1946 Army Cadets football team

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)
Captain	Doc Blanchard, Glenn Davis
Home stadium	Michie Stadium
Seasons ← 1945 1947 →

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
Penn State		–		6	–	2	–	0
Boston College		–		6	–	3	–	0
Holy Cross		–		6	–	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
Fordham		–		0	–	7	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

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 "Red" 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.

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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Schedule

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

^[18]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
	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)

Personnel

Players

Shelton Biles, tackle
Doc Blanchard (College Football Hall of Fame), fullback, Bishopville, South Carolina, 6', 208 pounds
Glenn Davis (College Football Hall of Fame), Claremont, California, 5'9", 170 pounds
Hank Foldberg, end, Dallas, Texas, 6'1", 195 pounds
Herschel E. Fuson, Middlesburg, Kentucky, 6'1", 215 pounds
Arthur L. Gerometta, guard, Gary, Indiana, 5'10", 190 pounds
Dick Pitzer, end, Connellsville, Pennsylvania, 6'1", 195 pounds
Barney Poole (College Football Hall of Fame), end, Gloster, Mississippi
Arnold Tucker (College Football Hall of Fame), quarterback, Miami, Florida, 5'9", 175 pounds
Bill Yeoman (College Football Hall of Fame), center, Elnora, Indiana, 6'2", 200 pounds

Coaches

Earl Blaik (College Football Hall of Fame), head coach
Paul Amen, assistant coach
Andy Gustafson (College Football Hall of Fame), backfield coach
Herman Hickman (College Football Hall of Fame), line coach
Stu Holcomb, assistant coach
Harvey Jablonsky (College Football Hall of Fame), assistant coach
Bill Bevan, trainer

Awards and honors

Glenn Davis, Heisman Trophy
Y. Arnold Tucker, James E. Sullivan Award

NFL Draft

The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Cadets were selected.^[19]

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

References

^ "1946 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
^ "Notre Dame Replaces Army as Football 'Team of Year': Irish End Ahead of Cadets in AP's Poll". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. December 3, 1945. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
^ 2020 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records (PDF). Indianapolis: The National Collegiate Athletic Association. July 2020. pp. 112–114. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 1, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
^ "Army Voted Lambert Memorial Trophy Third Straight Grid Year". The Whittier News. December 6, 1946. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Whittingham, Richard (2001). "6". Rites of Autumn: The Story of College Football. New York: The Free Press. pp. 148–183. ISBN 0-7432-2219-9. It was surely the game of the year, and many have said it was the college football game of the century
^ "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 8. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
^ Gene Ward (September 22, 1946). "Army Rolls, 35-0, Over Villanova for 19 in Row". New York Daily News. p. 97 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Gene Ward (September 29, 1946). "Army Rallies to Beat Okla., 21-7". New York Daily News. p. C47 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Gene Ward (October 6, 1946). "Army Humbles Cornell, 46-21; Davis Scores 4". New York Daily News. p. 96 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Danzig, Allison (October 6, 1946). "Davis Scores Four Times as Army Defeats Cornell". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
^ Lyall Smith (October 13, 1946). "U-M Shares Glory Despite 20-13 Defeat by Army: Blanchard, Davis Bring Cadets Edge". Detroit Free Press. p. IV-2 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Ward, Gene (October 20, 1946). "Army Cracks Lions, 48-14; Doc Scores 4". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 46C – via Newspapers.com.
^ Dick Young (October 27, 1946). "Cadets Take to Air To Down Duke, 19-0". New York Daily News. p. 92 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Jim McCulley (November 3, 1946). "Army Rips Mountaineers, 19-0". New York Daily News. p. 96 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Gene Ward (November 10, 1946). "Army, Irish Battle To Scoreless Tie". New York Daily News. p. 96 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Ward, Gene (November 17, 1946). "Army Rips Penn, 34-7; Davis Scores 2 TDs". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. C46 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Gene Ward (December 1, 1946). "Army Halts Navy Rally to Win, 21-18: Clock Stops Middies on 5; Ray's Kicks Bring Victory". New York Daily News. p. C49 – via Newspapers.com.
^ DeLassus, David. "Army Yearly Results: 1945–1949". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
^ "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.

v t e 1946 Army Cadets football—national champions
Doc Blanchard Glenn Davis Hank Foldberg Robert Folsom Barney Poole Joe Steffy Arnold Tucker Bill Yeoman Head coach: Earl Blaik Assistant coaches: Paul Amen John Green Andy Gustafson Herman Hickman Stu Holcomb

v t e Army Black Knights football
Venues	The Plain (1890–1923) Michie Stadium (1924–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Air Force (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) Navy: Army–Navy Game (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) Notre Dame
Culture & lore	Army Mules Black Death Award "On, Brave Old Army Team" "The Army Goes Rolling Along" 1946 "Game of the Century" West Point Salute Touchdown, Army Code Breakers
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees
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 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold

v t e College football national champions (poll era)
1936–1949	1936: Minnesota (AP) 1937: Pittsburgh 1938: TCU 1939: Texas A&M 1940: Minnesota 1941: Minnesota 1942: Ohio State 1943: Notre Dame 1944: Army 1945: Army (AP) / Oklahoma A&M (Coaches) 1946: Notre Dame 1947: Notre Dame 1948: Michigan 1949: Notre Dame
1950s	1950: Oklahoma (AP, Coaches) 1951: Tennessee 1952: Michigan State 1953: Maryland 1954: Ohio State (AP) / UCLA (FWAA, Coaches) 1955: Oklahoma 1956: Oklahoma 1957: Auburn (AP) / Ohio State (Coaches, FWAA) 1958: LSU (AP, Coaches) / Iowa (FWAA) 1959: Syracuse (AP, Coaches, FWAA, NFF)
1960s	1960: Minnesota (AP, Coaches, NFF) / Ole Miss (FWAA) 1961: Alabama (AP, Coaches, NFF) / Ohio State (FWAA) 1962: USC 1963: Texas 1964: Alabama (AP, Coaches) / Arkansas (FWAA) / Notre Dame (NFF) 1965: Alabama (AP, FWAA) / Michigan State (Coaches, FWAA, NFF) 1966: Notre Dame (AP, Coaches, FWAA, NFF) / Michigan State (NFF) 1967: USC 1968: Ohio State 1969: Texas
1970s	1970: Nebraska (AP, FWAA) / Texas (NFF, Coaches) / Ohio State (NFF) 1971: Nebraska 1972: USC 1973: Notre Dame (AP, FWAA, NFF) / Alabama (Coaches) 1974: Oklahoma (AP) / USC (FWAA, NFF, Coaches) 1975: Oklahoma 1976: Pittsburgh 1977: Notre Dame 1978: Alabama (AP, FWAA, NFF) / USC (Coaches) 1979: Alabama
1980–1991	1980: Georgia 1981: Clemson 1982: Penn State 1983: Miami (FL) 1984: BYU 1985: Oklahoma 1986: Penn State 1987: Miami (FL) 1988: Notre Dame 1989: Miami (FL) 1990: Colorado (AP, FWAA, NFF, USAT/CNN) / Georgia Tech (Coaches) 1991: Miami (FL) (AP) / Washington (Coaches, FWAA, UPI/NFF)

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