Columbia at Army

Saturday, October 22, 1955

Army beat Columbia 45–⁠0. It was their 19th meeting; after it, Army led the series 12–⁠4–⁠3.

AwayColumbia1–⁠8 in 1955
0
HomeArmy6–⁠3 in 1955
45

FinalHigh 57°F, low 36°FAttendance 22,500

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Army Irounces Columbia, $50; Lash Sfandout

    Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 23, 1955, page 1

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    Army Irounces Columbia, $50; Lash Sfandout WEST POINT, N. Y. Oct. ~ (R.--A churning 72-yard run by Halfhack Pete Lash from Wash ington, D. c.. highlighted casicade Of Army touchdowns which lsmothered Columbia, 45–⁠0. to- day to break q two-game losing streak for the men OF West Point. n After his team had rolled to four touchdowns in the opening

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 86% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Army leads 14–⁠4–⁠3 in 21 meetings, counting the two since this game.

Recent meetings
1982Army 41, Columbia 8
1956Army 60, Columbia 0
1955Army 45, Columbia 0
1954Army 67, Columbia 12
1953Army 40, Columbia 7
1952Army 14, Columbia 14

Around this game

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