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Army Football Top Moments: Number 3
November 25, 2015 | Football, Athletics
WEST POINT, N.Y. - In celebration of 125 years of Army football, the Army Athletic Association is counting down the top 10 moments in program history each Wednesday during the remainder of the 2015 football season. A fan vote and a panel of athletic department officials combined to determine the list of top moments.
Number 3 - Army finishes 8-0-1 in Red Blaik's final season (1958)
The 1958 Army football team, led by legendary head coach Earl 'Red' Blaik, featured a powerful one-two punch with Pete Dawkins and Bob Anderson. Anderson was Army's leading rusher with more than 550 yards on the ground, while Dawkins put up more than 900 yards from scrimmage.
Army defeated South Carolina and Penn State to start the season before traveling to No. 4 Notre Dame. Army dominated the Irish, en route to a 14-2 victory.
In a win over Virginia at Michie Stadium, the Black Knights were dealt adversity, as both Dawkins and backfield mate Harry Walters, went down with injuries. The next week, Army played to a 14-14 tie at Pittsburgh.
The Black Knights bounced back with victories over Colgate, Rice and Villanova before its annual meeting with Navy. At Philadelphia's Municipal Stadium, the Black Knights finished the unbeaten season with a 22-6 win over their rivals.
Army outscored its opponents 264-49, and finished the year ranked No. 3 in the final polls.
In addition to Dawkins winning the Heisman Trophy and the Maxwell Award, offensive guard Bob Novogratz won the Knute Rockne Memorial Trophy as the nation's top lineman.
The 1958 season also was the final one for Blaik, who retired with a mark of 121-33-10, including six undefeated seasons and three National Championships.
Army Football Top Moments
10. Army defeats SMU in Armed Forces Bowl for first bowl win in 25 years (2010)
9. Army defeats Texas A&M, 24-14, despite being a 30-point underdog (1972)
8. Army defeats Illinois 31-29 in the Peach Bowl (1985)
7. Andrew Rodriguez wins the Campbell Trophy (2011) and Sullivan Award (2012)
6. Mike Mayweather sets Academy season and career rushing marks (1990)
5. First bowl game win, 10-6, against Michigan State in the Cherry Bowl (1984)
4. Army's Come-From-Behind Victory in the Army-Navy Game (1996)
3. Army finishes 8-0-1 in Red Blaik's final season (1958)
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Number 3 - Army finishes 8-0-1 in Red Blaik's final season (1958)
The 1958 Army football team, led by legendary head coach Earl 'Red' Blaik, featured a powerful one-two punch with Pete Dawkins and Bob Anderson. Anderson was Army's leading rusher with more than 550 yards on the ground, while Dawkins put up more than 900 yards from scrimmage.
Army defeated South Carolina and Penn State to start the season before traveling to No. 4 Notre Dame. Army dominated the Irish, en route to a 14-2 victory.
In a win over Virginia at Michie Stadium, the Black Knights were dealt adversity, as both Dawkins and backfield mate Harry Walters, went down with injuries. The next week, Army played to a 14-14 tie at Pittsburgh.
The Black Knights bounced back with victories over Colgate, Rice and Villanova before its annual meeting with Navy. At Philadelphia's Municipal Stadium, the Black Knights finished the unbeaten season with a 22-6 win over their rivals.
Army outscored its opponents 264-49, and finished the year ranked No. 3 in the final polls.
In addition to Dawkins winning the Heisman Trophy and the Maxwell Award, offensive guard Bob Novogratz won the Knute Rockne Memorial Trophy as the nation's top lineman.
The 1958 season also was the final one for Blaik, who retired with a mark of 121-33-10, including six undefeated seasons and three National Championships.
Army Football Top Moments
10. Army defeats SMU in Armed Forces Bowl for first bowl win in 25 years (2010)
9. Army defeats Texas A&M, 24-14, despite being a 30-point underdog (1972)
8. Army defeats Illinois 31-29 in the Peach Bowl (1985)
7. Andrew Rodriguez wins the Campbell Trophy (2011) and Sullivan Award (2012)
6. Mike Mayweather sets Academy season and career rushing marks (1990)
5. First bowl game win, 10-6, against Michigan State in the Cherry Bowl (1984)
4. Army's Come-From-Behind Victory in the Army-Navy Game (1996)
3. Army finishes 8-0-1 in Red Blaik's final season (1958)
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