranking movements
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Roster

References

  1. ^ "1947 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
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  4. ^ "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 8. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
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