1953 Army Cadets football team

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1953
Army Cadets football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
APNo. 14
Record7–1–1
Head coach
Offensive schemeT formation
CaptainLeRoy Lunn
Seasons
1953 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Westminster (PA)   –   8 – 0 – 0
Juniata   –   7 – 0 – 0
No. 14 Army   –   7 – 1 – 1
Harvard   –   6 – 2 – 0
Franklin & Marshall   –   5 – 2 – 0
Hofstra
   –   6 – 3 – 0
Penn State   –   6 – 3 – 0
Yale   –   5 – 2 – 2
Carnegie Tech
   –   5 – 3 – 0
Boston College   –   5 – 3 – 1
Boston University   –   5 – 3 – 1
Syracuse   –   5 – 3 – 1
Princeton   –   5 – 4 – 0
Tufts   –   4 – 3 – 0
Cornell   –   4 – 3 – 2
Holy Cross   –   5 – 5 – 0
Temple   –   4 – 4 – 1
Colgate   –   3 – 4 – 2
Columbia   –   4 – 5 – 0
Fordham   –   4 – 5 – 0
Villanova   –   4 – 6 – 0
Drexel   –   2 – 3 – 1
Brown   –   3 – 5 – 1
Penn   –   3 – 5 – 1
Pittsburgh   –   3 – 5 – 1
Dartmouth   –   2 – 7 – 0
Buffalo   –   1 – 5 – 1
Bucknell   –   1 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1953 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1953 college football season. Led by head coach Earl Blaik, the team finished with a record of 7–1–1. The Cadets won the Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy, awarded to the top college team in the East.

The Cadets had lost six players, including Freddie Myers, to academic ineligibility.

southpaw pass. Red Smith was tackled by Bob Mischak in the final minutes of the game. Mischak ran 73 yards to make the tackle catching up eight yards of separation to save a touchdown. Inspired by Mischak, Army held Duke inside the one yard line, took over on downs, and eventually won the game. "When Bob Mischak, who was posthumously enshrined in the Army/West Point Sports Hall of Fame in 2017, made that unlikely play, what Blaik called 'a marvelous display of heart and pursuit', the Army football team regained its soul." Direct quote from Maraness[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 26Furman
W 41–08,450[3]
October 3at Northwestern
L 20–33
October 10Dartmouth
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 27–017,525[4]
October 17vs. No. 7 Duke
W 14–1321,284[5]
October 24Columbia
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 40–723,520[6]
October 31at TulaneNo. 15
T 0–040,000[7]
November 7NC State
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 27–79,400[8]
November 14at Penn
W 21–1447,305[9]
November 281:15 p.m.vs. NavyNo. 18
NBCW 20–7102,000[10]

Personnel

1953 Army Black Knights football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
HB Tommy Bell Jr
G Ralph Chesnauskas So
E Don Holleder So
FB Pat Uebel So
QB Pete Vann Jr
G Leroy Lunn (C) Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

New York Giants coaching vacancy

Before the end of the 1953 season, the New York Daily News had a headline in their paper that

Red Blaik. Blaik had declined the job, but recommended Lombardi, who was his offensive co-ordinator at Army.[12] Despite being Red Blaik's top aide, Vince Lombardi was anxious and frustrated. Three other Army assistants, including Murray Warmath were now head coaches.[13] In June, Lombardi had turned forty years old. Lombardi would be hired as the offensive co-ordinator for the 1954 season.[14]

References

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  4. ^ Briordy, William J. (October 11, 1953). "Cadets Turn Back Dartmouth, 27 to 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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  6. ^ Effrat, Louis (October 25, 1953). "Cadets Roll to Easy Victory Behind Vann's Fine Passing". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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