1933 Army Cadets football team

American college football season

1933 Army Cadets football

Conference| Independent
Record| 9–1
Head coach|

* Garrison H. Davidson (1st season)

Captain| Harvey Jablonsky
Home stadium| Michie Stadium

Seasons

<- 1932

1934 ->

1933 Eastern college football independents records

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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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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 30| Mercer|

* Michie Stadium
* West Point, NY

| W 19–6| | [4]
October 7| VMI|

* Michie Stadium
* West Point, NY

| W 32–0| 8,000| [5]
October 14| Delaware|

* Michie Stadium
* West Point, NY

| W 52–0| |
October 21| vs. Illinois| Cleveland, OH| W 6–0| |
October 28| at Yale|

* Yale Bowl
* New Haven, CT

| W 21–0| |
November 4| Coe|

* Michie Stadium
* West Point, NY

| W 34–0| |
November 11| at Harvard|

* Harvard Stadium
* Boston, MA

| W 27–0| |
November 18| Pennsylvania Military|

* Michie Stadium
* West Point, NY

| W 12–0| |
November 25| vs. Navy|

* Franklin Field
* Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)

| W 12–7| |
December 2| vs. Notre Dame|

* Yankee Stadium
* Bronx, NY (rivalry)

| L 12–13| 73,594| [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.

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Army Black Knights football

Venues|

* The Plain (1890–1923)
* Michie Stadium (1924–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Air Force (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)
* Navy: Army–Navy Game (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)
* Notre Dame

Culture & lore|

* Army Mules
* Black Death Award
* "On, Brave Old Army Team"
* "The Army Goes Rolling Along"
* 1946 "Game of the Century"
* West Point
* Salute
* Touchdown, Army
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