1923 Army Cadets football team

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The 1923 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1923 college football season. In their first season under head coach John McEwan, the Cadets compiled a 6–2–1 record, shut out five of their nine opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 237 to 56. In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets and Midshipmen played to a scoreless tie at the Polo Grounds in New York City.[1][2]

ConferenceIndependent
Record6–2–1
Headcoach
CaptainDenis Mulligan
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1923 Army Cadets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–2–1
Head coach
CaptainDenis Mulligan
Home stadiumThe Plain
Uniform
Seasons
← 1922
1924 â†’
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1923 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Cornell â€“ 8–0–0
Yale â€“ 8–0–0
St. John's â€“ 5–0–1
Dartmouth â€“ 8–1–0
Syracuse â€“ 8–1–0
Boston College â€“ 7–1–1
Rutgers â€“ 7–1–1
Washington & Jefferson â€“ 6–1–1
Holy Cross â€“ 8–2–0
Lafayette â€“ 6–1–2
Tufts â€“ 6–2–0
Army â€“ 6–2–1
Colgate â€“ 6–2–1
Geneva â€“ 6–2–1
Lehigh â€“ 6–2–1
NYU â€“ 6–2–1
Penn State â€“ 6–2–1
Vermont â€“ 6–3–1
Brown â€“ 6–4–0
Harvard â€“ 4–3–1
Carnegie Tech â€“ 4–3–1
Penn â€“ 5–4–0
Pittsburgh â€“ 5–4–0
Bucknell â€“ 4–4–1
Columbia â€“ 4–4–1
Duquesne â€“ 4–4–0
Princeton â€“ 3–3–1
Franklin & Marshall â€“ 3–5–1
Drexel â€“ 2–6–0
Buffalo â€“ 2–5–1
Fordham â€“ 2–7–0
Boston University â€“ 1–6–0
Villanova â€“ 0–7–1
Temple â€“ 0–5–0
CCNY â€“ 0–7–0
Springfield â€“ 0–7–0
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Two Army players were recognized on the All-America team. Center Edgar Garbisch was selected as a first-team player by Tom Thorp and Percy Haughton and a second-team player by Athletic World magazine, Norman E. Brown and Davis Walsh. Garbisch was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Guard August Farwick received second-team honors from Norman E. Brown and Tom Thorp.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29TennesseeW 41–0[3]
October 6Florida
  • The Plain
  • West Point, NY
W 20–0[4][5]
October 13vs. Notre DameL 0–1335,000[6]
October 20Auburn
  • The Plain
  • West Point, NY
W 28–6[7]
October 27Lebanon Valley
  • The Plain
  • West Point, NY
W 74–0
November 3at YaleL 10–31[8]
November 10Arkansas Tech
  • The Plain
  • West Point, NY
W 44–0
November 17Bethany (WV)
  • The Plain
  • West Point, NY
W 20–6
November 24vs. NavyT 0–066,000[1]
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