Virginia at Army
Saturday, October 30, 1954 Share
No. 5 Army beat Virginia 21–20. It was their first meeting; after it, Army led the series 1–0.
FinalHigh 49°F, low 40°F, 0.23 in. of rainAttendance 20,500
In the newspapers
Evening star, District of Columbia, October 31, 1954, page 62
Read the text
Army Happy 10 Get 21–20 Victory Over Inspired Cavaliers WEST POINT. N. Y, Oct. 3d. An inspired football team from the University of Virginia held fifth-ranked Army to one-point victory here today in a game that could hardly be surpassed for excitement. Army. expected to win by as many points as 1t desired, was
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Army 84% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Virginia–Army gameArmy leads 5–3 in eight meetings, counting the seven since this game.
| 1978 | Virginia 21, Army 17 | |
| 1971 | Army 14, Virginia 9 | |
| 1970 | Virginia 21, Army 20 | |
| 1967 | Army 26, Virginia 7 | |
| 1964 | Virginia 35, Army 14 | |
| 1958 | Army 35, Virginia 6 |
Around this game
Virginia
- Next gameat South CarolinaNov. 13, 1954
- SeasonVirginia in 1954
- ProgramVirginia history and records
Army
- Next gameat YaleNov. 6, 1954
- SeasonArmy in 1954
- ProgramArmy history and records