1954 Pennsylvania Military Cadets football team

The 1954 Pennsylvania Military Cadets football team was an American football team that represented the Pennsylvania Military College (PMC) in Chester, Pennsylvania (now known as Widener University) as an independent during the 1954 college football season. In their ninth year under head coach George Hansell, the team compiled a perfect 7–0 record and outscored opponents by a total of 166 to 54. It was the first unbeaten and untied season in PMC history.[1]

1954 Pennsylvania Military Cadets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–0
Head coach
Home stadiumP.M.C. Stadium
Seasons
← 1953
1955 →
1954 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Hobart     8 0 0
Juniata     8 0 0
Pennsylvania Military     7 0 0
Trinity (CT)     7 0 0
Worcester Tech     6 0 0
Carnegie Tech     7 0 1
Boston College     8 1 0
Boston University     7 2 0
Hofstra     7 2 0
No. 20 Penn State     7 2 0
Tufts     6 2 0
Brown     6 2 1
Drexel     5 2 0
Bucknell     6 3 0
Colgate     5 2 2
Princeton     5 3 1
Yale     5 3 1
Cornell     5 4 0
Harvard     4 3 1
Syracuse     4 4 0
Pittsburgh     4 5 0
Franklin & Marshall     3 5 0
Temple     3 5 0
Dartmouth     3 6 0
Holy Cross     3 7 0
Buffalo     2 7 0
Fordham     1 7 1
Columbia     1 8 0
Villanova     1 9 0
Penn     0 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The team played at P.M.C. Stadium home games in Chester, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2Western Maryland
W 24–0[2]
October 16Moravian
  • P.M.C. Stadium
  • Chester, PA
W 27–204,000[3]
October 23at WagnerStaten Island, NYW 21–12[4]
October 30Lycoming
  • P.M.C. Stadium
  • Chester, PA
W 21–0[5]
November 6at Dickinson
W 6–23,500[6]
November 13Lebanon Valley 
  • P.M.C. Stadium
  • Chester, PA
W 39–145,000[7]
November 20at AlbrightReading, PAW 28–6[1]
  •  Homecoming

References

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  1. ^ a b "Bowl Talk Invades Campus As PMC Finishes Unbeaten". Chester Times. November 22, 1954. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Terrors lose by 24 to 0". The Baltimore Sun. October 3, 1938. Retrieved March 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Moravian loses out in final minutes, 27–20, to PMC Cadets". Sunday Call-Chronicle. October 17, 1938. Retrieved March 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Unbeaten PMC whips Wagner". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 24, 1938. Retrieved March 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Ed Gebhart (November 1, 1954). "PMC 'Off' Game, Wins Fourth on Breaks; Eight Starters from Delco High Schools". Chester Times. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Pass Gives Undefeated P.M.C. Win Over Dickinson". The Evening Sentinel. November 8, 1954. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Lebanon Valley beaten by PMC". The Scrantonian. November 14, 1938. Retrieved March 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.