1917 Army Cadets football | |
Conference | Independent |
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1917 record | 7–1 |
Head coach | Geoffrey Keyes (1st season) |
Home stadium | The Plain |
Seasons |
Template:1917 college football records The 1917 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1917 college football season. In their first and only season under head coach Geoffrey Keyes, the Cadets compiled a 7–1 record, shut out four of their eight opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 203 to 24.[1] All eight games were played at home and the Cadets' sole loss came to Notre Dame by a 7–2 score. The Army–Navy Game was not played this season or the next.[2]
Halfback Elmer Oliphant was a consensus first-team player on the All-America team and was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.[3][4]
Schedule[]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
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October 6 | [[{{{school}}}|Carnegie Tech]] | W 28–0 | |
October 13 | VMI |
| W 34–0 |
October 20 | Tufts |
| W 26–3 |
October 27 | Villanova |
| W 21–7 |
November 3 | Notre Dame |
| L 2–7 |
November 10 | Carlisle |
| W 28–0 |
November 17 | Lebanon Valley |
| W 50–0 |
November 24 | Boston College |
| W 14–7 |
References[]
- ↑ "Army Yearly Results (1915-1919)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/a/army/1915-1919_yearly_results.php. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
- ↑ "1917 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/army/1917-schedule.html. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
- ↑ "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections". National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 4. http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2014/Awards.pdf. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
- ↑ "Elmer "Ollie" Oliphant". National Football Foundation. https://footballfoundation.org/hof_search.aspx?hof=1307. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
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