1897 Army Cadets football team

1897 Army Cadets football
Conference Independent
1897 record 6–1–1
Head coach Herman Koehler (1st year)
Home stadium The Plain

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.[1] 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.[2]

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.[3][4]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance
October 2 Trinity (CT) The PlainWest Point, NY W 38–6    
October 9 Wesleyan The Plain • West Point, NY W 12–9    
October 16 Harvard The Plain • West Point, NY L 0–10    
October 23 Tufts The Plain • West Point, NY W 30–0    
October 30 Yale The Plain • West Point, NY T 6–6    
November 6 Lehigh The Plain • West Point, NY W 48–6    
November 13 Stevens Tech The Plain • West Point, NY W 18–4    
November 20 Brown The Plain • West Point, NY W 42–0    
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. "Army Yearly Results (1895-1899)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  2. "1897 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  3. "Camp's Champion Eleven: Chamberlin, Brown, De Saulles and Hall of Yale All-American Leaders". New Haven Evening Register. December 8, 1897.
  4. "An Arduous Task: The Choosing of an All American Representative Football Team". Evening News. Lincoln, Nebraska. December 15, 1897 via reprinted from New York Sun.
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