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1915 Army Cadets football team

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1915 Army Cadets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3–1
Head coach
CaptainAlex Weyand
Home stadiumThe Plain
Seasons
← 1914
1916 →
1915 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Cornell     9 0 0
Pittsburgh     8 0 0
Columbia     5 0 0
Harvard     8 1 0
Carnegie Tech     7 1 0
Rutgers     7 1 0
Villanova     6 1 0
Washington & Jefferson     8 1 1
Colgate     5 1 0
Syracuse     9 1 2
Dartmouth     7 1 1
Tufts     5 1 2
Penn State     7 2 0
Lafayette     8 3 0
Princeton     6 2 0
Franklin & Marshall     6 2 0
Temple     3 1 1
Geneva     6 3 0
Wesleyan     6 3 0
Allegheny     5 3 0
Swarthmore     5 3 0
Army     5 3 1
Lehigh     6 4 0
Holy Cross     3 2 2
Brown     5 4 1
Fordham     4 4 0
NYU     4 4 1
Middlebury     3 4 2
Muhlenberg     4 5 0
Yale     4 5 0
Boston College     3 4 0
Penn     3 5 2
WPI     3 5 1
Buffalo     3 5 0
Carlisle     3 6 2
Rhode Island State     3 5 0
New Hampshire     3 6 1
Gettysburg     3 6 0
Rochester     3 6 0
Bucknell     2 6 3
Vermont     1 4 2
Williams     1 7 0

The 1915 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1915 college football season. In their third season under head coach Charles Dudley Daly, the Cadets compiled a 5–3–1 record, shut out four of their nine opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 114 to 57.[1] In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets won 14–0.[2]

Three Army players were recognized on the All-America team. Fullback Elmer Oliphant was selected as a first-team player by Walter Camp, Monty, and Damon Runyon. Center John McEwan was selected as a first-team All-American by Damon Runyon and a second-team player by Monty. Tackle Alex Weyand was selected as a second-team player by Monty and a third-team player by Walter Camp.[3][4][5]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 2Holy CrossT 14–14
October 9Gettysburg
  • The Plain
  • West Point, NY
W 22–0
October 16Colgate
  • The Plain
  • West Point, NY
L 0–13[6]
October 23Georgetown
  • The Plain
  • West Point, NY
W 10–0[7]
October 30Villanova
  • The Plain
  • West Point, NY
L 13–16
November 6Notre Dame
L 0–7[8]
November 13Maine
  • The Plain
  • West Point, NY
W 24–0
November 20Springfield YMCA
  • The Plain
  • West Point, NY
W 17–7
November 27vs. NavyW 14–0

References

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  1. ^ "Army Yearly Results (1915-1919)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  2. ^ "1915 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  3. ^ "Covers Wide Scope In Choosing His All-American Gridironers". The Washington Post. December 5, 1915.(Camp)
  4. ^ "Monty Picks All-Star Team: Maulbetsch of Michigan Lands on Second Eleven; He is Only 'Westerner' to Be Honored by the Writer". Fort Wayne News. December 4, 1915.
  5. ^ Damon Runyon (December 3, 1915). "Runyon Picks Oliphant and McEwan: Names Army Players on His "All" Team". El Paso Herald. p. 10.
  6. ^ "Maroon Backs Pierce Cadet Defense Line: Colgate Defeats Army, 13-0, in Bittersweet Struggle". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. October 17, 1915. p. 35 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Georgetown loses; Shows rowdy spirit". The New York Times. October 24, 1915. Retrieved July 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Bergman scores only touchdown for Notre Dame". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 7, 1915. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.