1907 Army Cadets football team explained

Year:1907
Team:Army Cadets
Sport:football
Conference:Independent
Record:6–2–1
Head Coach:Henry Smither
Hc Year:2nd
Captain:Rodney Smith
Stadium:The Plain

The 1907 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1907 college football season. In their second season (first full season) under head coach Henry Smither, the Cadets compiled a record, shut out six of their nine opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 125 to 24.[1] The team's only two losses were to Cornell and to Navy in the annual Army–Navy Game.[2] Two Army players were honored by either Walter Camp (WC) or Caspar Whitney (CW) on the All-America team. They are guard William Erwin (WC-1, CW-1) and tackle Henry Weeks (WC-3, CW-2).[3] [4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Army Yearly Results (1905-1909). David DeLassus. College Football Data Warehouse. July 29, 2015. September 5, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150905191445/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/a/army/1905-1909_yearly_results.php. dead.
  2. Web site: 1907 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results. Sports Reference LLC. SR/College Football. July 29, 2015.
  3. News: Camp Selects His All American Team. Trenton Evening Times. December 27, 1903.
  4. News: Whitney Picks Out the Champ Eleven: All-American Eleven Taken from the East. La Crosse Tribune. December 26, 1907.
  5. News: Casper Whitney Shuns the West: Eleven Eastern Players Picked for All-American Eleven. Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette. December 26, 1907.