1914 Army Cadets football team

American college football season February 2026 December 2022 1914 Army Cadets football Group photo of the 1914 West Point football team.png 285 Independent 9–0 Charles Dudley Daly 2nd Vernon Prichard The Plain National champion (Helms, Houlgate, NCF)Co-national champion (Davis) The 1914 Army Cadets football team was an American football team that represented the United States Military Academy as an independent during the 1914 college football season. In their second season under head coach Charles Dudley Daly, the Cadets compiled a 9–0 record, shut out six of their nine opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 219 to 20, an average of 24.3 points scored and 2.2 points allowed.1914 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football July 29, 2015 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/army/1914-schedule.html In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets defeated the Midshipmen, 20 to 0.Well-Balanced Army Machine Overwhelms Navy, 20-0 The Brooklyn Daily Eagle November 29, 1914 https://www.newspapers.com/image/54333258/?terms=army%2Bnavy The Cadets also defeated Notre Dame 20–7.Cadets Avenge Defeat by Irish: Strong Army Team Downs Notre Dame, 20 to 7, in Contest at West Point Featured by Forward Pass The Indianapolis Star November 8, 1914 The team was recognized as the national champion by the Helms Athletic Foundation, the Houlgate System, and the National Championship Foundation, and a co-national champion by Parke H. Davis.http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2015/FBS.pdf National Poll Rankings National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 2015 NCAA Division I Football Records NCAA 108 January 8, 2016 PDF Three Army players were recognized as first-team players on the All-America team: end Louis A. Merrilat; center John McEwan; and quarterback Vernon Prichard. Tackle Alex Weyand was selected as a third-team All-American by Walter Camp. Four players from the 1914 team were later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame: McEwan; Weyand; Robert Neyland (later coach at Tennessee); and Elmer Oliphant. Schedule October 3 w 1914 Stevens Stevens The Plain West Point, NY 49–0 Army 49, Stevens 0 The Hartford Courant October 4, 1918 18 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98521360/army-49-stevens-0/ Newspapers.com October 10 w Rutgers The Plain West Point, NY 13–0 Army Beats Rutgers The Baltimore Sun October 11, 1914 30 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98521095/army-beats-rutgers/ Newspapers.com October 17 w Colgate The Plain West Point, NY 21–7 Colgate, First Away, Outstayed By Army The Sun October 27, 1912 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55513822/colgate-first-away-outstayed-by-army/ Newspapers.com October 24 w Holy Cross The Plain West Point, NY 14–0 Holy Cross Lost to Soldier Boys October 25, 1914 17 The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/73991216/1914-army-hc/ October 31 w Villanova The Plain West Point, NY 41–0 Army 41, Villanova 0 The Hartford Courant November 1, 1914 30 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98520758/army-41-villanova-0/ Newspapers.com November 7 w Notre Dame The Plain West Point, NY rivalry 20–7 6,000 Notre Dame Crumbles Before Army Eleven: Cadets Reverse Result of Last Year, Winning by Score of 20 to 7 New York Tribune November 8, 1914 II-8 https://www.newspapers.com/article/new-york-tribune-notre-dame-crumbles-bef/201193833/ Newspapers.com November 14 w Maine The Plain West Point, NY 28–0 West Point 28, Maine 0 The Boston Globe November 15, 1914 16 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52789386/west-point-28-maine-0/ Newspapers.com November 21 w 1914 Springfield YMCA Springfield YMCA The Plain West Point, NY 13–6 Springfield Beaten at West Point, 13 to 6 The Boston Globe November 22, 1914 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98519866/springfield-beaten-at-west-point-13-to/ Newspapers.com November 28 w y Navy Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA Army–Navy Game 20–0 Players Charles Benedict, fullback Omar Bradley (later Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army) William Butler, left tackle William Coffin, fullback John F. Goodman, center Charles Herrick, left guard Paul A. Hodgson, left halfback William M. Hoge, right halfback and fullback James P. Kelly, right end John McEwan, center (College Football Hall of Fame) Laurence Meacham, left guard and right guard Louis A. Merrilat, left end and right end Robert Neyland, left end (College Football Hall of Fame) Joseph O'Hare, right guard Elmer Oliphant,Oliphant Has Big Part in Army-Maine Battle The Topeka Daily Capital November 15, 1914 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2928581/oliphant_has_big_part_in_armymaine/ halfback (College Football Hall of Fame) Vernon Prichard, quarterback James Van Fleet, right halfback Alex Weyand, right tackle (College Football Hall of Fame) References Army Category:Army Black Knights football seasons Category:College football national champions Category:College football undefeated seasons Army Cadets football