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1950 Army

8–⁠1, coached by Red Blaik, finished No. 2 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Army in 1950, game by game: won vs. Colgate 28–0; won vs. Penn State 41–7; won vs. No. 18 Michigan 27–6; won at Harvard 49–0; won at Columbia 34–0; won at No. 15 Pennsylvania 28–13; won vs. New Mexico 51–0; won at Stanford 7–0; lost vs. Navy 2–14+51−12Won 28–0 vs. Colgate+28ColgateWon 41–7 vs. Penn State+34Penn StateWon 27–6 vs. No. 18 Michigan+21No. 18 MichiganWon 49–0 at Harvard+49HarvardWon 34–0 at Columbia+34ColumbiaWon 28–13 at No. 15 Pennsylvania+15No. 15 PennsylvaniaWon 51–0 vs. New Mexico+51New MexicoWon 7–0 at Stanford+7StanfordLost 2–14 vs. Navy-12Navy
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30vsColgateW 28–⁠090%
Oct 7vsPenn StateW 41–⁠773%
Oct 14vs18MichiganW 27–⁠667%
Oct 21atHarvardW 49–⁠087%
Oct 28atColumbiaW 34–⁠082%
Nov 4at15PennsylvaniaW 28–⁠1361%
Nov 11vsNew MexicoW 51–⁠096%
Nov 18atStanfordW 7–⁠070%
Dec 2vsNavyL 2–⁠1488%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Navy 14–⁠2; No. 2 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

AP poll, week by week

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

Photographs from 1950

  • President Harry S. Truman Attends Army-Navy Football Game
    President Harry S. Truman Attends Army–Navy Football GamePhoto: Harry S. Truman Library, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America
    The game
  • President Harry S. Truman at an Army-Navy Football Game
    President Harry S. Truman at an Army–Navy Football GamePhoto: Harry S. Truman Library, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America
    The game
  • Harry Truman, Bess Truman, Charlie Ross, and others at Army-Navy Game in Philadelphia
    Harry Truman, Bess Truman, Charlie Ross, and others at Army–Navy Game in PhiladelphiaPhoto: Harry S. Truman Library, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America
    The game
  • Army-Navy Football Game
    Army–Navy Football GamePhoto: Harry S. Truman Library, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America
    The game
  • Army-Navy Football Game
    Army–Navy Football GamePhoto: Harry S. Truman Library, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America
    The game
  • President Harry S. Truman at the Army-Navy Football Game
    President Harry S. Truman at the Army–Navy Football GamePhoto: Harry S. Truman Library, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America
    The game

Photographs from libraries and archives found through the Digital Public Library of America, each under the rights statement its holder gives (no copyright in the United States, public domain or Creative Commons) and credited to it. Captions as each collection catalogues them.

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 1950.

Consensus All-AmericanDan Foldberg, E

Record
8–⁠1
Conference
—
AP final
No. 2 peak No. 1
Points
267–⁠40
Coach
Red Blaik
Elo
1728 +46 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
18.3 No. 6 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Dan Foldberg