1927 Army Cadets football team

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1927
Army Cadets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–1
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
CaptainHarry Wilson
Home stadiumMichie Stadium
Seasons
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

New York Sun, and Billy Evans
. Tackle George Perry was selected as a first-team honoree by the New York Sun.

Schedule

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

Players

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

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.
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