Army at Yale

Saturday, November 6, 1954

No. 7 Army beat Yale 48–⁠7. It was their 40th meeting; after it, Yale led the series 20–⁠12–⁠8.

Away7Army7–⁠2 in 1954
48
HomeYale5–⁠3–⁠1 in 1954
7

FinalHigh 48°F, low 32°FAttendance 73,600

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Virus Downs BIoik After Army Victory; FuIIbock Also Out

    Evening star, November 8, 1954, page 18

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    Virus Downs BIoik After Army Victory; FuIIbock Also Out WEST POINT, N. Y. Nov. s. Two of the chief reasons for Army’s success on the football field this season will be sidelined for q few days. One is Head Coach Earl Blaik. The other is the Cadets ace full back, Pat Uebel. Blaik, under the care Of q physician the last two weeks with q virus infection. developed o temperature Of 103 after the Cadets beat Yale. 48–⁠7. and went TO the Army hospital here. Uebel suffered concuSsion early in the Yale game. He spent Saturday night In New Haven hospital and was flown here yes terday. The injury Is not be- Neved TO be serious and he Is expected to rejoin the squad this week.

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 57% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Yale leads 22–⁠16–⁠8 in 46 meetings, counting the six since this game.

Recent meetings
2014Yale 49, Army 43
1996Army 39, Yale 13
1988Army 33, Yale 18
1986Army 41, Yale 24
1985Army 59, Yale 16
1955Yale 14, Army 12

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