1949 Army Cadets football team

Schedule

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Rankings

Offseason

Sid Gillman left Army to become the head coach for the University of Cincinnati. Head coach Red Blaik interviewed Vince Lombardi, but harbored doubts that Lombardi's background as a high school coach would prepare him for the job.

Besides Lombardi, Murray Warmath of Tennessee was the other new face on the coaching staff. Lombardi would focus on offense, while Warmath worked on the defense. They were the only civilian coaches on the staff. In November 1934, Lombardi (with Fordham) faced off against Warmath (playing for Tennessee) with Fordham winning the game 13-12. The other members of the staff included Doug Kenna, Paul Amen, and John Sauer.

Accusations of dirty play

There were accusations that Army played dirty. Against the University of Michigan, Wolverine’s halfback Chuck Ortmann was knocked unconscious. The accusation was that Army player Gil Stephenson kicked him. The matter was escalated when Michigan professor of Geology, WH Hobbs was interviewed by the Michigan Daily and commented on the play. The press continued to establish Army’s notoriety as bullies after convincing wins over Harvard 54-14, and Columbia 63-6. Army hosted Vince Lombardi’s former team, the Fordham Rams at Michie Stadium. One of the members of the Rams was Vince’s brother, Joe Lombardi, who transferred to the school after Lombardi left. Tim Cohane, writer of Look Magazine was a Fordham alumnus, and a friend of Army coach Red Blaik. He pressured both teams to play each other. Cohane felt the game would help Fordham rise to national prominence. Herb Seidell, the Fordham captain, lost a tooth in the game. Several fights ensued and the media named the match, the Donnybrook on the Hudson. There were multiple penalties for unnecessary roughness.

References

References

1. When Pride Still Mattered, David Maraniss, p.105, Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, New York, NY, 1999, {{ISBN. 978-0-684-84418-3
2. When Pride Still Mattered, David Maraniss, p.109, Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, New York, NY, 1999, {{ISBN. 978-0-684-84418-3
3. (September 25, 1949). "Army soundly thumps Davidson eleven, 47–7". The Commercial Appeal.
4. Werden, Lincoln A.. (October 16, 1949). "Army Tops Harvard, 54-14; Stephenson Tallies 4 Times". [[The New York Times]].
5. Effrat, Louis. (October 23, 1949). "Army Routs Columbia, 63-6, Galiffa, Cain Leading Attack". [[The New York Times]].
6. (October 30, 1949). "Army coasts over VMI; Blaik uses subs in 2d half". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
7. Abramson, Jesse. (November 6, 1949). "Army Upends Fordham, 35-0; Galiffa Passes for 4 Scores". [[The Boston Globe.
8. Morris, Everett B.. (November 13, 1949). "Army Staves Off Penn Bids, Escapes with 14-13 Victory". [[The Boston Globe.
9. When Pride Still Mattered, David Maraniss, pp.97-98, Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, New York, NY, 1999, {{ISBN. 978-0-684-84418-3
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14. When Pride Still Mattered, David Maraniss, p.108, Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, New York, NY, 1999, {{ISBN. 978-0-684-84418-3