Army Football Team History
Army Black Knights
United States Military Academy
West Point, NY
Founded: 1802 Stadium: Michie Stadium Capacity: 39,929 Colors: Black, Gray & Gold Coach: Earl H. Red Blaik Conference: Independent-
1945 Season Highlights
Earl H. Red Blaik enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Army.
The Black Knights won the National Championship.
1945 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 29 vs. Louisville Field
32
0
W
Sat., Oct. 6 vs.
Wake Forest
54
0
W
Sat., Oct. 13 vs.
Michigan
28
7
W
@ Bronx, NY
Sat., Oct. 20 vs. Melville PT Boats
55
13
W
Sat., Oct. 27 vs.
Duke
48
13
W
@ New York, NY
Sat., Nov. 3 vs. Villanova
54
0
W
Sat., Nov. 10 vs.
Notre Dame
48
0
W
@ Bronx, NY
Sat., Nov. 17 @ Pennsylvania
61
0
W
Sat., Dec. 1 @
Navy
32
13
W
@ Philadelphia, PA
1945 Season Totals
Record 9-0
Points Scored 412
Scoring Average 45.8
Points Allowed 46
Defense Average 5.1
Opponents Record 32-11
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 7-0
Away Record 2-0
1945 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
1 9-0-0
AP
1945 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1945 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.