1897 Army Cadets football team

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The 1897 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1897 college football season. In their first season under head coach Herman Koehler, the Cadets compiled a 6–1–1 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 194 to 41. The Cadets suffered their only loss against Harvard by a 10 to 0 score and played Yale to a 6–6 tie. The Army–Navy Game was not played in 1897.[1]

ConferenceIndependent
Record6–1–1
Headcoach
CaptainWilliam Nesbitt
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1897 Army Cadets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–1–1
Head coach
CaptainWilliam Nesbitt
Home stadiumThe Plain
Seasons
← 1896
1898 â†’
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1897 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Penn â€“ 15–0–0
Princeton â€“ 10–1–0
Washington & Jefferson â€“ 10–1–0
Yale â€“ 9–0–2
Buffalo â€“ 9–1–0
Harvard â€“ 10–1–1
Army â€“ 6–1–1
Vermont â€“ 3–0–2
Lafayette â€“ 9–2–1
Drexel â€“ 6–2–1
Colgate â€“ 5–2–1
Dickinson â€“ 7–3–2
Swarthmore â€“ 7–3–2
Fordham â€“ 2–1–1
Cornell â€“ 5–3–1
Syracuse â€“ 5–3–1
Brown â€“ 7–4–0
Carlisle â€“ 6–4–0
Boston College â€“ 4–3–0
Holy Cross â€“ 4–3–1
Wesleyan â€“ 8–7–0
Bucknell â€“ 3–3–1
NYU â€“ 3–3–0
Temple â€“ 3–3–0
Trinity (CT) â€“ 4–4–1
Tufts â€“ 6–7–0
Geneva â€“ 3–4–1
Pittsburgh College â€“ 3–5–2
Villanova â€“ 3–5–1
Penn State â€“ 3–6–0
Amherst â€“ 2–6–2
Franklin & Marshall â€“ 2–6–2
Lehigh â€“ 3–7–0
New Hampshire â€“ 2–5–0
Rutgers â€“ 2–5–0
Western Univ. Penn. â€“ 1–3–0
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Three Army Cadets were honored on the 1897 College Football All-America Team. Halfback William Nesbitt received second-team honors from Walter Camp. Quarterback Leon Kromer received second-team honors from the New York Sun. Tackle Wallace Scales received second-team honors from Walter Camp and The New York Sun.[2][3]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2Trinity (CT)W 38–6
October 94:10 p.m.Wesleyan
  • The Plain
  • West Point, NY
W 12–92,000[4][5][6]
October 16Harvard
  • The Plain
  • West Point, NY
L 0–102,000[7]
October 23Tufts
  • The Plain
  • West Point, NY
W 30–0
October 30Yale
  • The Plain
  • West Point, NY
T 6–6
November 6Lehigh
  • The Plain
  • West Point, NY
W 48–6
November 13Stevens
  • The Plain
  • West Point, NY
W 18–4
November 202:55 p.m.Brown
  • The Plain
  • West Point, NY
W 42–02,000[8][9]
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