1897 Army Cadets football team explained

Year:	1897
Team:	Army Cadets
Sport:	football
Conference:	Independent
Record:	6–1–1
Head Coach:	Herman Koehler
Hc Year:	1st
Captain:	William Nesbitt
Stadium:	The Plain

The 1897 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1897 college football season. In their first season under head coach Herman Koehler, the Cadets compiled a 6–1–1 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 194 to 41.^[1] The Cadets suffered their only loss against Harvard by a 10 to 0 score and played Yale to a 6–6 tie. The Army–Navy Game was not played in 1897.^[2]

Three Army Cadets were honored on the 1897 College Football All-America Team. Halfback William Nesbitt received second-team honors from Walter Camp. Quarterback Leon Kromer received second-team honors from the New York Sun. Tackle Wallace Scales received second-team honors from Walter Camp and The New York Sun.^{[3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Army Yearly Results (1895-1899). David DeLassus. College Football Data Warehouse. July 29, 2015. September 5, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150905190738/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/a/army/1895-1899_yearly_results.php. dead.
2. Web site: 1897 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results. Sports Reference LLC. SR/College Football. July 29, 2015.
3. News: Camp's Champion Eleven: Chamberlin, Brown, De Saulles and Hall of Yale All-American Leaders. New Haven Evening Register. December 8, 1897.
4. News: An Arduous Task: The Choosing of an All American Representative Football Team. Evening News . Lincoln, Nebraska. reprinted from New York Sun. December 15, 1897.