1926 Army Cadets football team

American college football season February 2026 January 2023 1926 Army Cadets football Group photo of the 1926 West Point football team.png 285 Independent 7–1–1 Biff Jones 1st Single-wing Orville Hewitt Michie Stadium The 1926 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy as an independent during 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.1926 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football July 29, 2015 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/army/1926-schedule.html The team was ranked No. 11 in the nation in the Dickinson System ratings released in December 1926.Stanford Eleven Adjudged Best: Navy Ranks Second Under Dickinson System of Rating Teams The Morning Post Camden, N.J. December 17, 1926 23 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98552346/dickinson-rankings/ Newspapers.com 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 thumb|1926 Army–Navy Game at Soldier Field in Chicago|right|500px October 2 w Detroit Michie Stadium West Point, NY 21–0 Army Defeats U. of D., 21 to 0: Cadets' Late Assault Breaks Titan Defense Detroit Free Press W. W. Edgar October 3, 1926 21 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24005735/army_defeats_u_of_d_21_to_0_cadets/ Newspapers.com October 9 w 1926 Davis & Elkins Scarlet Hurricane Davis & Elkins Michie Stadium West Point, NY 21–7 October 16 w Syracuse Michie Stadium West Point, NY 27–21 20,000 October 23 w Boston University Michie Stadium West Point, NY 41–0 October 30 w y Yale Yale Bowl New Haven, CT 33–0 75,000 75,000 See Army Eleven Swamp Yale The Hartford Courant Leslie A. Young October 31, 1926 I-1, IV-1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107395022/75000-see-army-eleven-swamp-yale/ Newspapers.com November 6 w 1926 Franklin & Marshall Franklin & Marshall Michie Stadium West Point, NY 55–0 November 13 l y Notre Dame Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY rivalry 0–7 63,029 O Army 0! Notre Dame 7! Flanagan Flies 65 Yards To Defeat Cadets New York Daily News Paul Gallico November 14, 1926 42 https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-news-o-army-0-notre-dame-7-flana/201155842/ Newspapers.com November 20 w 1926 Ursinus Bears Ursinus Michie Stadium West Point, NY 44–0 November 27 t y Navy Soldier Field Chicago, IL Army–Navy Game 21–21 Roster thumb|Players arrive at Chicago's Central Station ahead of the Army–Navy Game|400px 1926 Army Cadets y 10 Harry Wilson Harry Wilson (halfback) HB Jr y v11 Thomas J. H. Trapnell B Sr y 12 Maurice F. Daly C y 13 Charles F. Born E Jr y 14 Samuel Brenthall E n 15 Clyde A. Dahl B n 16 George W. Perry T n 17 W. F. Hall QB n 18 D. Z. Zimmerman QB n 19 Louis A. Hammack G y 20 Neil B. Harding QB y 21 E. A. Kenny C n 22 Howard G. Bunker T Jr y 23 Arthur W. Meehan QB y 24 C. W. Piper B n 25 G. E. Fletcher E n 26 J. Dibb T n 27 R. C. Hutchinson B n 28 Ernest G. Schmidt G n 30 Orville Hewitt FB c y 31 K. M. Landon B n 32 F. L. Anderson E n 33 Bud Sprague T y 34 Garrison H. Davidson E JR y 35 A. W. Schermacker G n 36 Thomas R. Lynch G n 38 Norris B. Harbold E y 39 E. O'Donnell B n 40 LaVerne G. Saunders T y 41 Chris "Red" Cagle Chris Cagle (American football) HB Fr y 42 B. C. Muse T n 43 B. R. Wimer C n 44 Lyle Seeman G Jr y 45 A. E. Harris B n 52 C. B. Tobin E n 53 John H. Murrell B y 60 W. L. Nave E n 64 P. Elias T E n 77 Joseph H. Gilbreth B y 80 F. B. Connor T n 87 H. L. Flood E n 88 J.K. Cunningham HB n 91 J. L. Beynon HB n 97 S. I. Simonton E n 99 F. G. Waldrop G n https://glorydayscollectibles.com/cdn/shop/products/57_0f997213-e6b1-44d6-b917-0b650c17669a_1024x1024@2x.jpg?v=1685714779 1926 Army–Navy Game program The Stadium Review Publishing Company 1926 81 en-us; viewable at: 1926 Army–Navy Game program https://glorydayscollectibles.com/cdn/shop/products/57_0f997213-e6b1-44d6-b917-0b650c17669a_1024x1024@2x.jpg?v=1685714779 Glory Days Collectibles The Stadium Review Publishing Company 1 August 2025 81 en-us 1928 1926 Army–Navy Game program https://www.ebay.com/itm/115744998543 eBay The Stadium Review Publishing Company August 1, 2025 81 en-us 1928 College Football Hall of Fame inductees: Red Cagle, Bud Sprague, Harry Wilson Coaches Head coach: Biff Jones Assistant coaches: Major Sasse, Lt. Blackshear M. Bryan, Lt. Farwick, Lt. Wood, Lt. Wicks, Lt. Myers, Lt. Johnson Trainer: Wandle References Army Category:Army Black Knights football seasons Army Cadets football Category:Long stubs with short prose