1926 Army Cadets football team

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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. 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.[1] The team was ranked No. 11 in the nation in the Dickinson System ratings released in December 1926.[2]

ConferenceIndependent
Record7–1–1
Headcoach
OffensiveschemeSingle-wing
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1926 Army Cadets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–1–1
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
CaptainOrville Hewitt
Home stadiumMichie Stadium
Seasons
 1925
1927 
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1926 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Lafayette  900
No. 10 Brown  901
NYU  810
No. 9 Army  711
Washington & Jefferson  711
Boston College  602
No. 10 Penn  711
Cornell  611
Princeton  511
Carnegie Tech  720
Springfield  620
Syracuse  721
Villanova  621
Colgate  522
Columbia  630
Pittsburgh  522
CCNY  530
Temple  530
Penn State  540
Tufts  440
Yale  440
Bucknell  451
Fordham  341
Harvard  350
Rutgers  360
Vermont  360
Drexel  250
Boston University  260
Lehigh  180
Franklin & Marshall  081
Rankings from Dickinson System
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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

1926 Army–Navy Game at Soldier Field in Chicago
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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2DetroitW 21–0[3]
October 9Davis & Elkins
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 21–7
October 16Syracuse
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 27–2120,000
October 23Boston University
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 41–0
October 30at YaleW 33–075,000[4]
November 6Franklin & Marshall
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 55–0
November 13vs. Notre DameL 0–763,029
November 20Ursinus
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 44–0
November 27vs. NavyT 21–21
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Roster

Players arrive at Chicago's Central Station ahead of the Army–Navy Game
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1926 Army Cadets football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense v|-
Pos.#NameClass
HB 10 Harry Wilson Jr
B 11 Thomas J. H. Trapnell Sr
C 12 Maurice F. Daly
E 13 Charles F. Born Jr
E 14 Samuel Brenthall
B 15 Clyde A. Dahl
OT 16 George W. Perry
QB 17 W. F. Hall
QB 18 D. Z. Zimmerman
G 19 Louis A. Hammack
QB 20 Neil B. Harding
C 21 E. A. Kenny
OT 22 Howard G. Bunker Jr
QB 23 Arthur W. Meehan
B 24 C. W. Piper
E 25 G. E. Fletcher
OT 26 J. Dibb
B 27 R. C. Hutchinson
G 28 Ernest G. Schmidt
FB 30 Orville Hewitt (c)
B 31 K. M. Landon
E 32 F. L. Anderson
OT 33 Bud Sprague
E 34 Garrison H. Davidson Jr
G 35 A. W. Schermacker
G 36 Thomas R. Lynch
E 38 Norris B. Harbold
B 39 E. O'Donnell
OT 40 LaVerne G. Saunders
HB 41 Chris "Red" Cagle Fr
OT 42 B. C. Muse
C 43 B. R. Wimer
G 44 Lyle Seeman Jr
B 45 A. E. Harris
E 52 C. B. Tobin
B 53 John H. Murrell
E 60 W. L. Nave
OT 64 P. Elias
B 77 Joseph H. Gilbreth
OT 80 F. B. Connor
E 87 H. L. Flood
HB 88 J.K. Cunningham
HB 91 J. L. Beynon
E 97 S. I. Simonton
G 99 F. G. Waldrop
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

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[5]

College Football Hall of Fame inductees: Red Cagle, Bud Sprague, Harry Wilson

Coaches

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

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