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1953 Army Cadets football team

American college football season

American college football season

FieldValue
year1953
teamArmy Cadets
sportfootball
CoachRank16
APRank14
record7–1–1
conferenceIndependent
head_coachEarl Blaik
hc_year13th
off_schemeT formation
captainLeRoy Lunn
championEastern champion

The 1953 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1953 college football season. Led by head coach Earl Blaik, the team finished with a record of 7–1–1. The Cadets won the Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy, awarded to the top college team in the East.

The Cadets had lost six players, including Freddie Myers, to academic ineligibility. The Cadets defeated Furman, 41–0, the team's first shutout since the 1951 scandal. After a loss to Northwestern, the Cadets were undefeated for the rest of the season. In a scoreless tie against Tulane, future Max McGee starred for the Green Wave. In the Army–Navy Game, Army's 20–7 victory over Navy was its first since 1949. The turning point of the season was an October victory over No. 7 Duke. The Blue Devils featured stars such as Red Smith and Worth (A Million) Lutz. Tommy Bell ran up the middle. Quarterback Pete Vann switched the ball to his left hand, and made a southpaw pass. Red Smith was tackled by Bob Mischak in the final minutes of the game. Mischak ran 73 yards to make the tackle catching up eight yards of separation to save a touchdown. Inspired by Mischak, Army held Duke inside the one yard line, took over on downs, and eventually won the game. "When Bob Mischak, who was posthumously enshrined in the Army/West Point Sports Hall of Fame in 2017, made that unlikely play, what Blaik called 'a marvelous display of heart and pursuit', the Army football team regained its soul." Direct quote from Maraness

Schedule

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Roster

  • Earl Blaik

New York Giants coaching vacancy

Before the end of the 1953 season, the New York Daily News had a headline in their paper that Vince Lombardi was the top candidate to become the Giants new head coach. Although Giants co-owner Wellington Mara was a classmate of Lombardi at Fordham University, the Giants were actually interested in Army head coach, Colonel Red Blaik. Blaik had declined the job, but recommended Lombardi, who was his offensive coordinator at Army. Despite being Red Blaik's top aide, Vince Lombardi was anxious and frustrated. Three other Army assistants, including Murray Warmath were now head coaches. In June, Lombardi had turned forty years old. Lombardi would be hired as the offensive co-ordinator for the 1954 season.

References

References

  1. ''When Pride Still Mattered'', David Maraniss, p.147, Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, New York, 1999, {{ISBN. 978-0-684-84418-3
  2. ''When Pride Still Mattered'', David Maraniss, p.148, Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, New York, 1999, {{ISBN. 978-0-684-84418-3
  3. (September 27, 1953). "Army trounces Furman, 41–0, in opener at West Point". The Baltimore Sun.
  4. Briordy, William J.. (October 11, 1953). "Cadets Turn Back Dartmouth, 27 to 0". [[The New York Times]].
  5. (October 18, 1953). "Army upsets Duke Blue Devils 14–13". The Ogden Standard-Examiner.
  6. Effrat, Louis. (October 25, 1953). "Cadets Roll to Easy Victory Behind Vann's Fine Passing". [[The New York Times]].
  7. (November 1, 1953). "Tulane plays Army to scoreless tie". The Daily Advertiser.
  8. (November 8, 1953). "Army crushes N. Carolina St. by 27–7 score". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph.
  9. Good, Herb. (November 15, 1953). "Army Rolls 75 Yds. in 4th Period to Top Penn, 21-14". [[The Philadelphia Inquirer]].
  10. . (November 29, 1953). ["Uebel Score 3 TD's As Cadets Too Tough"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80947158/daily-press/). *[[Daily Press (Virginia)*.
  11. . ["Schedule/Results (1953 Army)"](https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/403154). *[[National Collegiate Athletic Association]]*.
  12. ''Giants Among Men'', p. 152, Jack Cavanaugh, 2008, Random House, New York, {{ISBN. 978-1-4000-6717-6
  13. ''Giants Among Men'', p. 153, Jack Cavanaugh, 2008, Random House, New York, {{ISBN. 978-1-4000-6717-6
  14. ''When Pride Still Mattered'', David Maraniss, p.146, Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, New York, 1999, {{ISBN. 978-0-684-84418-3
  15. ''Giants Among Men'', p. 154, Jack Cavanaugh, 2008, Random House, New York {{ISBN. 978-1-4000-6717-6
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