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Some 19 active or former players of the National Football League would ultimately die in the American war effort, [1] in addition to an uncounted number of former collegians. Early in the war effort one football writer said about the applicability of the formation of football teams with military training: Football is a body-toughener.
Robert Reese Neyland (KNEE-lÉ™nd; [1] February 17, 1892 – March 28, 1962) was an American football player and coach and officer in the United States Army, reaching the rank of brigadier general. He served three stints as the head football coach at the University of Tennessee (UT) from 1926 to 1934
The 1940 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1940 college football season. In their third and final year under head coach William H. Wood , the Cadets compiled a 1–7–1 record and were outscored their opponents by a combined total of 197 to 54. [ 1 ]
1940s; 1950s; 1960s; ... Subcategories. This category has the following 10 subcategories, out of 10 total. 0–9. 1940 in North American football (1 C) 1941 in North ...
Army also won the Lambert Trophy as the best football team in the east. [ 3 ] All eight other contemporary NCAA-designated major selectors also recognized Army as the 1945 national champion , including the Boand System , Dunkel System , DeVold System, Helms Athletic Foundation , Houlgate System , Litkenhous Ratings , Poling System , and ...
The Scottish Football League and Scottish Cup were suspended in 1939, with unofficial regional competitions replacing them. These were dominated by Rangers, who won the 1939–40 Scottish War Emergency League and all of the six Southern League tournaments played, plus four of six Southern League Cups, the one-off Scottish War Emergency Cup in 1940, one of five Summer Cups and the one-off ...
The 1944 Army Cadets football team was an American football team that represented the United States Military Academy as an independent during the 1944 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Earl Blaik , the Cadets compiled a perfect 9–0 record and outscored opponents by a total of 504 to 35. [ 1 ]
Wolves won the Football League War Cup in 1942, beating Sunderland 4–1. [23] The team featured a player named Eric Robinson, who was killed during a military training exercise soon afterwards. [24] In the 1940–1941 season Preston North End needed to win their last game against Liverpool to win the North Regional League title.