1926 Army Cadets football team

American college football season

1926 Army Cadets football

Conference| Independent
Record| 7–1–1
Head coach|

* Biff Jones (1st season)

Offensive scheme| Single-wing
Captain| Orville Hewitt
Home stadium| Michie Stadium

Seasons

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1927 ->

1926 Eastern college football independents records

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 5 Lafayette |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 0  | - | 0
No. 10 Brown |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 0  | - | 1
NYU |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 0
No. 9 Army |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 1  | - | 1
Washington & Jefferson |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 1  | - | 1
Boston College |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 0  | - | 2
No. 10 Penn |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 1  | - | 1
Cornell |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 1
Princeton |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 1  | - | 1
Carnegie Tech |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 0
Springfield |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0
Syracuse |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 1
Villanova |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 1
Colgate |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 2  | - | 2
Columbia |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0
Pittsburgh |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 2  | - | 2
CCNY |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0
Temple |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0
Penn State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
Tufts |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0
Yale |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0
Bucknell |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 1
Fordham |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 1
Harvard |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 0
Rutgers |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0
Vermont |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0
Drexel |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 5  | - | 0
Boston University |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 0
Lehigh |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 8  | - | 0
Franklin & Marshall |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 8  | - | 1
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1926 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1926 college football season. In their first season under head coach Biff Jones, the Cadets compiled a 7–1–1 record, shut out four of their nine opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 240 to 71.[1] In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets tied the Midshipmen at 21. The team's only loss came to Notre Dame by a 7 to 0 score.[2] The team was ranked No. 11 in the nation in the Dickinson System ratings released in December 1926.[3]

Four Army players were recognized on the All-America team. Tackle Bud Sprague was a consensus first-team honoree with first-team designations from the Associated Press (AP) and the Central Press Association (CP). Sprague was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Halfback Harry Wilson was selected as a first-team honoree by Walter Camp, the All-America Board, Collier's Weekly, the International News Service, and the Newspaper Enterprise Association. Guard Ernest Schmidt was selected as a first-team player by the New York Sun. Center Maurice Daly was selected as a second-team honoree by the New York Sun.

## Schedule

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1926 Army–Navy Game at Soldier Field in Chicago Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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October 2| Detroit|

* Michie Stadium
* West Point, NY

| W 21–0| | [4]
October 9| Davis & Elkins|

* Michie Stadium
* West Point, NY

| W 21–7| |
October 16| Syracuse|

* Michie Stadium
* West Point, NY

| W 27–21| 20,000|
October 23| Boston University|

* Michie Stadium
* West Point, NY

| W 41–0| |
October 30| at Yale|

* Yale Bowl
* New Haven, CT

| W 33–0| 75,000| [5]
November 6| Franklin & Marshall|

* Michie Stadium
* West Point, NY

| W 55–0| |
November 13| vs. Notre Dame|

* Yankee Stadium
* Bronx, NY (rivalry)

| L 0–7| 63,029|
November 20| Ursinus|

* Michie Stadium
* West Point, NY

| W 44–0| |
November 27| vs. Navy|

* Soldier Field
* Chicago, IL (Army–Navy Game)

| T 21–21| |

## Players

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Players at the Hotel Windemere in Chicago ahead of the Army–Navy Game Players arrive at Chicago's Central Station ahead of the Army–Navy Game

* Charles Born - end
* Samuel Brentnall[6] \- end
* Red Cagle \- halfback (College Football Hall of Fame)
* Clyde A. Dahl
* Maurice F. Daly
* Garrison H. Davidson
* Louis A. Hammack
* Norris B. Harbold
* Neil B. Harding
* Orville Hewitt \- fullback
* Thomas R. Lynch
* Arthur W. Meehan
* John H. Murrell
* George W. Perry
* LaVerne G. Saunders
* Ernest G. Schmidt
* Lyle Seeman
* Bud Sprague \- tackle (College Football Hall of Fame)
* Thomas J. H. Trapnell
* Harry Wilson \- captain (College Football Hall of Fame)

## Coaches

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* Head coach: Biff Jones
* Assistant coaches: Major Sasse, Lt. Bryan, Lt. Farwick, Lt. Wood, Lt. Wicks, Lt. Myers, Lt. Johnson
* Trainer: Wandle

## References

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1. ^ "Army Yearly Results (1925-1929)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
2. ^ "1926 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
3. ^ "Stanford Eleven Adjudged Best: Navy Ranks Second Under Dickinson System of Rating Teams". The Morning Post. Camden, N.J. December 17, 1926. p. 23 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ W. W. Edgar (October 3, 1926). "Army Defeats U. of D., 21 to 0: Cadets' Late Assault Breaks Titan Defense". Detroit Free Press. p. 21 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ Leslie A. Young (October 31, 1926). "75,000 See Army Eleven Swamp Yale". The Hartford Courant. pp. I-1, IV-1 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ Fogerty, Robert P. (1953). "Biographical Data on Air Force General Officers, 1917-1952, Volume 1 – A thru L" (PDF). Air Force Historical Research Agency. pp. 230–232\. USAF historical studies: no. 91. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 31, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2021.230-232&rft.pub=Air+Force+Historical+Research+Agency&rft.date=1953&rft.aulast=Fogerty&rft.aufirst=Robert+P.&rft_id=https://www.afhra.af.mil/Portals/16/documents/Studies/51-100/AFD-090601-134.pdf&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:1926+Army+Cadets+football+team" class="Z3988">

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Army Black Knights football

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* The Plain (1890–1923)
* Michie Stadium (1924–present)

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* Navy: Army–Navy Game (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)
* Notre Dame

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