Reign #95 of 335 · Army’s 2nd reign
Army, 1945–1947
693Days held
14Defenses
#17Longest of 335
#21Most defended of 335
How it started
December 1, 1945
Took the belt from Navy 32–13 at home on December 1, 1945.
Army was No. 1 in the AP poll going into that game, Navy was No. 2. While holding the belt: ranked in 15 of 15 poll weeks, best No. 1, 7 weeks at No. 1. The belt vs. the polls →
Head coach: Red Blaik · 2 reigns started, 1,463 days with the belt.
Defenses
The belt on the line, 14 times
September 21, 1946 · vs. Villanova 35–0DefendedSeptember 28, 1946 · vs. Oklahoma 21–7DefendedOctober 5, 1946 · vs. Cornell 46–21DefendedOctober 12, 1946 · at Michigan 20–13DefendedOctober 19, 1946 · vs. Columbia 48–14DefendedOctober 26, 1946 · vs. Duke 19–0DefendedNovember 2, 1946 · vs. West Virginia 19–0DefendedNovember 9, 1946 · at Notre Dame 0–0Tie, belt keptNovember 16, 1946 · at Pennsylvania 34–7DefendedNovember 30, 1946 · vs. Navy 21–18DefendedSeptember 27, 1947 · vs. Villanova 13–0DefendedOctober 4, 1947 · vs. Colorado 47–0DefendedOctober 11, 1947 · at Illinois 0–0Tie, belt keptOctober 18, 1947 · vs. Virginia Tech 40–0Defended
How it ended