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1949 Army

9–⁠0, coached by Red Blaik, finished No. 4 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Army in 1949, game by game: won vs. Davidson 47–7; won vs. Penn State 42–7; won at No. 1 Michigan 21–7; won at Harvard 54–14; won vs. Columbia 63–6; won vs. VMI 40–14; won vs. No. 20 Fordham 35–0; won at Pennsylvania 14–13; won vs. Navy 38–0+57Won 47–7 vs. Davidson+40DavidsonWon 42–7 vs. Penn State+35Penn StateWon 21–7 at No. 1 Michigan+14No. 1 MichiganWon 54–14 at Harvard+40HarvardWon 63–6 vs. Columbia+57ColumbiaWon 40–14 vs. VMI+26VMIWon 35–0 vs. No. 20 Fordham+35No. 20 FordhamWon 14–13 at Pennsylvania+1PennsylvaniaWon 38–0 vs. Navy+38Navy
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24vsDavidsonW 47–⁠785%
Oct 1vsPenn StateW 42–⁠769%
Oct 8at1MichiganW 21–⁠737%
Oct 15atHarvardW 54–⁠1482%
Oct 22vsColumbiaW 63–⁠687%
Oct 29vsVMIW 40–⁠1488%
Nov 5vs20FordhamW 35–⁠087%
Nov 12atPennsylvaniaW 14–⁠1368%
Nov 26vsNavyW 38–⁠086%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Navy 38–⁠0; No. 4 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 7
  2. Wk 2: 2
  3. Wk 3: 2
  4. Wk 4: 2
  5. Wk 5: 2
  6. Wk 6: 2
  7. Wk 7: 4
  8. Wk 8: 4
  9. Final: 4

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1949.

Heisman voteArnold Galiffa, fourth

Consensus All-AmericanArnold Galiffa, QB

Record
9–⁠0
Conference
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AP final
No. 4 peak No. 2
Points
354–⁠68
Coach
Red Blaik
Elo
1774 +115 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
20.0 No. 10 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
John Trent
Offense
T formation