1911 Army Cadets football team

1911 Army Cadets football
Conference Independent
1911 record 6–1–1
Head coach Joseph Beacham (1st year)
Home stadium The Plain

The 1911 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1911 college football season. In their first and only season under head coach Joseph Beacham, the Cadets compiled a 6–1–1 record, shut out five of their eight opponents (including a scoreless tie with Georgetown), and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 88 to 11 – an average of 11.0 points scored and 1.4 points allowed.[1] The Cadets' only loss came against the Navy Midshipmen by a 3 to 0 score in the annual Army–Navy Game.[2]

Tackle Leland Devore was a consensus first-team player on the 1911 College Football All-America Team.[3] Other notable players on the 1911 Army team include center Franklin C. Sibert, guard Archibald Arnold, and tackle Robert Littlejohn.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance
October 7 Vermont The PlainWest Point, NY W 12–0    
October 14 Rutgers The Plain • West Point, NY W 18–0    
October 21 Yale The Plain • West Point, NY W 6–0    
October 28 Lehigh The Plain • West Point, NY W 20–0    
November 4 Georgetown The Plain • West Point, NY T 0–0    
November 11 Bucknell The Plain • West Point, NY W 20–2    
November 18 Colgate The Plain • West Point, NY W 12–6    
November 25 vs. Navy Franklin FieldPhiladelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game) L 0–3    
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. "Army Yearly Results (1910-1914)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  2. "1911 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  3. "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 4. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
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