1956_Army_Cadets_football_team

1956 Army Cadets football team

1956 Army Cadets football team

American college football season

The 1956 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1956 NCAA University Division football season. In their 16th year under head coach Earl Blaik, the Cadets compiled a 5–3–1 record and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 223 to 153.[1] In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets tied the Midshipmen by a 7 to 7 score. The Cadets also lost to Michigan, Syracuse, and Pittsburgh.[2]

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Army guard Stan Slater was honored by the United Press as a third-team player on the 1956 College Football All-America Team.[3]

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References

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    "Army Yearly Results (1955-1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
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    "1956 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
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    Norman Miller (November 29, 1956). "Tubbs, Parker, Kramer Steal All-America Show: Three Linmen Get Most Attention In United Press' Poll". The Daily News. Huntingdon and Mount Union, PA.
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    "Army shakes off VMI". Rocky Mount Telegram. September 30, 1956. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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    Tommy Devine (October 14, 1956). "M Runs Army Right Out of Stadium, 48-14". Detroit Free Press. pp. F1, F3 – via Newspapers.com.
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    Effrat, Louis (October 28, 1956). "Cadets Conquer Columbia in Finale of Series, 60-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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    Sheehan, Joseph M. (November 4, 1956). "Cadets Vanquish Colgate, 55 to 46". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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    "Army's 2nd half attack routs W-M". Norfolk Virginian-Pilot. November 11, 1956. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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    Hyde, Frederic G. (December 2, 1956). "Game Brings Thrills, Chills, To 102,000". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. p. 1. Retrieved January 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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    Hyde, Frederic G. (December 2, 1956). "Throng of 102,000 at Army-Navy Football Classic Is Thrill and Chilled (continued)". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. p. 4. Retrieved January 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.


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