1941 Army Cadets football team explained

Year:1941
Team:Army Cadets
Sport:football
Conference:Independent
Record:5–3–1
Head Coach:Earl Blaik
Hc Year:1st
Captain:Ray Murphy
Stadium:Michie Stadium

The 1941 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1941 college football season. In their first year under head coach Earl Blaik, the Cadets compiled a 5–3–1 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 105 to 87.[1]

The season represented a four-game improvement on the prior year's record of 1–7–1. Army opened with four wins,[2] then played a scoreless tie with undefeated Notre Dame at Yankee Stadium.[3] The eleventh-ranked Cadets then lost on the road in consecutive weeks to Harvard In the annual the Midshipmen won for the third Army halfback Hank Mazur was selected by Life magazine as a third-team player on the All-America team.[4] Mazur was also selected by the Associated Press as a second-team player on the 1941 All-Eastern football team.[5]

Army was ranked at No. 45 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Army Yearly Results (1940-1944). David DeLassus. College Football Data Warehouse. August 1, 2015. September 5, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150905191454/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/a/army/1940-1944_yearly_results.php. dead.
  2. News: Cadets trick Columbia in 13-0 win . Pittsburgh Press . United Press . Guenther . Jack . October 26, 1941 . 13, part 3.
  3. News: Cadets top Irish on muddy gridiron . Pittsburgh Press . Associated Press . Ferguson . Harry . November 2, 1941 . 9, part 3.
  4. News: Al DeMao, Rokisky on All-America Teams. The Pittsburgh Press. November 29, 1941.
  5. News: MacKinney and Peabody on A.P. Eastern Eleven. The Boston Daily Globe. December 5, 1941. 28. Newspapers.com.
  6. News: Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published. The Courier-Journal. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous. December 26, 1941. Sports 4. Newspapers.com.