The 1950 Army Cadets football team represented the

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in the

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. Led by head coach

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, the team finished with an 8–1 record. The Cadets offense scored 267 points, while the defense allowed 40 points. Bob Blaik was the starting

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. Tom Lombardo, the captain of the 1944 Army team, was killed in action in

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. Two weeks before the

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, Johnny Trent, the captain of the 1949 Army team, was killed in action. Trent, and Arnold Galiffa, the starting quarterback of the 1949 Army team, were sent with the Eighth Army to Korea. With President

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in attendance, Navy beat Army by a score of 14–2. It was the first time Navy had beaten Army since 1943.

Schedule

Roster

*QB Bob Blaik *Elmer Stout #26

1951 NFL Draft

References

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Army Black Knights football seasons

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