1897 Army Cadets football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1897 Army Cadets football Group photo of the 1897 US Army football team.png 285 Independent 6–1–1 Herman Koehler 1st William Nesbitt The Plain The 1897 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy as an independent during 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 1897.1897 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football July 29, 2015 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/army/1897-schedule.html 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 New York Sun.Camp's Champion Eleven: Chamberlin, Brown, De Saulles and Hall of Yale All-American Leaders New Haven Evening Register December 8, 1897An Arduous Task: The Choosing of an All American Representative Football Team Evening News Lincoln, Nebraska reprinted from New York Sun December 15, 1897 Schedule October 2 w Trinity (CT) The Plain West Point, NY 38–6 October 9 4:10 p.m. w Wesleyan The Plain West Point, NY 12–9 2,000 West Point Game Disputed https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-world/177539299/ The World New York, New York October 10, 1897 12 July 26, 2025 Newspapers.com West Point Vs. Wesleyan https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-brooklyn-citizen/177539163/ Brooklyn Citizen Brooklyn, New York October 10, 1897 6 July 26, 2025 Newspapers.com Methodists Defeated—West Point Tin Soldiers Were Too Much for Wesleyan University https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-buffalo-times/177539049/ Buffalo Sunday Morning Times Buffalo, New York October 10, 1897 22 July 26, 2025 Newspapers.com October 16 l Harvard The Plain West Point, NY 0–10 2,000 Hot Work on the Gridiron: Harvard Defeats West Point 10-0 After a Stubborn Contest The Boston Globe October 17, 1897 1 https://newspaperarchive.com/boston-sunday-globe-oct-17-1897-p-77/ NewspaperARCHIVE October 23 w 1897 Tufts Jumbos Tufts The Plain West Point, NY 30–0 October 30 t Yale The Plain West Point, NY 6–6 November 6 w Lehigh The Plain West Point, NY 48–6 November 13 w 1897 Stevens Stevens The Plain West Point, NY 18–4 November 20 2:55 p.m. w Brown The Plain West Point, NY 42–0 2,000 West Point Cadets Beat Brown, 42 to 0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97438439/the-brooklyn-daily-eagle/ The Brooklyn Daily Eagle Brooklyn, New York November 21, 1897 8 March 11, 2022 Newspapers.com Easy For West Point https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97438562/the-sun/ The Sun New York, New York November 21, 1897 3 March 11, 2022 Newspapers.com References Army Category:Army Black Knights football seasons Army Cadets football