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1927 Army Cadets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–1
Head coach
Offensive scheme Single-wing
Captain Harry Wilson
Home stadium Michie Stadium
Seasons
←  1926
1928 →
1927 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tufts   –   8 – 0 – 0
Springfield   –   7 – 0 – 2
Washington & Jefferson   –   7 – 0 – 2
No. 6 Army   –   9 – 1 – 0
No. 2 Pittsburgh   –   8 – 1 – 1
Temple   –   7 – 1 – 0
No. 5 Yale   –   7 – 1 – 0
NYU   –   7 – 1 – 2
Princeton   –   6 – 1 – 0
Villanova   –   6 – 1 – 0
Penn State   –   6 – 2 – 1
Columbia   –   5 – 2 – 2
Bucknell   –   6 – 3 – 1
Colgate   –   4 – 2 – 3
CCNY   –   4 – 2 – 2
Lafayette   –   5 – 3 – 1
Penn   –   6 – 4 – 0
Syracuse   –   5 – 3 – 2
Carnegie Tech   –   5 – 4 – 1
Boston College   –   4 – 4 – 0
Harvard   –   4 – 4 – 0
Rutgers   –   4 – 4 – 0
Cornell   –   3 – 3 – 2
Boston University   –   3 – 4 – 1
Drexel   –   3 – 5 – 1
Fordham   –   3 – 5 – 0
Brown   –   3 – 6 – 1
Vermont   –   2 – 6 – 0
Providence   –   1 – 4 – 2
Franklin & Marshall   –   1 – 7 – 1
Lehigh   –   1 – 7 – 1
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1927 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1927 college football season. In their second season under head coach Biff Jones, the Cadets compiled a 9–1 record, shut out six of their ten opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 197 to 37. [1] In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets defeated the Midshipmen 14–9. The team's only loss came to national champion Yale by a 10 to 6 score. [2] The team was ranked No. 6 in the nation in the Dickinson System ratings released in December 1927. [3]

Four Army players were recognized on the All-America team. Halfback Red Cagle was a consensus first-team honoree and was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Tackle Bud Sprague was selected as a first-team honoree by the Associated Press (AP), the International News Service (INS), and the Central Press Association (CP). End Charles Born was selected as a second-team honoree by the United Press (UP), Hearst newspapers, New York Sun, and Billy Evans. Tackle George Perry was selected as a first-team honoree by the New York Sun.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24 Boston University
W 13–0
October 1 Detroit
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 6–0
October 8 Marquette
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 21–12 [4]
October 15 Davis & Elkins
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 27–6
October 22at Yale
L 6–1078,000 [5]
October 29 Bucknell
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 34–0 [6]
November 5 Franklin & Marshall
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 45–0
November 12vs. Notre Dame
W 18–065,678
November 19 Ursinus
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 13–0
November 26vs. Navy
W 14–9

Players

The following players won varsity letters for their participation on the 1927 Army football team.

  • Charles Born - end
  • Samuel Brentnall - end
  • Red Cagle - back (College Football Hall of Fame)
  • Paul Elias
  • Herbert Gibner
  • William Evens Hall - center
  • Louis A. Hammack - guard
  • Norris B. Harbold - end
  • Charles I. Humber
  • Richard C. Hutchinson
  • Arthur W. Meehan - back
  • John H. Murrell - back
  • William L. Nave
  • Howard E. Pearson - center
  • George W. Perry - tackle
  • LaVerne G. Saunders - tackle
  • Lyle Seeman - guard
  • Bud Sprague - tackle (College Football Hall of Fame)
  • Birrell Walsh
  • Harry Wilson - captain (College Football Hall of Fame)

References

  1. ^ "Army Yearly Results (1925-1929)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  2. ^ "1927 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  3. ^ "Illinois Rated As America's Champs: Dr. Dickinson of Illinois Devises Rating System for Grid Teams". The Morning Call. December 4, 1927. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Golden Avalanche Halted by Army Eleven, 21 to 12: Marquette Offers Stubborn Opposition But is Forced to Yield in End". The Wisconsin State Journal. October 9, 1927. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Leslie A. Young (October 23, 1927). "Yale Triumphs Over West Point By 10-6 Score". The Hartford Courant. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Army Follows Ball Realizes on Errors and Beats Bucknell". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 30, 1927. pp. 1S, 2S – via Newspapers.com.


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