1896 Army Cadets football team

The 1896 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1896 college football season. In their first and only season under head coach George P. Dyer, the Cadets compiled a 3–2–1 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 93 to 45.[1] The Army–Navy Game was not played in 1896.[2]

1896 Army Cadets football
ConferenceIndependent
1896 record3–2–1
Head coachGeorge P. Dyer (1st season)
Home stadiumThe Plain
1896 Eastern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Fordham      1 0 0
Lafayette      11 0 1
Princeton      10 0 1
Penn      14 1 0
Yale      13 1 0
Pittsburgh College      11 2 0
Buffalo      8 1 2
Army      3 2 1
Boston College      5 3 0
Storrs      5 3 0
Syracuse      5 3 2
Cornell      5 3 1
Villanova      10 4 0
Harvard      7 4 0
Temple      3 2 0
Carlisle      5 5 0
Rutgers      6 7 0
Brown      4 5 1
Wesleyan      4 5 1
Frankin & Marshall      3 4 2
Geneva      3 4 0
Penn State      3 4 0
Colgate      3 4 1
Amherst      3 6 1
Holy Cross      1 3 2
Western Univ. Penn.      3 6 0
Lehigh      2 5 0
Tufts      2 6 1
New Hampshire      1 4 0
Massachusetts      0 4 0
Rhode Island      0 4 0

No Army Cadets were honored on the 1896 College Football All-America Team.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 3TuftsW 27–0
October 17Princeton
  • The Plain
  • West Point, NY
L 0–11
October 24Union (NY)
  • The Plain
  • West Point, NY
W 44–0
October 31Yale
  • The Plain
  • West Point, NY
L 2–16
November 7Wesleyan
  • The Plain
  • West Point, NY
T 12–12
November 21Brown
  • The Plain
  • West Point, NY
W 8–6
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References

  1. "Army Yearly Results (1895-1899)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  2. "1896 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 29, 2015.


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