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1933 Army Cadets football team

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1933 Army Cadets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–1
Head coach
CaptainHarvey Jablonsky
Home stadiumMichie Stadium
Seasons
← 1932
1934 →
1933 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Princeton     9 0 0
Duquesne     10 1 0
No. 9 Army     9 1 0
Boston College     8 1 0
Columbia     8 1 0
Pittsburgh     8 1 0
Colgate     6 1 1
Bucknell     7 2 0
Fordham     6 2 0
Tufts     6 2 0
Villanova     7 2 1
Harvard     5 2 1
Drexel     5 3 0
Massachusetts State     5 3 0
Temple     5 3 0
Manhattan     5 3 1
Cornell     4 3 0
Carnegie Tech     4 3 2
La Salle     3 3 2
Syracuse     4 4 0
Yale     4 4 0
Penn State     3 3 1
Brown     3 5 0
Vermont     3 5 0
Franklin & Marshall     4 5 0
NYU     2 4 1
Penn     2 4 1
Northeastern     1 3 1
Boston University     2 5 0
Washington & Jefferson     2 7 1
CCNY     1 5 1
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1933 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1933 college football season. In their first year under head coach Garrison H. Davidson, the Cadets compiled a 9–1 record, shut out seven of their ten opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 227 to 26.[1] In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets defeated the Midshipmen 12–7. In the final game of the season at Yankee Stadium, the undefeated Cadets were upset by struggling Notre Dame, 13–12.[2][3]

Four Army players were recognized on the All-America team. Halfback Jack Buckler received first-team honors from the Associated Press (AP), United Press (UP), Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), Central Press Association (CP), and New York Sun. Quarterback Paul Johnson received second-team honors from the AP and NEA. Guard Harvey Jablonsky received second-team honors from the NEA, CP, and International News Service (INS). End Peter James Kopcsak received third-team honors from the CP.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30MercerW 19–6[4]
October 7VMI
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 32–08,000[5]
October 14Delaware
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 52–0
October 21vs. IllinoisCleveland, OHW 6–0
October 28at YaleW 21–0
November 4Coe
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 34–0
November 11at HarvardW 27–0
November 18Pennsylvania Military
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 12–0
November 25vs. NavyW 12–7
December 2vs. Notre DameL 12–1373,594[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Army Yearly Results (1930-1934)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Notre Dame defeats Army in brilliant 13-12 battle". Pittsburgh Press. December 3, 1933. p. 1.
  3. ^ "1933 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
  4. ^ "Army on top by 19–6". Brooklyn Times Union. October 1, 1933. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Army gallops, Jack Buckler stars as Cadets best V.M.I., 32 to 0". Nashville Banner. October 8, 1933. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.