1926 Army Cadets football team

The 1926 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in 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.^[1] The team was ranked No. 11 in the nation in the Dickinson System ratings released in December 1926.^[2]

1926 Army Cadets football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–1–1
Head coach	Biff Jones (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Single-wing
Captain	Orville Hewitt
Home stadium	Michie Stadium
Seasons ← 1925 1927 →

1926 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Lafayette			–					9	–	0	–	0
No. 10 Brown			–					9	–	0	–	1
NYU			–					8	–	1	–	0
No. 9 Army			–					7	–	1	–	1
Washington & Jefferson			–					7	–	1	–	1
Boston College			–					6	–	0	–	2
No. 10 Penn			–					7	–	1	–	1
Cornell			–					6	–	1	–	1
Princeton			–					5	–	1	–	1
Carnegie Tech			–					7	–	2	–	0
Springfield			–					6	–	2	–	0
Syracuse			–					7	–	2	–	1
Villanova			–					6	–	2	–	1
Colgate			–					5	–	2	–	2
Columbia			–					6	–	3	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					5	–	2	–	2
CCNY			–					5	–	3	–	0
Temple			–					5	–	3	–	0
Penn State			–					5	–	4	–	0
Tufts			–					4	–	4	–	0
Yale			–					4	–	4	–	0
Bucknell			–					4	–	5	–	1
Fordham			–					3	–	4	–	1
Harvard			–					3	–	5	–	0
Rutgers			–					3	–	6	–	0
Vermont			–					3	–	6	–	0
Drexel			–					2	–	5	–	0
Boston University			–					2	–	6	–	0
Lehigh			–					1	–	8	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					0	–	8	–	1
Rankings from Dickinson System

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

1926 Army–Navy Game at Soldier Field in Chicago

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 2	Detroit	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 21–0		[3]
October 9	Davis & Elkins	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 21–7
October 16	Syracuse	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 27–21	20,000
October 23	Boston University	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 41–0
October 30	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 33–0	75,000	[4]
November 6	Franklin & Marshall	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 55–0
November 13	vs. Notre Dame	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY (rivalry)	L 0–7	63,029
November 20	Ursinus	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 44–0
November 27	vs. Navy	Soldier Field Chicago, IL (Army–Navy Game)	T 21–21

Roster

Players at the Hotel Windemere in Chicago ahead of the Army–Navy Game

Players arrive at Chicago's Central Station ahead of the Army–Navy Game

1926 Army Cadets football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense v|- Pos. # Name Class HB 10 Harry Wilson Jr B 11 Thomas J. H. Trapnell Sr C 12 Maurice F. Daly E 13 Charles F. Born Jr E 14 Samuel Brenthall B 15 Clyde A. Dahl OT 16 George W. Perry QB 17 W. F. Hall QB 18 D. Z. Zimmerman G 19 Louis A. Hammack QB 20 Neil B. Harding C 21 E. A. Kenny OT 22 Howard G. Bunker Jr QB 23 Arthur W. Meehan B 24 C. W. Piper E 25 G. E. Fletcher OT 26 J. Dibb B 27 R. C. Hutchinson G 28 Ernest G. Schmidt FB 30 Orville Hewitt (c) B 31 K. M. Landon E 32 F. L. Anderson OT 33 Bud Sprague E 34 Garrison H. Davidson Jr G 35 A. W. Schermacker G 36 Thomas R. Lynch E 38 Norris B. Harbold B 39 E. O'Donnell OT 40 LaVerne G. Saunders HB 41 Chris "Red" Cagle Fr OT 42 B. C. Muse C 43 B. R. Wimer G 44 Lyle Seeman Jr B 45 A. E. Harris E 52 C. B. Tobin B 53 John H. Murrell E 60 W. L. Nave OT 64 P. Elias B 77 Joseph H. Gilbreth OT 80 F. B. Connor E 87 H. L. Flood HB 88 J.K. Cunningham HB 91 J. L. Beynon E 97 S. I. Simonton G 99 F. G. Waldrop	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

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College Football Hall of Fame inductees: Red Cagle, Bud Sprague, Harry Wilson

Coaches

• Head coach: Biff Jones
• Assistant coaches: Major Sasse, Lt. Bryan, Lt. Farwick, Lt. Wood, Lt. Wicks, Lt. Myers, Lt. Johnson
• Trainer: Wandle